Kia offered its 1.5 millionth automotive within the UK this April, amid a record-breaking month for the South Korean model.
The landmark sale was a Kia EV6 GT-Line S in Yacht Blue, offered at 9:35am on 16 April at Norton Method GWR Kia in Brentford, London.
The milestone comes 33 years after Kia made its UK debut with the little Pleasure. The EV6 couldn’t be extra totally different, with its totally electrical powertrain and cutting-edge fast charging capabilities.
Kia reached its first 500,000th sale in June 2013, 22 years after launching within the UK, in 1991. The millionth Kia offered was introduced in January 2019, simply six years later.
A file April for Kia, gross sales amounted to eight,044 and a market share of 6%, making Kia the fifth best-selling model within the month and fourth within the yr.
The Sportage was the sixth best-selling automotive within the April UK market general, and is the UK’s third best-selling automotive year-to-date, with 2,192 gross sales in April and 15,824 this yr respectively, whereas the Niro EV was the ninth best-selling electrical automotive within the month and seventh year-to-date.
Kia’s common Picanto metropolis automotive was as soon as once more the best-selling car in its class with 1,148 vehicles offered.
“This landmark achievement has been reached in file time and in one more record-breaking month of gross sales, amplifying our continued success,” stated Paul Philpott, President and CEO of Kia UK.
“This has in no small manner been due to the continued efforts of our vendor companions and multi award-winning electrified product line-up.”
