Kia America posts All-Time Finest Annual Gross sales for The Second Consecutive 12 months

• All-time annual gross sales report for six Kia fashions pushes whole U.S. quantity to 796,488 automobiles
• Firm data seven consecutive years of development in retail gross sales
• Electrical automobile gross sales up 74-percent year-over-year; SUV and utility lineup gross sales up 8-percent year-over-year

Kia America achieved a complete of 73,303 models offered in December, setting a report for the month in addition to the very best annual gross sales determine in firm historical past. Kia’s whole quantity in 2024 reached 796,488 models, marking the second time in as a few years the model completed with best-ever annual gross sales. This back-to-back record-setting efficiency was powered by a major improve in retail gross sales, excluding fleet, a pattern that Kia has maintained for the previous seven consecutive years.

In 2024, six Kia fashions set all-time annual gross sales data: EV9 (+1,869-percent); Sportage (+15%); Carnival (+14-percent); Forte/K4 (+13-percent); EV6 (+6-percent); and Telluride (+4-percent). December additionally noticed the Telluride attain its highest month-to-month gross sales whole for the second consecutive month for the reason that constantly fashionable three-row SUV hit the market in 2019.

Gross sales of Kia’s EVs elevated 74-percent, accounting 7-percent of the 2024 whole gross sales. Furthermore, gross sales of Kia’s rugged and succesful SUVs accounted for 76-percent of the model’s whole annual gross sales, reflecting 8-percent development in comparison with the earlier 12 months.

“Reaching back-to-back annual gross sales data together with surpassing client gross sales data for seven consecutive years is a validation that our technique is working to additional elevate the Kia model and the potential for sustained development within the US market,” stated Seungkyu (Sean) Yoon, president and CEO, Kia North America and Kia America. “Kia has solidified its management place inside the EV market thanks, partly, to the profitable launch of our flagship EV9 SUV and the introduction of Carnival hybrid powertrain, actively responding to the evolving calls for of the market. Kia will leverage our consumer-centric, world-class product choices and preserve this upward, constructive momentum.”

Along with the month-to-month gross sales efficiency, Kia America introduced a number of initiatives, together with:

• The official launch of the all-new 2025 Kia K4 compact sedan.

• The 2025 Telluride SUV has been named certainly one of Automobile and Driver’s 2025 10Best Vehicles and SUVs, marking the sixth 12 months in a row the ruggedly refined three-row SUV has earned the distinguished title. This achievement highlights the Telluride’s standing as one of some automobiles to be named a Automobile and Driver 10Best annually it’s been on sale.

• The Kia Telluride as soon as once more acknowledged as a section chief by the J.D. Energy 2025 U.S. ALG Residual Worth Awards, this time claiming the highest spot within the Midsize SUVs with 3-row seating class for the fourth consecutive 12 months. This accolade highlights Telluride’s enduring worth, model attraction, and aggressive edge, including to its outstanding observe report of trade recognition.

• Kia’s all-electric, three-row EV9 flagship SUV took house the distinguished “2024-2025 Electrical SUV of Texas” award as awarded by the Texas Auto Writers Affiliation (TAWA) on the annual 2024 TAWA “Truck Rodeo”.

• Two of Kia America’s hottest SUVs – the all-electric, three-row EV9 and the Sorento – named among the many “2025 Finest Autos for Hispanics” by the Hispanic Motor Press. The Kia EV9 took house “Finest EV of the 12 months,” whereas the Kia Sorento and Kia Sorento Hybrid gained “Finest SUV of the 12 months.”