Η Kia Corporation recorded
worldwide in March 251,362 sales showing an increase of 8.6% compared to the same period last year
month.
The type models SUV led the
global sales of Kia, with the Sportage 29,505 points, followed by the
compacta SUV Seltos
and the medium-sized SUV Sorento.
Sales in Korea
Η Kia recorded 51,011
units of sales in Korea, a slight deviation from the 51,008 units of
March 2020. The minivan Carnival had the top
sales in the domestic market of Kia with 9,520 units, followed by the Sorento SUV with 8,357 units.
Sales outside Korea
Sales outside Korea
rose 11% ( 200,351 units), driven by the SUV Sportage and Seltos, as well as the Rio sedan. Although the global economy has slowed down since the pandemic COVID-19, the main markets
automakers are seeing a rebound from consumer demand. The
stable sales in India were boosted by the models Seltos and Sonet SUV and they had a
a significant contribution to global results.
Despite the difficult
business environment, the Kia will continue to focus on the implementation of the
its medium and long-term business strategy "Plan S", as well as in
expanding sales and profitability through new models, such as the
brand new sedan K8 and the brand new electric EV6.
In Korea, more
than 21.000 potential customers went to online booking for the EV6 from the first the day the official website went live.
The EV6 will
released in selected global markets from the second half of
current year.
