While the electric car world is growing rapidly, great competition has begun in the European market. Giant manufacturers are developing their new models to appeal to the electric market. Kia is one of these brands. The South Korean company stated that it broke an electric car sales record in August data.
Kia sold more than 15 thousand electric cars in August
Kia Motors revealed the sales success of its electric vehicles in August. According to data from the company, sales of vehicles with electric motors exceeded 15 thousand in one month. Two new SUV models EV6 And EV9 It grew by 100 percent compared to last year and sold 9578 units.
While the EV6 model sold 6916 units in August; EV9, on the other hand, increased its share in the market with 2662 vehicles. In addition, 7479 EV6 models were sold outside South Korea for the first time, breaking a new record in monthly figures. Niro EV, Niro Plus EV And Soul EV Other models such as have sold over 7 thousand units worldwide.
Kia’s electric car sales 15 thousand 900 in August It exceeded the number and grew by 82 percent compared to the previous year. Electric vehicles accounted for approximately 6.2 percent of Kia’s total worldwide sales.
My company’s sales of all automobiles (internal combustion + electric) are not going well at all. Last month, sales grew by 5.2 percent and reached 255 thousand 481 units. Moreover throughout 2023 experiencing a growth of 9 percent 2 million tool passed.
The automobile world thinks that monthly sales for EV9 and EV6 will reach 10 thousand units within the year. Even though the EV9 model is not yet sold in Turkey, EV6 from 3 million 130 TL It should be noted that it started.
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