- Second-best first-half sales on record
- Carnival, Forte, Sportage and Seltos achieve largest
first-half sales in history
IRVINE,
Calif., July 2, 2024 /PRNewswire/ -- Kia
America delivered highest first-half EV sales in company history.
Kia also marked the second-best first-half total sales. The brand's
best-selling models through the first half of 2024 were the
Sportage SUV and Forte sedan.
Kia America sold more than 5,000
all-electric vehicles for the third consecutive month and 29,392
total EVs through the first-half, resulting 112-percent growth
year-over-year and indicating strong EV sales growth momentum for
the company.
Four Kia models – Carnival (+18-percent), Forte (+13-percent),
Sportage (+11-percent) and Seltos (+1-percent) – set new first-half
sales records.
"Kia's leadership as a sustainable mobility solutions provider
and our growing selection of hybrid, plug-in hybrid and
all-electric utility vehicles are delivering one of the most
balanced lineups in the industry," said Eric Watson, vice president, sales operations,
Kia America. "With the first-ever
hybrid Carnival MPV arriving soon and a growing supply of the
updated K5 sedan, Kia continues to provide customers with
award-winning choices, and we anticipate consumer demand and Kia
showroom traffic to further increase during the second half of the
year."
In addition to the monthly sales performance, Kia America announced several initiatives,
including:
- Kia participated in Electrify Expo Long Beach where the brand
displayed the all-electric EV6 and EV9 models. In addition,
attendees were able to participate in a ride-and-drive to
experience the EV6 and EV9 vehicles for themselves.
- Durham, North Carolina, was
selected as the headquarters for IONNA, the charging network
founded by a coalition of the world's top automakers: in addition
to Kia, BMW, GM, Honda, Hyundai, MB, and Stellantis.
|
MONTH OF
JUNE
|
YEAR TO
DATE
|
Model
|
2024
|
2023
|
2024
|
2023
|
EV9
|
1,905
|
0
|
9,671
|
0
|
EV6
|
2,171
|
1,458
|
10,941
|
8,328
|
Rio
|
2
|
2,180
|
1,916
|
14,196
|
Forte
|
11,358
|
10,330
|
70,473
|
62,061
|
K5
|
3,771
|
6,072
|
12,807
|
30,897
|
Stinger
|
0
|
642
|
0
|
4,554
|
Soul
|
4,565
|
5,202
|
28,465
|
34,747
|
Niro
|
3,381
|
3,165
|
18,102
|
19,325
|
Seltos
|
5,871
|
5,652
|
32,786
|
32,423
|
Sportage
|
13,316
|
13,917
|
79,853
|
71,889
|
Sorento
|
6,925
|
7,912
|
46,663
|
42,807
|
Telluride
|
8,858
|
9,534
|
53,700
|
55,284
|
Carnival
|
3,806
|
4,431
|
21,083
|
17,822
|
Total
|
65,929
|
70,495
|
386,460
|
394,333
|
Kia America – about us
Headquartered in Irvine,
California, Kia America
continues to top automotive quality surveys. Kia is recognized as
one of the TIME100 Most Influential Companies of 2023. Kia serves
as the "Official Automotive Partner" of the NBA and offers a range
of gasoline, hybrid, plug-in hybrid and electric vehicles sold
through a network of over 775 dealers in the U.S., including
several cars and SUVs proudly assembled in America*.
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* The Sportage (excludes HEV and PHEV models), Sorento
(excludes HEV and PHEV models), and Telluride are assembled in
the United States from U.S. and
globally sourced parts.
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