The trusted voice of the industry
for more than 30 years

Kia has record sales

Posted on 11 October, 2017
Kia has record sales

Kia Motors Corporation has announced its September 2017 global sales figures for passenger cars, recreational vehicles and commercial vehicles – and has notched a record total of 252,254 registrations. Last month, its domestic market sales totalled 48,019 units. This represented an increase of 25.4 per cent compared with the same month last year. It was largely due to the timing difference of the Chuseok holiday, which was in September 2016 compared to October this year. Overseas sales also increased by 3.6 per cent compared to the previous year. This total came in at 204,235 units. Kia’s best-selling model in overseas markets during September 2017 was the Sportage compact SUV with 37,746 registrations. The Cerato compact sedan – also known as the Forte or K3 in some markets – was the second best seller with 28,793 units sold. It was followed by the sub-compact Rio – known as the Pride in Korea – with 24,760 registrations.