Kia Publicizes September 2025 World Gross sales Outcomes

• September 2025 international gross sales of 268,238 items, up 7.3% Y/y
• Gross sales in Korea climbed to 49,001 items, up 28.5% Y/y
• Exterior of Korea, Kia bought 218,782 items, up 3.7% Y/y
• Kia RV fashions resembling Sportage, Seltos and Sorento led the corporate’s gross sales
• Kia recorded its highest-ever Q3 gross sales, with 784,988 items bought from July to September

Kia Company at this time introduced whole international gross sales of 268,238 items in September 2025, a 7.3 % enhance yr over yr.

Robust and constant development in EV and hybrid fashions fueled strong gross sales, whereas sturdy demand continued for core RV lineup just like the Sportage and Seltos SUV.

Kia RVs led the corporate’s gross sales in September, with the Sportage SUV promoting 49,588 items globally. The Seltos SUV backed up this sturdy market efficiency with gross sales of 27,052 items, adopted by the Sorento SUV, which bought 20,393 items.

Gross sales exterior of Korea

Gross sales exterior of Korea, excluding particular objective automobiles, had been up 3.7 % in contrast with the identical interval in 2024, to 218,782 items.

In markets exterior of Korea, the Sportage SUV led the model’s momentum, recording 43,172 gross sales, adopted by the Seltos SUV with 22,087 items. Mixed gross sales of the K4 and K3, often known as Forte in some markets, totaled 18,662 items.

Korea gross sales

In September, Kia bought 49,001 items within the Korean market, a 28.5 % enhance in contrast with the identical interval final yr. This yr’s elevated variety of enterprise days in September created a base impact that boosted gross sales efficiency in contrast with final yr, when South Korea noticed its ‘Chuseok’ Thanksgiving nationwide vacation throughout the identical month.

The Sorento SUV led the corporate’s passenger car gross sales in its dwelling market, with 8,978 items bought in September. The Carnival MPV adopted, with gross sales of 6,758, whereas the Sportage SUV recorded gross sales of 6,416 items.

Kia achieved its highest-ever third-quarter gross sales efficiency because it started car gross sales in 1962. From July to September this yr, Kia bought a complete of 784,988 items, marking a 2.8 % enhance over the 763,618 items bought within the third quarter of 2024.

Kia goals to preserve its sturdy gross sales momentum by way of its EV lineup, together with EV4, EV5 and PV5. The corporate is strengthening its international management in electrification by leveraging customer-centric methods and making strategic investments.

Kia international gross sales – September 2025

Editor’s be aware

* Gross sales outcomes are based mostly on wholesale until in any other case specified
* Month-to-month gross sales figures offered on this launch are unaudited and on a preliminary foundation which may be topic to future replace
* With the change in enterprise outcomes categorization in 2023, particular objective car gross sales are recorded individually
* Particular objective automobiles embrace varied specialised automobiles. Their gross sales figures account for gross sales in Korea and abroad markets