KIA MOTORS AMERICA ANNOUNCES RECORD SEPTEMBER SALES
Brand Posts Best-Ever September and Best-Ever Quarterly Retail Sales Totals in Company History
IRVINE, Calif., October 1, 2020 – Kia Motors America announced September sales of 55,519 units marking both the best September retail sales and best quarterly retail sales performances. September sales were led by the Telluride and Sportage SUV models with 8,829 and 7,165 units sold, respectively. Year-over-year, retail sales rose 35.3-percent to 53,513 vehicles, with additional September sales highlights including:
- An all-time monthly sales record for Kia’s fastest turning model in company history – the Telluride SUV, with 8,829 units sold
- Best-ever September sales performance for the Sportage SUV
- Record monthly sales for the Seltos SUV with 5,613 units sold
- Highest monthly sales for the all-new K5 midsize sedan, with 5,763 units sold in September
“Our strong September sales performance was led by record setting sales of three of our popular and capable SUVs, Telluride, Sportage and Seltos, and also marked the brand’s best-ever quarterly sales total in our 25-year history in the U.S.,” said Bill Peffer, vice president, sales operations, Kia Motors America. “With the recent introduction of the all-new 2021 Sorento SUV and the ongoing popularity of the all-new K5 midsize sedan, Kia enters the fourth quarter with the most robust model lineup ever. Even despite the ongoing pandemic, Kia’s momentum remains strong as we have outperformed the industry yet again. We’re confident this upward trajectory will continue.”
Sobre Kia Motors America
Kia Motors America, cuya sede se encuentra en Irvine, California, ha sido la marca mejor clasificada y es reconocida como una de las 100 mejores marcas mundiales. Kia es el "Socio automotor oficial" de la NBA y ofrece una gama completa de vehículos que se venden a través de una red de más de 750 concesionarios en los Estados Unidos, entre los que se incluyen automóviles y SUV orgullosamente construidos en West Point, Georgia.*
Para obtener información sobre los medios, incluida la fotografía, visite www.kiamedia.com. Para recibir notificaciones por correo electrónico personalizadas para los comunicados de prensa en el momento en que se publican, suscríbase en www.kiamedia.com/us/en/newsalert.
* El Telluride, Sorento y K5 son ensamblandos en los Estados Unidos con piezas de origen estadounidense y mundial.
MONTH OF SEPTEMBER |
YEAR-TO-DATE |
|||
Model |
2020 |
2019 |
2020 |
2019 |
Rio |
2,143 |
1,722 |
18,043 |
19,186 |
Forte |
7,643 |
6,280 |
62,911 |
73,285 |
Optima |
1,020 |
7,206 |
48,101 |
75,666 |
Cadenza |
99 |
92 |
922 |
1,056 |
Stinger |
913 |
981 |
9,792 |
10,416 |
K5 |
5,763 |
N/A |
10,662 |
N/A |
K900 |
25 |
32 |
209 |
311 |
Soul |
6,700 |
5,985 |
55,331 |
77,627 |
Niro |
1,682 |
1,733 |
13,232 |
17,962 |
Seltos |
5,613 |
N/A |
29,509 |
N/A |
Sportage |
7,165 |
6,863 |
62,400 |
65,104 |
Sorento |
6,879 |
7,766 |
60,492 |
72,200 |
Telluride |
8,829 |
5,049 |
46,615 |
39,209 |
Sedona |
1,045 |
910 |
10,131 |
11,576 |
Total |
55,519 |
44,619 |
428,350 |
463,598 |
# # #