Kia Motors To Announce January Sales, Best Ever January In History

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Kia Motors America announced its January sales statistics and as these data show, the North American arm of the Korean automaker experienced the best ever January sales.

Kia Motors America said that they could manage to sell 44,965 units in January which is 11.4 percent more than the same period of time last year. This is the best ever January sale in automakers history.

It turned out that Kia Motors sales were boosted by its new SUVs like Telluride and Niro EV while the market showed a good response to the new Forte sedan that is known as the Cerato in some markets.

66.7 percent of Kia’s sale in America is dominated by its new SUVs like Niro, Soul, Seltos, Sportage, Sorento, Telluride, and Sedona. This share of sales increased 18.3 percent compared to the past.

“After outpacing the industry in historic fashion in 2020, Kia’s upward trajectory and positive momentum continued with record-breaking January sales, With five all-new and significantly redesigned vehicles slated for introduction this year we are confident this trend will continue in the first quarter and beyond.” said Sean Yoon, president, and CEO, Kia Motors North America.

For those folks who are interested in more information, Kia Motors Americas’ headquarter is located in Irvine, California. As the quality surveys recognized, Kia Motors America is one of the 100 Best Global Brands. Kia Motors America sells its vehicles with its big network of dealers that contains over 750 dealers around the U.S. Kia cars and SUVs are assembled in West Point, Georgia where Kia has a big facility of production there. Models like Telluride, Sorento, and K5 are all assembled in the United States and Kia supplies their parts from the U.S and global sources.

MONTH OF JANUARYYEAR-TO-DATE
Model2021202020212020
Rio1,7331,6281,7331,628
Forte7,0216,2487,0216,248
Optima166,177166,177
K55,443N/A5,443N/A
Cadenza5519755197
Stinger695743695743
K90020262026
Soul5,3775,5305,3775,530
Niro1,2621,5701,2621,570
Seltos4,992944,99294
Sportage5,9136,7415,9136,741
Sorento5,3025,4705,3025,470
Telluride6,6264,9196,6264,919
Sedona5101,0125101,012
Total44,96540,35544,96540,355

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