Kia Motors Posts 8.1% Global Sales Growth

SEOUL—Kia Motors Corporation announced today its global sales figures(export sales, domestic sales and sales from overseas plants) for passenger cars, recreational vehicles (RVs) and commercial vehicles forNovember2014, recording a total of 257,487units sold. This figure represents a8.1%year-on-year increase.

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- 257,487Kia vehicles sold globally in November for 8.1% year-on-year gain

- November sales in China, Korea, General Markets and Europe post year-on-year sales growth of 16.2%, 14.2%, 7.7%and 5.9% respectively

- Kia’s bestselling model in overseas markets for month of November was B-segment Rio (K2) with 46,106 units sold

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In November, Kia posted year-on-year sales increases in China, Korea, General Markets* and Europe* of 16.2% (64,915 units sold), 14.2% (44,500 units sold), 7.7% (46,580 units sold) and 5.9% (52,096 units sold), respectively.

Cumulatively, through the first eleven months of 2014, Kia’s global sales have increased by 4.6% year-on-year, reaching 2,655,365 units. China, North America and General Markets have experienced cumulative gains to date in 2014 of 15.7% (609,085 units sold), 5.3% (601,302 units sold) and 1.4% (482,996 units sold), respectively.

Kia’s bestselling model in overseas markets for the month of November was the B-segment Rio (known as ‘K2’ in China) with 46,106 units sold. The Sportage compact CUV was the second bestseller with 37,296 units delivered, while the C-segment Cerato (known as ‘Forte’ or ‘K3’ in some markets), Optima D-segment sedan and Sorento CUV followed with 35,945, 28,712 and 15,945units sold, respectively.

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