News Published on : 11-Apr-2022 17:56:22

Kia is the number one best-selling car brand in the UK year-to-date (YTD) according to the latest figures released today by the Society of Motor Manufacturers and Traders (SMMT). Kia UK Limited sold 32 119 units YTD with a 7.7 per cent overall market share - a record breaking performance beating the previous record set in 2019 with 29 954 units. At the end of the quarter Kia had sold more than 100 000 units year-on-year. This was thanks to comparatively better supply and huge demand for its new products as well as the continued success of its award-winning model range. The first quarter began with Kia s successful January selling 10 504 units followed by February s 3 795 sales. With the new 22-plate change at the start of the month and the launch of the all-new Sportage March continued Kia s success with 17 820 units sold finishing in second place. Kia s sales in March grew by 58 per cent year-on-year in a car market that declined by 14 per cent. Sales success across the quarter was helped in no small measure by the all-new Sportage which was the best-selling Compact SUV as well as being the third best-selling car of any make for both March and YTD with 4 563 and 8 697 sales respectively. The electrified Niro continued to see strong demand ranking as the fourth best-selling Compact SUV and tenth best-selling car of all models with 7 194 sales YTD. Following exceptional demand the fully-electric e-Niro ended the quarter as the second best-selling electric vehicle both MTD and YTD with 1 916 and 3 852 sales respectfully. Launched at the end of 2021 March also saw the multi award-winning Kia EV6 make its first appearance in tenth place in the EV best-sellers list with 1 578 sales YTD.