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Kia Motors global sales: May 2008
Kia Motors Corporation announced today that its global sales of passenger cars, recreation vehicles (RVs) and commercial vehicles in May 2008 recorded 127,323 units (the number represents a 16.5% year-on-year increase).
By vehicle category sold overseas, 68,723 Kia passenger cars were sold in May, an increase of 30.6% year-on-year. So far in 2008, Kia’s best selling model in overseas markets has been the C-segment Cerato (Spectra) with 88,470 units sold. It is followed by a close group of three vehicles.
The B-segment Rio with 64,588 units sold, the C-segment cee’d with 64,006 and the Sportage compact SUV at 62,003. The A-segment Picanto with 45,721 units sold rounds out the group of top five best selling models overseas. (See the sales table after the jump)
By region, Kia’s posted double-digit, year-on-year sales increases in China (13,386 units, a 56.8% year-on-year increase), in general markets (20,734 units sold, a 26.6% year-on-year increase) and Korea (26,452 units sold, a 15.0% year-on-year increase). Sales increases were also significant in Europe and North America where 31,694 (8.8% year-on-year increase) and 35,057 (8.6 % year-on year increase) Kia vehicles were sold in May, respectively.
Cumulatively through the first five months of 2008, Kia’s global sales increased by 15.7% year-on-year and reached 587,687 units. General markets (94,263 units sold) and China (65,929 units sold) have experienced the largest gains of 31.4% and 30.1%, respectively.
Hyoung-Keun Lee, Senior Executive Vice President and COO, International Business Division, Kia Motors Corporation, said, “We are only five months into the year and have already surpassed the half million global sales mark. We have exceeded 100,000 sales in overseas markets for the second consecutive month and experienced consistently high and significant year-on-year gains in general markets and China. Considering the global climate, these results are even more impressive but we should also not be complacent.” [Source: Kia]
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wow. whats that? almost 120,000 cars per month? dang thats amazing~
And Kia is gonna make 120 000 Kia SOULs per year.
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I hope they’ll increase that number. Even the guys at fiat planned production for the 500 to be a few thousad but demand was more than their production quantity plans and so they increased production.
Check the May sales of Kia Magentis. It came to the top 5 place among all Kia models. Seems like this could be another “10.000 units/month” car in Kia line-up. I hope it gets accepted very well when it goes on sale!
Kia Optima is currently the best selling vehicle in Northern Michigan! We are Optima-ized!
And UAE is in a Sport-Age.
Lol. The small car sales here are RIO-L great! And Spectratacular!
Even more sales are a-Rondo the corner!
Do you want to rent a car befor you buy it? Kia will be the SOUL vehicle you will want to rent! So-rento a Kia, and you’ll love it, Sedona-cha know it!
I cant wait to see the Mohave’s sales in UAE! Its alredy selling in Qatar.