Kia has sold over 300,000 electrified vehicles in the domestic market this year, with three out of five vehicles sold being electrified models.
According to Kia, as of November 9, the company's domestic sales of electrified vehicles reached 300,048, marking a 41.9% increase compared to the same period last year.
Sales of electric vehicles surged to 120,360, more than doubling from the previous year. Kia is the first automaker among domestic and international brands to exceed annual electric vehicle sales of 100,000.
Hybrid sales also rose to 179,688, a 16.9% increase. During the same period, Kia's total domestic sales reached 502,286, with electrified vehicles accounting for 59.7% of the total.
Among electric vehicles, the EV3 was the best seller with 30,455 units sold, followed by the EV5 with 28,971 units and the PV5 with 24,266 units.
In the hybrid category, the Sorento led sales with 70,176 units, followed by the Carnival with 46,056 units and the Sportage with 19,264 units. These three models represented approximately 75% of total hybrid sales.
Kia attributes the increase in sales to the expansion of its electric vehicle lineup, including the EV3, EV4, and EV5, as well as financial support and enhanced benefits for the repurchase of used electric vehicles.
* This article has been translated by AI.
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