KIA AMERICA REPORTS ALL-TIME BEST ANNUAL SALES

• Whole U.S. quantity of 782,451 autos shatters Kia’s earlier yearly gross sales report set in 2021 by 12-percent
• Six fashions obtain all-time excessive gross sales, contributing to seven consecutive years of progress in retail gross sales excluding fleet transactions
• SUV and utility lineup report a 16-percent progress in gross sales, accounting for 72-percent of gross sales whole
• Electrified lineup grows 41-percent in gross sales

IRVINE, Calif., January 3, 2024 – December gross sales of 60,275 items capped the all-time fourth quarter for fast-growing Kia America and wrapped the best annual efficiency in firm historical past. Kia’s 2023 whole of 782,451 items was up 13-percent year-over-year and 12-percent over the earlier report set in 2021. As well as, the model set an all-time report with 725,817 items offered via Kia sellers nationwide.

“Kia is clearly a model on the transfer. Our rugged SUVs and progressive EVs are our biggest power, and demand throughout the Kia lineup reached all-time highs in 2023,” mentioned Seungkyu (Sean) Yoon, president and CEO, Kia North America and Kia America. “Groundbreaking autos like our new flagship EV9 EV three-row SUV showcase Kia’s distinctive means to raise expectations and push boundaries, and we intend to speed up our progress trajectory in 2024 with a mix of six all-new and considerably redesigned merchandise scheduled to reach in showrooms.” 

Six Kia fashions set all-time annual gross sales information in 2023, together with: Carnival (+93-percent); Niro (+26-percent); Seltos (+17-percent); Sportage (+12-percent); Telluride (+11-percent); and Forte (+7-percent). Gross sales of Kia’s electrified fashions elevated 41-percent and SUV gross sales elevated 16-percent over the segments’ earlier information. General, Kia’s rugged and succesful SUVs accounted for 72-percent of 2023’s annual gross sales whole.

Along with the month-to-month gross sales efficiency, Kia America introduced a number of initiatives, together with:

• Orlando’s premier downtown sports activities and leisure vacation spot – and residential of the Nationwide Basketball Affiliation’s Orlando Magic – was renamed the Kia Middle. The partnership consists of new indoor and out of doors signage, the set up of EV charging stations, Kia automobile shows and the Kia Terrace, a hospitality lounge for the enjoyment of automotive fanatics and sports activities and music followers. 
• The all-electric 2024 Kia EV9 named amongst Common Science’s “2023 Better of What’s New” awards. The publication’s editorial workforce acknowledged the three-row EV9 SUV for its ingenious use of inside supplies, noting “Kia’s new EV9 could also be an impressive-looking electrical automobile, however what’s inside could also be much more essential.” That is the primary yr {that a} Kia automobile has been named to Common Science’s annual rankings of the yr’s “Biggest Improvements.”
• The all-new 2024 Kia EV9 three-row EV SUV and the rugged-yet-sophisticated 2024 Telluride named to Automobile and Driver’s 2024 10 Greatest Vehicles and SUVs. In incomes this prestigious award for the fifth consecutive yr, the Telluride has develop into a paragon of three-row SUV excellence and one of some autos to be named a Automobile and Driver 10Best every year it has been on sale. The Telluride’s ongoing success has paved the best way for its all-electric counterpart, the EV9, which celebrates this award in its first yr on sale.
• The all-new 2024 Kia EV9 and the acclaimed 2024 Telluride named to the 2024 Kelley Blue Guide Greatest Purchase Awards listing. Whereas the EV9 was acknowledged because the “Greatest 3-Row Electrical Automobile” in its first yr on sale, the Telluride continued its profitable legacy by marking its fifth consecutive yr as a class winner, taking the crown within the “Greatest Midsize SUV” section for 2024.  
• The Kia Telluride named a section winner by the J.D. Energy 2024 U.S. ALG Residual Worth Awards throughout the “Midsize SUVs with 3-Row Seating” class, primarily based on evaluation of used-vehicle efficiency, model outlook and product competitiveness and marking the third consecutive yr Telluride has claimed the coveted accolade — including to the lengthy listing of awards Kia’s hot-selling SUV has garnered.
• The 2024 Kia Sportage was awarded the Insurance coverage Institute of Freeway Security (IIHS) 2023 High Security Choose+ (TSP+) score.
• Three Kia autos included among the many 2024 Client Information Automotive Greatest Purchase awards together with the EV6, Telluride and Soul fashions. This marks the tenth consecutive yr that Soul was honored within the subcompact crossover class and the second consecutive yr the all-electric EV6 was acknowledged within the compact crossover class. Telluride was named a 2024 Greatest Purchase within the midsize crossover class after having first appeared on the listing in 2021.

Kia America – about us

Headquartered in Irvine, California, Kia America continues to high automotive high quality surveys. Kia is acknowledged as one of many TIME100 Most Influential Corporations of 2023. Kia serves because the “Official Automotive Companion” of the NBA and presents a variety of gasoline, hybrid, plug-in hybrid and electrical autos offered via a community of over 775 sellers within the U.S., together with a number of automobiles and SUVs proudly assembled in America*. 

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* The Sportage (excludes HEV and PHEV fashions), Sorento (excludes HEV and PHEV fashions), and Telluride are assembled in the US from U.S. and globally sourced components. 

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