Kia’s June sales edge up 0.2 pct; H1 sales hit new record high

SEOUL, July 1 (Yonhap) -- Kia Corp., South Korea's second-largest automaker by sales, said Tuesday its sales edged up 0.2 percent in June from a year earlier, while its first-half sales hit an all-time high on steady overseas demand for sport utility vehicles (SUVs). Kia, a smaller affiliate of local industry leader Hyundai Motor Co., sold 269,652 vehicles in June, slightly up from 269,201 units a year ago, the company said in a press release. Domestic sales rose 4.5 percent on-year to 46,003 units last month, while overseas sales retreated 0.8 percent to 222,997. In the January-June period, cumulative sales rose 2 percent to 1,587,161 units from 1,555,697 a year earlier, marking Kia's highest-ever six-month performance. The figure surpassed the previous record of 1,576,016 units in the first half of 2023. The Sportage compact SUV was the top-selling model in the six-month period, with 283,512 units sold globally, followed by the subcompact Seltos at 151,049 units and the mid-sized Sorento at 137,461 units. This file photo provided by Kia Corp. shows the Sportage SUV. (PHOTO NOT FOR SALE) (Yonhap) brk@yna.co.kr(END)

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SEOUL, July 1 (Yonhap) — Kia Corp., South Korea’s second-largest automaker by sales, said Tuesday its sales edged up 0.2 percent in June from a year earlier, while its first-half sales hit an all-time high on steady overseas demand for sport utility vehicles (SUVs).

Kia, a smaller affiliate of local industry leader Hyundai Motor Co., sold 269,652 vehicles in June, slightly up from 269,201 units a year ago, the company said in a press release.

Domestic sales rose 4.5 percent on-year to 46,003 units last month, while overseas sales retreated 0.8 percent to 222,997.

In the January-June period, cumulative sales rose 2 percent to 1,587,161 units from 1,555,697 a year earlier, marking Kia’s highest-ever six-month performance. The figure surpassed the previous record of 1,576,016 units in the first half of 2023.

The Sportage compact SUV was the top-selling model in the six-month period, with 283,512 units sold globally, followed by the subcompact Seltos at 151,049 units and the mid-sized Sorento at 137,461 units.