- • Sportage posts triple-digit sales increase for second consecutive month
• Sales of Kia's electrified models post double or triple-digit sales increase the past five months
Kia America announced best-ever November sales of 56,703 units, an 8-percent increase over the previous November sales record set in 2016, and a 25.1-percent improvement year-over-year. For the second consecutive month, sales were led by the Sportage family of SUVs, which were up 144-percent over the same period a year ago. Sales of Kia's electrified models – which have posted double or triple-digit gains in the past five months – also contributed to the record-breaking performance with a 133-percent year-over-year increase.
- • Kia EV6 named a finalist for the 2023 North American Utility Vehicle of the Year award.
• Kia's guaranteed minimum $1,000,000 minimum donation to St. Jude Children's Research Hospital® as part of the brand's 'Accelerate The Good' charitable initiatives1.
• Kia taking home the highest number of model awards – five – in the J.D. Power 2023 U.S. ALG Residual Value Awards. The segment wins by Telluride (Midsize SUVs with 3-row seating), Sportage (Compact SUVs), K5 (Midsize Cars), Soul (Micro SUVs), and Rio (Small Cars), led Kia to the best year-over-year improvement of any mass market brand in the annual evaluation.
• Kia's U.S. reveal of the 2024 Kia Seltos with significant upgrades across the board, including increased horsepower, an available first-in-segment2 panoramic display featuring two 10.25-inch screen and available power liftgate3
• Kia's participation in Electrify Expo Austin. The last of five events nationwide where leaders in automotive electrification gathered to share best practices and chart the best path forward as the industry transitions to fully electric models.
| MONTH OF NOVEMBER |
YEAR-TO-DATE | |||
| Model | 2022 | 2021 | 2022 | 2021 |
| EV6 | 641 | N/A | 19,391 | N/A |
| Rio | 2,591 | 2,357 | 24,638 | 28,562 |
| Forte | 9,725 | 6,741 | 100,731 | 107,290 |
| K5/Optima | 4,520 | 5,938 | 62,946 | 86,837 |
| Cadenza | N/A | N/A | 1 | 249 |
| Stinger | 342 | 948 | 7,415 | 12,599 |
| K900 | N/A | N/A | N/A | 85 |
| Soul | 4,050 | 4,505 | 53,277 | 71,139 |
| Niro | 3,294 | 1,946 | 25,171 | 23,744 |
| Seltos | 4,095 | 2,689 | 40,750 | 48,315 |
| Sportage | 10,554 | 4,330 | 112,170 | 88,567 |
| Sorento | 7,204 | 6,845 | 79,124 | 75,295 |
| Telluride | 8,558 | 7,767 | 89,033 | 86,186 |
| Carnival/Sedona | 1,129 | 1,252 | 18,480 | 24,042 |
| Total | 56,703 | 45,318 | 633,127 | 652,910 |
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