Kia Sales Up 6.4% Worldwide But Even Higher in Asia

KiaKiaRepublic of Korea, 1944 > present52 models
1724 photos
4 videos
Motors sold 234,069 cars in November, up 6.4%, and up 10.3% for the year so far with 2,497,002 units sold. 

Kia's strongest market for the year so far is North America were it has sold 592,261, up 17.6%, so far this year and up 11.7% in November with 46,774 cars sold.

Europe is its second largest market. It sold 528,666 cars there so far this year, up 19.8%, but sales were only up 0.8% in November to 46,331 cars. 

China is third largest with 458,956 for the year so far, up 10.7%. It sold 55,300 cars there in November, up 13.6%. 

Finally, Korea is Kia's smallest major market. Sales are down 2.8% this year with 435,546 sales. However, sales were up 13.8% in November to 44,400 cars. 

Kia's best selling car worldwide in November is the RioKia Rio Gen.3Republic of Korea, 2012 > present80 versions
95 photos
/K2 that has sold 37,651 units. Its second-best selling model is the ForteKia ForteRepublic of Korea, 2009 > 201313 versions
32 photos
/Cerato with 33,309 sales in November. Finally, the SportageKia Sportage Gen.3 [III]Republic of Korea, 2010 > present65 versions
79 photos
is the brand's third-best selling car with 30,364 sales worldwide in November. 

These results coupled with the successful North American premiere of the all-new Forte at the Los Angeles Auto Show, are tell-tale signs that we are headed in the right direction and can expect continued positive sales momentum as we approach 2013," said Tae-Hyun Oh, chief operating officer of Kia.