Kia Motors posts 13.8% global sales growth in August
- 197,695 Kia vehicles sold globally in August for 13.8% year-on-year growth
- August sales in China, North America, Europe, general markets and Korea post year-on-year sales growth of 40.9%, 24.0%, 19.8%, 0.9% and -5.2%, respectively
In August, Kia posted year-on-year sales increases in all of its overseas regions – 40.9% in China (37,748 units sold), 24.0% in North America (46,992 units sold), 19.8% in Europe* (33,552 units sold) and 0.9% in general markets* (42,792 units sold), while sales in the home market of Korea declined by 5.2% (36,611 units sold).
Cumulatively, through the first eight months of 2011, Kia’s global sales have increased by 18.4% year-on-year to reach 1,609,886 units. North America has experienced the highest gain to date in 2011 of 36.9% (377,078 units sold) while the remaining regions have all shown strong cumulative year-on-year sales increases: 24.4% in China (275,607 units sold), 18.7% in Europe (302,522 units sold), 11.3% in general markets (329,017 units sold) and 4.4% in Korea (325,662 units sold).
Kia’s best selling model in overseas markets for the month of August was the C-segment Cerato (known as ‘Forte’ in some markets) with 32,593 units sold. The Sportage compact CUV was the second best seller with 25,886 units delivered, while the B-segment Rio, Sorento mid-size CUV and Soul urban crossover vehicle followed with 22,241, 21,961 and 13,876 units sold, respectively.
Website: http://www.kia.co.kr
Contact
Kia Motors Media Contact:
Michael Choo
General Manager, Overseas Communication
+82-2-3464-5663
Send Email
This news is a press release provided by Kia Motors Corporation.
-
3월 10일 13:00
