Kia Motors Corporation announced today its global sales figures for August 2013, recording a total of 224,988 units sold. This figure represents a 5.9% year-on-year increase.
In August, Kia posted year-on-year sales increases in Korea, China, North America and Europe of 21.6% (39,000 units sold); 13.1% (42,778 units sold); 3.1% (59,527 units sold) and 1.4% (41,545 units sold), respectively. Cumulatively thus far in 2013, Kia's global sales have increased by 2.9% year-on-year to reach 1,840,786 units.
Kia's bestselling model in overseas markets for the month of August was the Rio with 36,587 units sold. The Sportage was the second best seller with 30,237 units delivered, while the Cerato, Optima and Sorento followed with 29,497, 23,125 and 18,127 units sold, respectively.
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Kia Motors Corporation (www.kia.com) - a maker of quality vehicles for the young at heart - was founded in 1944 and is Korea's oldest manufacturer of automobiles. Over 2.1 million Kia vehicles a year are produced in 13 manufacturing plants in eight countries, and are sold and serviced by distributers in 172 countries. Kia today has over 44,000 employees worldwide and annual revenues of over US $20 billion. The auto manufacturer is the major sponsor of the Australian Open and an official automotive partner of FIFA, the governing body of the FIFA World Cup™. Kia Motors Corporation's slogan - "The Power to Surprise" - represents the company's global commitment to surpassing customer expectations through continuous automotive innovation.
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