With 384,790 units sold in 2015, Kia has recorded its best-ever full year sales in Europe, according to data from ACEA (European Automobile Manufacturers’ Association). Last year’s total sees a year-on-year growth of 8.8% from 353,719 units in 2014. The Korean brand has now recorded rising sales every year in Europe since 2008.
Kia Motors Europe (KME) had already achieved sales of more than 200,000 units in the first half of 2015 for the first time in the company’s history. Kia UK continues to hold the biggest market share in the continent, as well as one of the top five worldwide. The market’s 78,489 units makes up 20.4% of the total European figure.
The Slovakian-made Kia Sportage led the charge. Sales of the SUV rose by 8.0% to 105,317 units in 2015 – the first time KME has sold more than 100,000 Sportages in a year. It will be replaced by the fourth-gen Sportage early this year. KME sold 14,183 units of the bigger Sorento, also a record for the model.
New Sportage (pic) will replace the third-gen Sportage – Kia’s best selling model in Europe – this year
Elsewhere, sales of the Picanto rose by 5.1% (53,717 units), while the B-segment Rio (64,175 units, +9.3%) and European-manufactured Venga (28,489 units, +11.5%) each enjoyed their best-ever annual sales. Every model in Kia’s European line-up is sold with the brand’s unique seven-year or 100,000 mile (160,000 km) warranty.
“We have bold plans for 2016, a year which will see us introduce the first of our next-generation low emissions vehicles as part of a long-term plan to lower our fleet emissions and further reduce the environmental impact of our product line-up. These new models will play an important role in our plan for further sustainable growth across Europe,” said Michael Cole, COO of KME.
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After playing dirty for years online here, now Toyota salesman crying like baby after this Kia news come out.
Now all Malaysians know, Toyota has the worst RV and Toyota cars have very low safety rating.
Same Lorrrr can continue to bull here to the max, but you can walk into any Toyota showroom and see, there is nobody there!
Figure speak louder than talkok.
And the pity shame loo will start syok sendiri, commet then sendiri click like 500+ and click 500- on other’s commment. lol
Figure always talk the true.. here in malaysia, kia can sold only in hundred number per month.. Toyota can sold maintain around 16K-18K per month!
Kia Malaysia, please la.. Dont sendiri cakap, sendiri syok.
pls check the correct figure before typing any stupid comments… toyol car sell how much passenger and how much commercial car? u think a moving coffin toyol car with 0 safety sell better than Honda?
So u are the crying baby that try to trade in 2 yr old Cerato with 25k.
Sales figure speak the truth who is the one crying.
Even Jezza praises the Kia Cee apostrophe d, so that’s as great testimony as it gets.
syukurlah Najib sudah clear dari tuduhan songlap. Saya sayang Najib!
I’m so proud of Kia truly jaguh global car company able to beat European marques at their own backyards.
Kia and Hyundai are both truly global palyers that create value for their customers. If you can make good cars, coupled with good quality, their is no reason why you can’t survive and thrive. It’s simple common sense that one could easily understand. Although Hyundai and Kia started off as a crony entity in the form Chebol- powerful Korean business/state own industrial complex, they soon grasp the reality that protectionism can only take you this far. To conquer the world, you need to do what the business mantra says – good product, good value and great quality. Eventually, the Koreans not only survive, they suceeded in the global business arena.
On the contrary, cosumers will always reject business that take their hard earn money for a ride, provide bad quality products and services. Simple as that. A company which main aim is to feed cronies and its political masters have no place in business, it will die sooner or later no matter how many extravaganza it tries to stage to fool people. Sadly, some spoon feeded, hand-out and kick-back cultures, coupled with 30 percent equity “give you for free” mandatory policies had cultivated an entirely new breed of psycho business oligarch/gangster who believe you can make bad products, give shit services, not creating value type-of-business could survive and thrive. Only in their stupidest, musturbation, syiok sendiri wildest dream.
Want to know the secret? Look at UMW Toyota. They worked hard in 80s and 90s.. Giving good reliable cars and top notch service. Kia began the same in UK some 10 yrs back.
U cannot expect magic to happen overnight
They have no plan to launch forte5 hatchback here.
Malaysian really love their car RV.
Poorfag like me just use until the car died.
There are more important things than getting a new car.
Mana jaguh kampung kita? Oh lupa dia target negara right hand drive je hehe…
the turning point for kia is when they hire audi Chief Designer. the design attrack new customers, while the quality make they stay. maybe our national car makers could follow that our just die faster so we can get cheaper foren car
Remember that somebody hired Dr Wolfgang Karl Epple?