- The Kia Sportage is October’s best-selling car in the UK, and the second best-selling model of any make year-to-date
- New October record – adding to Kia’s long list of 2024 records already set in February, April, June, July, August and September
- More than 100,000 sales reached year-to-date
- Kia is the fourth best-selling brand in the UK, year-to-date, second best-selling brand for electrified models (EV, PHEV, HEV)
- One in every two Kia sold is an electrified model
- Continued strong sales across all segments
Kia has achieved yet another record sales month for October, with a helping hand from the Sportage which was the UK’s best-selling car in the month.
Year-to-date, October sales help firmly position Kia as the UK’s fourth most-popular brand. Sales have been spurred not only by the Sportage’s popularity, but also by Kia’s eco car line-up – fully electric, plug-in hybrid and hybrid – and SUV sales.
The new October record saw Kia sell 8,516 cars in total, which has boosted the brand’s year-to-date total to 100,936 units – the third time that Kia has reached the 100 thousand sales milestone following the first ever time in 2022. This year’s total has already surpassed the 2022 record of 100,191 and demonstrates the strong demand for Kia’s model line-up.
October also adds to Kia’s impressive set of record months this year, including February, April, June, July, August, and September. In addition, these months have contributed to record sales periods across Q1, Q2, H1, and Q3 – and Kia is on track to reach another record sales year and Q4.
Success for Sportage
The Kia Sportage was the UK’s most popular car in October with 4,533 sales. Now in its fifth generation and having celebrated 30-years in the UK in November 2023, the Sportage continues to be Kia’s best-selling model both nationally and internationally.
October’s result grows the Sportage’s UK dominance in its segment as the second best-selling car in 2024 so far with 42,115 sales, just shy of the top spot by a mere 350 units. And, with only two sales months of 2024 remaining, this makes the Sportage a very strong contender as the outright most popular model in 2024.
Popular eco car range
One in every two (49%) Kia cars sold is an eco model (either a fully electric, plug-in hybrid or hybrid model). These eco sales ensure Kia is on target to meet or exceed the UK ZEV mandate for 2024.
Kia now offers the fully electric EV3, new EV6, EV9 and Niro EV. The hotly anticipated Kia EV3 – Kia’s most affordable EV – is on sale now with prices starting from £32,995 on-the-road. The EV3 can travel up to 375* miles per charge** with the larger of two battery options, 81.4kWh or 58.3kWh.
More than 1,000 orders have already been placed for the EV3 following enormous customer interest. This was supported by national Kia dealer EV3 Electric Experience events throughout the year that offered the chance for customers to get hands-on with the car ahead of first customer deliveries. Furthermore, the car has already received hugely positive reviews and was the outright Electrifying.com Car of the Year for 2024.
Q4 customer offers
On Tuesday 1 October, Kia launched its latest Q4 2024 customer offers, including 3.9% APR finance deals across its range of fully electric models – EV3, new EV6, EV9 and Niro EV. Customers looking to get into a Stonic, XCeed or Niro HEV can benefit from 5.9% APR on select deals. 7.9% APR is available on finance offers for Kia’s other models, including all Sportage variants. Each of these finance offers can be arranged with no minimum customer deposit. Terms and conditions apply.