Kia Sells 1.587,161 Units In First Half Of 2025..a new all-time record

Jul 02, 2025

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Kia sold 269,652 units in the global market in June 2025, up 0.2% year-on-year, including 46,003 units in Korea, 222,997 units overseas and 652 units in special markets.This is a 4.5% increase in Korea and a 0.8% decrease in overseas compared to the same period last year. (excluding special sales)

Sportage sold the most in the global market with 47,492 vehicles, followed by Seltos with 27,665 and Sorento with 19,758.









■ Domestic sales

Kia sold 46,003 units in Korea in June 2025, up 4.5% year-on-year.Last month, the best-selling vehicle was the Sorento, which sold 7,923 units.A total of 11,925 passenger cars were sold, including 4,260 Ray, 2,873 K5 and 2,423 K8 Rays.









RV sold a total of 31,133 units, including Sorento, 6,714 Carnival, 6,363 Sportage, 5,100 Seltos, 1,884 EV3 and 1,302 Tasman.A total of 2,945 buses were sold, including 2,830 Bongo III.

■ overseas sales

Kia's overseas sales in June 2025 fell 0.8% year-on-year to 222,997 units.In terms of overseas performance by vehicle type, Sportage sold 41,129 units, becoming the highest-selling model overseas, followed by Seltos with 22,565 units and K3 (including K4) with 18,342 units.












Special vehicles sold a total of 652 units, including 322 in Korea and 330 abroad.Since Kia began selling automobiles in 1962, it has recorded its largest sales performance in the first half of its history.

Kia sold 1,587,161 units in the first half of this year, including 276,423 units in Korea, 1,308,636 units overseas and 2,102 special units.This represents a 2.0% increase from sales of 1555,697 units in the first half of 2024.









Previously, the largest first half sales were in 2023, selling 1,576,016 units, including 292,103 units in Korea, 1,281,296 units overseas, and 2,617 units of specials.

The top-selling vehicle in the global market in the first half of 2025 was Sportage, which sold 283,512, followed by Seltos with 151,049 and Sorento with 137,461.



We recorded the largest sales in the first half of the year thanks to strong global sales of eco-friendly cars and the successful launch of Tasman and EV4, a Kia official said. "We plan to promote sales growth by expanding our lineup of eco-friendly cars such as PV5 and EV5 in the second half of the year."





This article was translated by Naver AI translator.