Seoul, South Korea: Kia Motors Corporation has said its 2014 full-year global sales figures (export sales, domestic sales and sales from overseas plants) for passenger cars, Recreational Vehicles (RVs) and commercial vehicles, recorded a total of 2,907,757 units sold. This figure represents a 5.9 percent cumulative year-on-year increase compared to 2013.

In 2014, the automobile manufacturer posted a year-on-year sale increase in China, North America, general markets* and South Korea of 17.5 percent (678,196 units sold), 7.0 percent (650,241 units sold), 2.1 percent (524,345 units sold) and 1.6 percent (465,200 units sold), respectively. Meanwhile, 2014 sales in Europe* experienced a slight drop of 0.1 percent (589,775 units sold).

For the month of December 2014, global sales of Kia vehicles grew by 20.7 percent with all major regions experiencing year-on-year growth. Sales in China, North America, South Korea, general markets and Europe grew by 35.9 percent (69,111 units sold), 34.2 percent (48,939 units sold), 17.1 percent (48,018 units sold), 12.0 percent (41,349 units sold) and 2.4 percent (44,975 units sold), respectively in December.

Note:

* ‘General markets’ include the regions of Central and South America, the Caribbean, Asia (excluding China and Korea), the Pacific, Middle East and Africa. 

‘Europe’ includes both Western and Eastern European markets.