Kia America reports all-time best annual sales
January 4, 2024 by Kia- • Total U.S. volume of 782,451 vehicles shatters Kia's previous yearly sales record set in 2021 by 12-percent
• Six models achieve all-time high sales, contributing to seven consecutive years of growth in retail sales excluding fleet transactions
• SUV and utility lineup record a 16-percent growth in sales, accounting for 72-percent of sales total
• Electrified lineup grows 41-percent in sales
- • Orlando's premier downtown sports and entertainment destination – and home of the National Basketball Association's Orlando Magic – was renamed the Kia Center. The partnership includes new indoor and outdoor signage, the installation of EV charging stations, Kia vehicle displays and the Kia Terrace, a hospitality lounge for the enjoyment of automotive enthusiasts and sports and music fans.
• The all-electric 2024 Kia EV9 named among Popular Science's '2023 Best of What's New' awards. The publication's editorial team recognized the three-row EV9 SUV for its inventive use of interior materials, noting 'Kia's new EV9 may be an impressive-looking electric vehicle, but what's inside may be even more important.' This is the first year that a Kia vehicle has been named to Popular Science's annual rankings of the year's 'Greatest Innovations.'
• The all-new 2024 Kia EV9 three-row EV SUV and the rugged-yet-sophisticated 2024 Telluride named to Car and Driver's 2024 10 Best Trucks and SUVs. In earning this prestigious award for the fifth consecutive year, the Telluride has become a paragon of three-row SUV excellence and one of a few vehicles to be named a Car and Driver 10Best each year it has been on sale. The Telluride's ongoing success has paved the way for its all-electric counterpart, the EV9, which celebrates this award in its first year on sale.
• The all-new 2024 Kia EV9 and the acclaimed 2024 Telluride named to the 2024 Kelley Blue Book Best Buy Awards list. While the EV9 was recognized as the 'Best 3-Row Electric Vehicle' in its first year on sale, the Telluride continued its winning legacy by marking its fifth consecutive year as a category winner, taking the crown in the 'Best Midsize SUV' segment for 2024.
• The Kia Telluride named a segment winner by the J.D. Power 2024 U.S. ALG Residual Value Awards within the 'Midsize SUVs with 3-Row Seating' category, based on analysis of used-vehicle performance, brand outlook and product competitiveness and marking the third consecutive year Telluride has claimed the coveted accolade -- adding to the long list of awards Kia's hot-selling SUV has garnered.
• The 2024 Kia Sportage was awarded the Insurance Institute of Highway Safety (IIHS) 2023 Top Safety Pick+ (TSP+) rating.
• Three Kia vehicles included among the 2024 Consumer Guide Automotive Best Buy awards including the EV6, Telluride and Soul models. This marks the tenth consecutive year that Soul was honored in the subcompact crossover category and the second consecutive year the all-electric EV6 was recognized in the compact crossover category. Telluride was named a 2024 Best Buy in the midsize crossover category after having first appeared on the list in 2021.
MONTH OF DECEMBER | YEAR-TO-DATE | ||||
Model | 2023 | 2022 | 2023 | 2022 | |
EV9 | 1,113 | N/A | 1,118 | N/A | |
EV6 | 1,249 | 1,107 | 18,879 | 20,498 | |
Rio | 1,279 | 2,358 | 26,804 | 26,996 | |
Forte | 9,576 | 7,693 | 123,953 | 108,424 | |
K5 | 4,866 | 3,352 | 64,772 | 66,298 | |
Stinger | 11 | 394 | 5,452 | 7.809 | |
Soul | 3,399 | 4,543 | 61,263 | 57,820 | |
Niro | 2,441 | 3,573 | 36,300 | 28,744 | |
Seltos | 4,425 | 4,961 | 60,053 | 45,711 | |
Sportage | 11,133 | 13,075 | 140,780 | 125,245 | |
Sorento | 7,739 | 7,282 | 88,625 | 86,406 | |
Telluride | 9,441 | 10,858 | 110,765 | 99,891 | |
Carnival | 3,603 | 1,226 | 43,687 | 19,706 | |
Total | 60,275 | 60,422 | 782,451 | 693,549 |