Kia Proclaims September 2025 International Gross sales Outcomes

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

Kia Company right this moment introduced whole world gross sales of 268,238 models in September 2025, a 7.3 % enhance 12 months over 12 months.

Robust and constant development in EV and hybrid fashions fueled sturdy gross sales, whereas robust 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 models globally. The Seltos SUV backed up this robust market efficiency with gross sales of 27,052 models, adopted by the Sorento SUV, which offered 20,393 models.

Gross sales exterior of Korea

Gross sales exterior of Korea, excluding particular goal autos, have been up 3.7 % in contrast with the identical interval in 2024, to 218,782 models.

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 models. Mixed gross sales of the K4 and K3, also called Forte in some markets, totaled 18,662 models.

Korea gross sales

In September, Kia offered 49,001 models within the Korean market, a 28.5 % enhance in contrast with the identical interval final 12 months. This 12 months’s elevated variety of enterprise days in September created a base impact that boosted gross sales efficiency in contrast with final 12 months, when South Korea noticed its ‘Chuseok’ Thanksgiving nationwide vacation throughout the identical month.

The Sorento SUV led the corporate’s passenger automobile gross sales in its residence market, with 8,978 models offered in September. The Carnival MPV adopted, with gross sales of 6,758, whereas the Sportage SUV recorded gross sales of 6,416 models.

Kia achieved its highest-ever third-quarter gross sales efficiency because it started car gross sales in 1962. From July to September this 12 months, Kia offered a complete of 784,988 models, marking a 2.8 % enhance over the 763,618 models offered within the third quarter of 2024.

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

Kia world gross sales – September 2025

Editor’s be aware

* Gross sales outcomes are primarily based on wholesale except 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 goal automobile gross sales are recorded individually
* Particular goal autos embrace numerous specialised autos. Their gross sales figures account for gross sales in Korea and abroad markets