Kia Motors announces January global sales

Kia Motors Corporation has announced its January 2020 global sales results for passenger cars, recreational vehicles (RVs) and commercial vehicles, which saw 215,112 units sold, representing a 2.5 percent rise from January 2019.

Sales in Korea decreased to 37,050 units from 38,010 units during the same period last year, factoring in reduced working days in the country as a result of the long Lunar New Year holiday. The sales were led by the third-generation, all-new K5 fastback sedan that hit the market in December 2019, as well as the continued popularity of Seltos compact SUV.

Sales outside Korea rose by 3.6 percent to 178,062 units from 171,860 a year before. The Niro crossover SUV including its HEV and PHEV models contributed to the growth with a 27.5 percent increase with 9,587 units sold.

The Sportage SUV was Kia’s best-selling model globally with 29,996 units sold, followed by the Seltos with 25,499 units and the Rio (Pride) subcompact sedan with 18,980 units.

Recently launched models such as the K5, K7, Seltos, and Mohave SUV are increasingly in demand by customers for their groundbreaking design, performance and technology, all comprehensively available at competitive prices.

Kia Motors expects new sales momentum with a ‘golden cycle’ of new models helping the company counter the low-growth trend across the global auto industry.

Editor’s note

* Sales in Korea are based on retail sales, while overseas sales (global sales excluding Korea) are based on wholesale.
* Monthly sales figures provided in this press release are unaudited and on a preliminary basis

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Kia Motors America Announces Record January Sales

Sportage SUV Posts Best-Ever January Sales

Kia Motors America today announced best-ever January sales of40,355 units, up 8-percent over the same period last year. Sales were led by the Sportage SUV, which posted an 11-percent increase year-over-year, marking the model’s best-ever January sales performance. The month also saw the first retail deliveries of the all-new 2021 Seltos SUV.

“After outpacing the industry last year Kia is off to a fast startwith best-ever January sales,” said Bill Peffer, vice president, sales operations, Kia Motors America. “With the all-new Seltos SUV already on sale in select areas and hitting showroomsnationwide over the next few weeks, along with more new and refreshed models on the way, we are confident that more consumers will continue taking notice of Kia’s world-class offerings.”

	MONTH OF JANUARY	YEAR-TO-DATE
Model	2020	2019	2020	2019
Rio	1,628	1,608	1,628	1,608
Forte	6,248	5,955	6,248	5,955
Optima	6,177	5,853	6,177	5,853
Cadenza	197	151	197	151
Stinger	743	939	743	939
K900	26	26	26	26
Soul	5,530	7,101	5,530	7,101
Niro	1,570	1,706	1,570	1,706
Seltos	94	N/A	94	N/A
Sportage	6,741	5,963	6,741	5,963
Sorento	5,470	6,726	5,470	6,726
Telluride	4,919	N/A	4,919	N/A
Sedona	1,012	1,348	1,012	1,348
Total	40,355	37,376	40,355	37,376