- Kia achieves 2023 1H international gross sales of 1.58 million items, recording its highest ever first half outcomes
⋯ Outdoors of Korea, Kia offered 1.28 million items, up 10.8% Y/y
⋯ In Korea, Kia offered 292,103 items, up 11.5% Y/y - Kia SUV fashions led the corporate’s sturdy gross sales with the Sportage SUV promoting 260,485 items, adopted by the Seltos and Sorento SUV
- June 2023 international gross sales at 278,256 items, up 7.2% Y/y
⋯ Outdoors of Korea, Kia offered 226,631 items, up 5.8% Y/y
⋯ In Korea, Kia offered 51,002 items, up 13.3% Y/y
Kia Company right this moment introduced its 2023 first half and June international gross sales outcomes.
From January to June 2023, Kia posted whole international gross sales of 1,575,920 items, recording its highest ever first half gross sales outcomes. This represents a 11 % improve in comparison with the identical interval final yr.
Outdoors of Korea, gross sales have been up 10.8% from a yr earlier to 1,281,067 items. Within the Korean market, Kia recorded gross sales of 292,103 items, a 11.5% improve yr over yr.
Kia’s earlier finest first half gross sales efficiency was in 2014, when a complete of 1,546,850 items have been offered. This included 1,328,086 items exterior of Korea and 218,764 items in Korea have been offered on the time (※ Gross sales primarily based on shipments, wholesale figures have been applied since 2017)
Kia SUV fashions have led the corporate’s sturdy 2023 gross sales momentum with the Sportage and Seltos SUV fashions every promoting 260,485 items and 157,188 items. The Sorento SUV adopted with 115,644 items.
Gross sales exterior of Korea
Excluding particular function automobiles, Kia gross sales exterior of Korea throughout the first half of 2023 elevated 10.8 % in comparison with the identical interval final yr, with 1,281,067 items offered.
Kia posted sturdy efficiency globally, additionally recording its highest first half gross sales leads to key areas, together with the U.S., Europe, and India.
Within the first half of 2023, Kia every recorded 415,708 items within the U.S., 318,753 items in Europe, and 136,108 items in India.
The earlier first half gross sales information for every area have been 358,091 items (U.S., 2015), 280,993 items (Europe, 2022), and 121,823 items (India, 2022).
The Sportage SUV additionally led the gross sales exterior of Korea, recording 224,401 items. Sportage was adopted by the Seltos SUV, which offered 130,244 items and the K3 sedan (often known as Forte exterior of Korea), which offered 100,781 items.
Korea gross sales
Within the first half of 2023, Kia offered 292,103 items, excluding particular function automobiles, which is a 11.5 % improve from the identical interval final yr.
That is the very best ever first half gross sales leads to Korea, with the earlier file at 278,384 items within the first half of 2021.
From January to June 2023, the Carnival MPV topped gross sales in Korea with 39,350 items offered. The Sorento and Sportage SUV adopted, with every promoting 36,558 and 36,084 items.
June 2023 international gross sales outcomes
In June 2023 alone, Kia recorded whole international gross sales of 278,256 items, a 7.2 % improve in comparison with the identical month final yr.
The corporate’s SUV fashions additionally led June gross sales, with the Sportage SUV mannequin promoting 49,869 items. The Seltos and Sorento SUV adopted every promoting 25,028 items and 21,380 items in June 2023.
Gross sales exterior of Korea have been up 5.8 % from a yr earlier to 226,631 items. In markets exterior of Korea, the Sportage SUV led the gross sales momentum with 43,451 items offered. The Sportage was adopted by the Seltos SUV, which offered 19,804 items and the K3 sedan which offered 17,939 items.
Within the Korean market, Kia recorded 51,002 items, a 13.3 % improve yr over yr. The Sorento SUV led the model’s passenger car gross sales in its residence market, with gross sales of 6,978 items. The Sportage SUV and Carnival MPV adopted with gross sales of 6,418 items and 6,358 items every.
Kia’s gross sales information within the first half of 2023 mirror the sturdy demand of world clients in addition to Kia’s growing competitivity within the international market. The corporate expects its model proposition to be additional strengthened with the brand new EV9, the corporate’s first three-row seat electrical flagship SUV, quickly to be rolled out in international markets.
Topic | June 23 |
June 22 |
YoY change |
Could 23 |
MoM change |
2023 YTD (1H) |
2022 YTD (1H) |
YTD change |
Korea gross sales | 51,002 | 45,016 | 13.3% | 50,275 | 1.4% | 292,103 | 261,915 | 11.5% |
Abroad gross sales | 226,631 | 214,276 | 5.8% | 219,193 | 3.4% | 1,281,067 | 1,156,495 | 10.8% |
Particular Goal Car gross sales | 623 | 188 | 231.4% | 548 | 13.7% | 2,750 | 1,076 | 155.6% |
Complete gross sales | 278,256 | 259,480 | 7.2% | 270,016 | 3.1% | 1,575,920 | 1,419,486 | 11.0% |
Editor’s be aware
* Gross sales outcomes are primarily based on wholesale until in any other case specified
* Month-to-month gross sales figures supplied on this launch are unaudited and on a preliminary foundation which may be topic to future replace
* With the change in enterprise outcomes categorization in 2023, particular function car gross sales are recorded individually
* Particular function car contains numerous specialised automobiles and its determine accounts for gross sales in Korea and abroad markets