Kia announced its September sales of 52,906 units, led by Forte and Telluride models. These two accelerated Kia to its best-ever third-quarter sales in company history for a total of 177,014 units sold.
This result makes Kia’s highest ever sales performance for the first nine months of the year – a total of 555,525 units – a nine-percent increase over the previous first three-quarter sales record of 491,764 units.
In September, Kia sold 77-percent of available inventory and saw a marked increase in sales of its hybrid and battery-electric vehicles, with year-over-year sales up more than 81-percent. Telluride realized record September sales with 9,278 units and throughout the month anticipation for the all-new EV6 – Kia’s first dedicated battery electric vehicle – continued to grow with the model expected to arrive at dealerships in early 2022.
Kia sales continued to break records and build upon the momentum seen since the start of the year, despite the ongoing supply chain issues facing the industry, said Eric Watson, vice president, sales operations, Kia America, Our record setting performance in Q3 has reinforced confidence that our positive sales trajectory will continue well into 2022.
In addition to sales, last month saw a number of significant announcements coming from the brand, including:
The third class of Great Unknowns Scholarship recipients was announced, bringing the total number of students receiving the $5,000 yearly scholarship to 45 since the scholarship was established in 2019.
A new 60-second spot highlighting Kia’s electrified future and new brand identity made its debut during the 73RD EMMY® AWARDS on September 19th
The all-new, all-electric EV6 was driven by NBC’s America’s Got Talent Judge Simon Cowell and was featured as part of in-show integrations and season-winner and runner-up prize packages
For a second consecutive year, Kia Telluride wins the “Best 3-Row SUV for Families” by US News & World Report. Winners are selected after a careful evaluation and scoring excellent points in professional automotive reviews, safety and reliability ratings, and the ease of use of all the features that keep the occupants safe and entertained. The vehicle that managed to score the highest possible result was named “Best Car for Families” in the respective category.
New Kia Telluride has won the 2021 Kelley Blue Book Best Resale Value Award in the three-row midsize SUV category. The award is given to models with the lowest possible depreciation during the first five years of ownership. In fact, depreciation remains one of the significant factors during ownership and oftentimes impacts the overall value.
2020 Kia Telluride, brand’s most advanced SUV to date, has been named a winner at the Automobile All-Stars, an annual evaluation event held by leading publication Automobile with the sole purpose to determine the best vehicle in the year. In this year’s event, 21 vehicles across various segments were gathered for comparison and evaluation and only eight of them received the “All-Stars” recognition.
Kia Telluride has won the 2020 ALG Design Innovation Award for Overall Design and Execution. ALG judges have praised the vehicle for its outstanding design and refined drivetrain system. As you might know, ALG, subsidiary of TrueCar, is an industry leader in vehicle residual value projections and has been operating for over 55 years.
Kia Telluride remains brand’s most awarded vehicle in the past year. It is also the first SUV to win the “Triple Crown” of the auto industry’s most prestigious accolades: 2020 North American Utility Vehicle of the Year from North American Car of the Year, MotorTrend SUV of the Year and Car and Driver 10 Best.
Kia Telluride has been awarded a 2020 Edmunds Top Rated Award, taking the win its category to earn the title of Top Rated SUV.
With its sophisticated styling, refined handling, and excellent price-to-value ratio, the new 2020 Kia Telluride confidently wins “SUV of the year” by the Hispanic Motor Press Foundation. Kia’s largest and most agile SUV was recognized for its ample interior and cargo space, convenience and comfort, advanced technologies and overall excellent passive and active safety technologies.
Kia Telluride, the latest addition to the lineup has proved that it is not only bigger and bolder, but also more isofar it was named “SUV of Texas” at the 2019 Texas Auto Writers Association Truck Rodeo. Additionally, Telluride was also named the “Mid-Size SUV of Texas”.
It is a well-known fact that Kia vehicles are the ones with the most Top Safety Pick and Top Safety Pick Plus ratings, compared with any other automobile brand. Of course, there’s a fine reason behind this phenomenon – Kia team has done its best with each new model and edition and the results are simply astonishing!