Kia America Posts Finest Quarter and Highest 12 months-to-Date Gross sales in Firm Historical past

• Document third quarter pushes Kia’s complete year-to-date gross sales up 9 % over 2024
• Double-digit vendor gross sales development via the primary three quarters of 2025
• 12 months-over-year, Kia’s electrified fashions grew 26 %; sedans 19 %; and SUVs 6 %
• EV9 achieves greatest any month and greatest any quarter information, with 3,094 and seven,510 items offered, respectively

Kia America delivered 65,507 items in September, a 11 % improve over September 2024, and achieved a brand new document with any-quarter gross sales totaling 219,637 items. This brings the overall gross sales for the primary three quarters to a record-breaking 636,148 items whereas the year-to-date gross sales via Kia sellers additionally set a brand new document with 583,163 items via September. These record-setting performances signify 9- and 10-percent will increase, respectively, over the identical interval final 12 months, and have Kia on tempo for a 3rd consecutive annual gross sales document.

Six Kia fashions – K5 (+85 %); Carnival (+48 %); Telluride (+13 %); Sportage (+13-percent); Sorento (+7 %); and K4 (+4 %) posted notable will increase over the primary three quarters of 2024. And thru September, gross sales of Kia’s electrified fashions (+26 %); sedans (+19 %); and SUVs (+6 %) elevated over the identical interval final 12 months, illustrating the recognition of the model’s numerous mannequin line-up.

“As we start the final quarter of the 12 months, these best-ever gross sales performances set the Kia model on excellent trajectory to attain yet one more annual gross sales document and the model’s highest-ever market share,” stated Eric Watson, vice-president, gross sales operations, Kia America. “And with probably the most important, double-digit will increase seen in Kia’s electrified and sedan fashions, which spotlight the robust attraction and aggressive power of Kia’s numerous mannequin line-up, we’re assured that the wide range of autos in our world-class mannequin line-up will proceed to draw each repeat and new prospects to Kia showrooms properly into 2026.”

Along with the month-to-month gross sales efficiency, Kia America additionally made further bulletins, together with:

• Pricing for the 2026 Sorento SUV. Obtainable in ICE, HEV and PHEV powertrains and that includes a bunch of exterior enhancements, the Sorento additionally boasts a brand new leather-trimmed steering wheel that extra intently identifies it with different fashions within the Kia lineup. Pricing for the 2026 Sorento SUV ICE begins at $32,190 MSRP[1]; the Sorento HEV begins at $38,890 MSRP; and the Sorento PHEV begins at $48,290 MSRP.

• The second installment of a two-part inventive marketing campaign for the Sportage SUV, this time that includes the 2026 Sportage Hybrid mannequin. Because the fast-growing model’s best-selling nameplate, the 2026 Kia Sportage advances design, innovation, expertise and comfort throughout three numerous powertrains, together with the highly effective turbo hybrid mannequin.

^[1] MSRP excludes vacation spot and dealing with, taxes, title, license charges, choices and retailer fees. Precise costs set by retailer and should range.