Highest EV9 sales to date leads to a 144-percent
year-over-year increase in sales of Kia's fully electric
vehicles
- The new Sorento increased 24-percent over April 2023 as SUVs accounted for 81-percent of
Kia's U.S. sales, the highest monthly mix in company
history
- Best-ever April for three Kia utility vehicles: Carnival,
Telluride and Sportage
IRVINE,
Calif., May 1, 2024 /PRNewswire/
-- Continuing its push toward sustainable mobility leadership,
the all-new EV9 delivered its best sales performance to date in
April and Kia America shattered its
all-time monthly EV sales record, increasing 61-percent over the
previous record set in April 2022
total. Kia sold 65,754 units in April, with SUVs accounting for
81-percent of the mix.
Three Kia utility vehicles – Carnival (+18-percent); Telluride
(+5-percent) and Sportage (+2-percent) – each delivered the best
April sales in their respective histories. In addition, sales of
the all-electric EV6 grew 65-percent year-over-year while the new
Sorento (+24-percent) and ICE Forte (+11-percent) also posted
year-over-year gains.
"The impressive sales momentum generated by Kia's EV and
electrified models in the first quarter continued to accelerate in
April with best-ever EV and SUV performances," said Eric Watson, vice president, sales operations,
Kia America. "With the new Sorento
now in showrooms and refreshed Carnival and K5 models arriving
later this summer, Kia continues to capture new customers and
retain brand loyalists by offering consumers world-class ICE,
hybrid, plug-in hybrid and fully electric choices."
In addition to the monthly sales performance, Kia America announced several initiatives,
including:
- Kia received three awards for vehicle excellence from the
editors of Cars.com in their annual rankings of "2024 Best Value
New Cars." In the Compact Car category, the 2024 Forte sedan and
2024 Soul crossover led the pack with first and second place
honors, respectively, and the all-electric 2024 EV6 received
third-place honors in the Electric Vehicle (EV) category.
- The 2024 Kia EV9 was recognized as an industry leader by
AutoTrader in the publication's annual rankings of "Best New Cars
of 2024." The all-electric EV9 SUV was honored alongside 10 other
top vehicles. This is the fourth time in as many years that a Kia
vehicle was named to the list.
- Kia was honored at the 2024 Car Design Award ceremony,
receiving the prestigious accolade for 'Brand Design Language'. As
part of its much lauded brand relaunch, Kia unveiled its
revolutionary new design philosophy, 'Opposites United,' in 2021.
The design philosophy harnesses three energies - tension, harmony,
and dynamism - to create fresh perspectives and develop new ideas
inspired by the contradicting forces experienced in daily
life.
|
MONTH OF
APRIL
|
YEAR TO
DATE
|
Model
|
2024
|
2023
|
2024
|
2023
|
EV9
|
1,572
|
0
|
5,579
|
0
|
EV6
|
2,051
|
1,241
|
6,110
|
4,633
|
Rio
|
83
|
2,792
|
1,906
|
9,800
|
Forte
|
12,360
|
11,182
|
45,983
|
41,708
|
K5
|
333
|
5,035
|
7,086
|
19,323
|
Stinger
|
0
|
963
|
0
|
3,009
|
Soul
|
5,708
|
6,590
|
18,160
|
23,574
|
Niro
|
3,031
|
2,999
|
10,506
|
12,826
|
Seltos
|
5,672
|
5,428
|
20,455
|
19,322
|
Sportage
|
13,739
|
13,426
|
51,025
|
45,110
|
Sorento
|
8,668
|
6,965
|
30,912
|
27,131
|
Telluride
|
8,949
|
8,555
|
34,527
|
35,745
|
Carnival
|
3,588
|
3,029
|
13,126
|
10,160
|
Total
|
65,754
|
68,205
|
245,375
|
252,341
|
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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