KIA AMERICA POSTS BEST QUARTER AND HIGHEST YEAR-TO-DATE SALES IN COMPANY HISTORY

• Record third quarter pushes Kia's total year-to-date sales up 9 percent over 2024
• Double-digit dealer sales growth through the first three quarters of 2025
• Year-over-year, Kia's electrified models grew 26 percent; sedans 19 percent; and SUVs 6 percent
• EV9 achieves best any month and best any quarter records, with 3,094 and 7,510 units sold, respectively 

IRVINE, Calif., Oct. 1, 2025 /PRNewswire/ -- Kia America delivered 65,507 units in September, a 11 percent increase over September 2024, and achieved a new record with any-quarter sales totaling 219,637 units. This brings the total sales for the first three quarters to a record-breaking 636,148 units while the year-to-date sales through Kia dealers also set a new record with 583,163 units through September. These record-setting performances represent 9- and 10-percent increases, respectively, over the same period last year, and have Kia on pace for a third consecutive annual sales record.

Six Kia models – K5 (+85 percent); Carnival (+48 percent); Telluride (+13 percent); Sportage (+13-percent); Sorento (+7 percent); and K4 (+4 percent) posted notable increases over the first three quarters of 2024. And through September, sales of Kia's electrified models (+26 percent); sedans (+19 percent); and SUVs (+6 percent) increased over the same period last year, illustrating the popularity of the brand's diverse model line-up.

"As we begin the last quarter of the year, these best-ever sales performances set the Kia brand on perfect trajectory to achieve yet another annual sales record and the brand's highest-ever market share," said Eric Watson, vice-president, sales operations, Kia America. "And with the most significant, double-digit increases seen in Kia's electrified and sedan models, which highlight the strong appeal and competitive strength of Kia's diverse model line-up, we are confident that the wide variety of vehicles in our world-class model line-up will continue to attract both repeat and new customers to Kia showrooms well into 2026."

In addition to the monthly sales performance, Kia America also made additional announcements, including:

• Pricing for the 2026 Sorento SUV. Available in ICE, HEV and PHEV powertrains and featuring a host of exterior enhancements, the Sorento also boasts a new leather-trimmed steering wheel that more closely identifies it with other models in the Kia lineup. Pricing for the 2026 Sorento SUV ICE starts at $32,190 MSRP¹; the Sorento HEV starts at $38,890 MSRP; and the Sorento PHEV starts at $48,290 MSRP.
• The second installment of a two-part creative campaign for the Sportage SUV, this time featuring the 2026 Sportage Hybrid model. As the fast-growing brand's best-selling nameplate, the 2026 Kia Sportage advances design, innovation, technology and convenience across three diverse powertrains, including the powerful turbo hybrid model.

Kia America – about us

Headquartered in Irvine, California, Kia America continues to top automotive quality surveys. Kia is recognized as one of the TIME World's Most Sustainable Companies of 2024. Kia serves as the "Official Automotive Partner" of the NBA and WNBA and offers a range of gasoline, hybrid, plug-in hybrid, and electric vehicles sold through a network of nearly 800 dealers in the U.S., including several cars and SUVs proudly assembled in America*.

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* Select trims of the 2025 all-electric EV6 and EV9 all-electric three-row SUV, Sportage (excludes HEV and PHEV models), Sorento (excludes HEV and PHEV models), and Telluride are assembled in the United States from U.S. and globally sourced parts.

¹ MSRP excludes destination and handling, taxes, title, license fees, options and retailer charges. Actual prices set by retailer and may vary.

SOURCE Kia America