{"id":469356,"date":"2021-04-01T03:21:40","date_gmt":"2021-04-01T07:21:40","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.marketnewsdesk.com\/?p=469356"},"modified":"2021-04-01T03:21:40","modified_gmt":"2021-04-01T07:21:40","slug":"march-2021-marks-best-ever-month-and-first-quarter-sales-for-kia-in-the-u-s","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.marketnewsdesk.com\/index.php\/march-2021-marks-best-ever-month-and-first-quarter-sales-for-kia-in-the-u-s\/","title":{"rendered":"March 2021 Marks Best-Ever Month And First Quarter Sales For Kia In The U.S."},"content":{"rendered":"<div class=\"xn-newslines\">\n<h2 class=\"xn-hedline\">Recent Vehicle Launches &#8211; Seltos, K5, Sorento, Carnival MPV &#8211; Continue to Propel the Fast-Growing Brand Forward with K5 and Seltos Posting Highest-Ever Monthly Sales Totals<\/h2>\n<p class=\"xn-distributor\">PR Newswire<\/p>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<div class=\"xn-content\">\n<p>\n        <span class=\"xn-location\">IRVINE, Calif.<\/span>, <span class=\"xn-chron\">April 1, 2021<\/span> \/PRNewswire\/ &#8212;\u00a0Kia Motors America (KMA) today announced its best-ever month and an all-time high for first quarter sales. Through March, Kia sales are up 9-percent over the previous first quarter high set in 2016. Finishing in record-setting fashion, Kia delivered 66,523 vehicles in March, with best-ever monthly performances by the K5 and Seltos.<\/p>\n<div class=\"PRN_ImbeddedAssetReference\" id=\"DivAssetPlaceHolder1\">\n<p>\n          <a href=\"https:\/\/mma.prnewswire.com\/media\/1479375\/Kia_Motors_America_March_2021_Sales.html\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow noopener noreferrer\"><br \/>\n            <img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/mma.prnewswire.com\/media\/1479375\/Kia_Motors_America_March_2021_Sales.jpg\" title=\"March 2021 Marks Best-Ever Month and First Quarter Sales for Kia in the U.S.\" alt=\"March 2021 Marks Best-Ever Month and First Quarter Sales for Kia in the U.S.\" \/><br \/>\n          <\/a>\n        <\/p>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<p>March also saw Telluride continue its historic run, posting best-ever March sales a full two years after the model&#8217;s introduction.<\/p>\n<p>&#8220;After outpacing the industry last year, Kia is on the move again in 2021 and setting sales records as more new customers discover the world-class design and quality built into every one of our sporty sedans and capable SUVs,&#8221; said <span class=\"xn-person\">Sean Yoon<\/span>, president and CEO of Kia Motors North America\u00a0and Kia Motors America. &#8220;The successful launches of the all-new Sorento and Carnival have added to the momentum established by the Telluride and helped push the Kia brand to new heights with even greater potential for future growth.&#8221;<\/p>\n<p>In addition to its record-setting sales performance, Kia took home a number of industry awards in <span class=\"xn-chron\">March 2021<\/span>, including:<\/p>\n<ul type=\"disc\">\n<li>Eight Kia vehicles \u2013 Soul, Forte, K5, Stinger, Seltos, Sportage, Sorento and Telluride \u2013\u00a0 received the Top Safety Pick Plus (TSP+) and Top Safety Pick (TSP) designations from the Insurance Institute for Highway Safety (IIHS) <\/li>\n<li>U.S. News &amp; World Report named Telluride the &#8220;<a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/c212.net\/c\/link\/?t=0&amp;l=en&amp;o=3116456-1&amp;h=3868043855&amp;u=https%3A%2F%2Fcars.usnews.com%2Fcars-trucks%2Fbest-cars-for-families&amp;a=Best+3-Row+SUV+for+Families\" rel=\"nofollow noopener noreferrer\">Best 3-Row SUV for Families<\/a>&#8221; for the second consecutive year <\/li>\n<li>\n          <i>Car and Driver<\/i>\u00a0presented 2021 Editors&#8217; Choice Awards to Rio, Soul, K5, Sorento, and Telluride <\/li>\n<li>\n          <span class=\"xn-person\">Kelley Blue Book<\/span> named Telluride the Best Resale Value Award in the 3-Row, Midsize SUV category<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>\n        <b><br \/>\n          <u>About Kia Motors America <\/u><br \/>\n        <\/b>\n      <\/p>\n<p>Headquartered in <span class=\"xn-location\">Irvine, California<\/span>, Kia Motors America continues to top quality surveys and is recognized as one of the 100 Best Global Brands. Kia serves as the &#8220;Official Automotive Partner&#8221; of the NBA and offers a complete range of vehicles sold through a network of nearly 750 dealers in the U.S., including cars and SUVs proudly assembled in America.*<\/p>\n<p>For media information, including photography, visit\u00a0<a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/c212.net\/c\/link\/?t=0&amp;l=en&amp;o=3116456-1&amp;h=105965216&amp;u=https%3A%2F%2Fprotect-us.mimecast.com%2Fs%2FyDOaCn57L4hjZQ4Oip44X7%3Fdomain%3Dnam05.safelinks.protection.outlook.com&amp;a=www.kiamedia.com\" rel=\"nofollow noopener noreferrer\">www.kiamedia.com<\/a>.\u00a0To receive custom email notifications for press releases the moment they are published, subscribe at\u00a0<a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/c212.net\/c\/link\/?t=0&amp;l=en&amp;o=3116456-1&amp;h=3703037784&amp;u=https%3A%2F%2Fprotect-us.mimecast.com%2Fs%2FlpeyCo28M4tZVJAqH7DRXw%3Fdomain%3Dnam05.safelinks.protection.outlook.com&amp;a=www.kiamedia.com%2Fus%2Fen%2Fnewsalert\" rel=\"nofollow noopener noreferrer\">www.kiamedia.com\/us\/en\/newsalert<\/a>.<\/p>\n<div>\n<table cellspacing=\"0\" cellpadding=\"0\" border=\"1\" class=\"prntblns\">\n<tr>\n<td class=\"prnsbts prnrbrs prnvab prnsbbs prntar prnpl6 prnsbls prnpr6\">\n              \n            <\/td>\n<td colspan=\"2\" class=\"prngen3\">\n<p class=\"prnews_p\">\n                <span class=\"prnews_span\"><br \/>\n                  <b><br \/>\n                    <u>MONTH OF MARCH<\/u><br \/>\n                  <\/b><br \/>\n                <\/span>\n              <\/p>\n<\/td>\n<td colspan=\"2\" class=\"prngen3\">\n<p class=\"prnews_p\">\n                <span class=\"prnews_span\"><br \/>\n                  <b><br \/>\n                    <u>YEAR-TO-DATE<\/u><br \/>\n                  <\/b><br \/>\n                <\/span>\n              <\/p>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td class=\"prngen4\">\n<p class=\"prnews_p\">\n                <span class=\"prnews_span\"><br \/>\n                  <b>Model<\/b><br \/>\n                <\/span>\n              <\/p>\n<\/td>\n<td class=\"prngen5\">\n<p class=\"prnews_p\">\n                <span class=\"prnews_span\"><br \/>\n                  <b>2021<\/b><br \/>\n                <\/span>\n              <\/p>\n<\/td>\n<td class=\"prngen5\">\n<p class=\"prnews_p\">\n                <span class=\"prnews_span\"><br \/>\n                  <b>2020<\/b><br \/>\n                <\/span>\n              <\/p>\n<\/td>\n<td class=\"prngen5\">\n<p class=\"prnews_p\">\n                <span class=\"prnews_span\"><br \/>\n                  <b>2021<\/b><br \/>\n                <\/span>\n              <\/p>\n<\/td>\n<td class=\"prngen5\">\n<p class=\"prnews_p\">\n                <span class=\"prnews_span\"><br \/>\n                  <b>2020<\/b><br \/>\n                <\/span>\n              <\/p>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td class=\"prngen4\">\n<p class=\"prnews_p\">\n                <span class=\"prnews_span\">Rio<\/span>\n              <\/p>\n<\/td>\n<td class=\"prngen5\">\n<p class=\"prnews_p\">\n                <span class=\"prnews_span\">2,894<\/span>\n              <\/p>\n<\/td>\n<td class=\"prngen5\">\n<p class=\"prnews_p\">\n                <span class=\"prnews_span\">2,135<\/span>\n              <\/p>\n<\/td>\n<td class=\"prngen5\">\n<p class=\"prnews_p\">\n                <span class=\"prnews_span\">6,818<\/span>\n              <\/p>\n<\/td>\n<td class=\"prngen5\">\n<p class=\"prnews_p\">\n                <span class=\"prnews_span\">6,845<\/span>\n              <\/p>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td class=\"prngen4\">\n<p class=\"prnews_p\">\n                <span class=\"prnews_span\">Forte<\/span>\n              <\/p>\n<\/td>\n<td class=\"prngen5\">\n<p class=\"prnews_p\">\n                <span class=\"prnews_span\">10,459<\/span>\n              <\/p>\n<\/td>\n<td class=\"prngen5\">\n<p class=\"prnews_p\">\n                <span class=\"prnews_span\">7,598<\/span>\n              <\/p>\n<\/td>\n<td class=\"prngen5\">\n<p class=\"prnews_p\">\n                <span class=\"prnews_span\">24,850<\/span>\n              <\/p>\n<\/td>\n<td class=\"prngen5\">\n<p class=\"prnews_p\">\n                <span class=\"prnews_span\">22,359<\/span>\n              <\/p>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td class=\"prngen4\">\n<p class=\"prnews_p\">\n                <span class=\"prnews_span\">K5\/Optima<\/span>\n              <\/p>\n<\/td>\n<td class=\"prngen5\">\n<p class=\"prnews_p\">\n                <span class=\"prnews_span\">8,717<\/span>\n              <\/p>\n<\/td>\n<td class=\"prngen5\">\n<p class=\"prnews_p\">\n                <span class=\"prnews_span\">8,408<\/span>\n              <\/p>\n<\/td>\n<td class=\"prngen5\">\n<p class=\"prnews_p\">\n                <span class=\"prnews_span\">20,394<\/span>\n              <\/p>\n<\/td>\n<td class=\"prngen5\">\n<p class=\"prnews_p\">\n                <span class=\"prnews_span\">20,345<\/span>\n              <\/p>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td class=\"prngen4\">\n<p class=\"prnews_p\">\n                <span class=\"prnews_span\">Cadenza<\/span>\n              <\/p>\n<\/td>\n<td class=\"prngen5\">\n<p class=\"prnews_p\">\n                <span class=\"prnews_span\">54<\/span>\n              <\/p>\n<\/td>\n<td class=\"prngen5\">\n<p class=\"prnews_p\">\n                <span class=\"prnews_span\">96<\/span>\n              <\/p>\n<\/td>\n<td class=\"prngen5\">\n<p class=\"prnews_p\">\n                <span class=\"prnews_span\">155<\/span>\n              <\/p>\n<\/td>\n<td class=\"prngen5\">\n<p class=\"prnews_p\">\n                <span class=\"prnews_span\">485<\/span>\n              <\/p>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td class=\"prngen4\">\n<p class=\"prnews_p\">\n                <span class=\"prnews_span\">Stinger<\/span>\n              <\/p>\n<\/td>\n<td class=\"prngen5\">\n<p class=\"prnews_p\">\n                <span class=\"prnews_span\">1,007<\/span>\n              <\/p>\n<\/td>\n<td class=\"prngen5\">\n<p class=\"prnews_p\">\n                <span class=\"prnews_span\">754<\/span>\n              <\/p>\n<\/td>\n<td class=\"prngen5\">\n<p class=\"prnews_p\">\n                <span class=\"prnews_span\">2,444<\/span>\n              <\/p>\n<\/td>\n<td class=\"prngen5\">\n<p class=\"prnews_p\">\n                <span class=\"prnews_span\">2,560<\/span>\n              <\/p>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td class=\"prngen4\">\n<p class=\"prnews_p\">\n                <span class=\"prnews_span\">K900<\/span>\n              <\/p>\n<\/td>\n<td class=\"prngen5\">\n<p class=\"prnews_p\">\n                <span class=\"prnews_span\">22<\/span>\n              <\/p>\n<\/td>\n<td class=\"prngen5\">\n<p class=\"prnews_p\">\n                <span class=\"prnews_span\">16<\/span>\n              <\/p>\n<\/td>\n<td class=\"prngen5\">\n<p class=\"prnews_p\">\n                <span class=\"prnews_span\">56<\/span>\n              <\/p>\n<\/td>\n<td class=\"prngen5\">\n<p class=\"prnews_p\">\n                <span class=\"prnews_span\">65<\/span>\n              <\/p>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td class=\"prngen4\">\n<p class=\"prnews_p\">\n                <span class=\"prnews_span\">Soul<\/span>\n              <\/p>\n<\/td>\n<td class=\"prngen5\">\n<p class=\"prnews_p\">\n                <span class=\"prnews_span\">6,899<\/span>\n              <\/p>\n<\/td>\n<td class=\"prngen5\">\n<p class=\"prnews_p\">\n                <span class=\"prnews_span\">5,367<\/span>\n              <\/p>\n<\/td>\n<td class=\"prngen5\">\n<p class=\"prnews_p\">\n                <span class=\"prnews_span\">17,191<\/span>\n              <\/p>\n<\/td>\n<td class=\"prngen5\">\n<p class=\"prnews_p\">\n                <span class=\"prnews_span\">16,713<\/span>\n              <\/p>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td class=\"prngen4\">\n<p class=\"prnews_p\">\n                <span class=\"prnews_span\">Niro<\/span>\n              <\/p>\n<\/td>\n<td class=\"prngen5\">\n<p class=\"prnews_p\">\n                <span class=\"prnews_span\">1,753<\/span>\n              <\/p>\n<\/td>\n<td class=\"prngen5\">\n<p class=\"prnews_p\">\n                <span class=\"prnews_span\">1,454<\/span>\n              <\/p>\n<\/td>\n<td class=\"prngen5\">\n<p class=\"prnews_p\">\n                <span class=\"prnews_span\">4,311<\/span>\n              <\/p>\n<\/td>\n<td class=\"prngen5\">\n<p class=\"prnews_p\">\n                <span class=\"prnews_span\">4,975<\/span>\n              <\/p>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td class=\"prngen4\">\n<p class=\"prnews_p\">\n                <span class=\"prnews_span\">Seltos<\/span>\n              <\/p>\n<\/td>\n<td class=\"prngen5\">\n<p class=\"prnews_p\">\n                <span class=\"prnews_span\">6,497<\/span>\n              <\/p>\n<\/td>\n<td class=\"prngen5\">\n<p class=\"prnews_p\">\n                <span class=\"prnews_span\">2,160<\/span>\n              <\/p>\n<\/td>\n<td class=\"prngen5\">\n<p class=\"prnews_p\">\n                <span class=\"prnews_span\">16,786<\/span>\n              <\/p>\n<\/td>\n<td class=\"prngen5\">\n<p class=\"prnews_p\">\n                <span class=\"prnews_span\">5,052<\/span>\n              <\/p>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td class=\"prngen4\">\n<p class=\"prnews_p\">\n                <span class=\"prnews_span\">Sportage<\/span>\n              <\/p>\n<\/td>\n<td class=\"prngen5\">\n<p class=\"prnews_p\">\n                <span class=\"prnews_span\">9,471<\/span>\n              <\/p>\n<\/td>\n<td class=\"prngen5\">\n<p class=\"prnews_p\">\n                <span class=\"prnews_span\">5,382<\/span>\n              <\/p>\n<\/td>\n<td class=\"prngen5\">\n<p class=\"prnews_p\">\n                <span class=\"prnews_span\">22,417<\/span>\n              <\/p>\n<\/td>\n<td class=\"prngen5\">\n<p class=\"prnews_p\">\n                <span class=\"prnews_span\">20,057<\/span>\n              <\/p>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td class=\"prngen4\">\n<p class=\"prnews_p\">\n                <span class=\"prnews_span\">Sorento<\/span>\n              <\/p>\n<\/td>\n<td class=\"prngen5\">\n<p class=\"prnews_p\">\n                <span class=\"prnews_span\">8,692<\/span>\n              <\/p>\n<\/td>\n<td class=\"prngen5\">\n<p class=\"prnews_p\">\n                <span class=\"prnews_span\">5,710<\/span>\n              <\/p>\n<\/td>\n<td class=\"prngen5\">\n<p class=\"prnews_p\">\n                <span class=\"prnews_span\">19,724<\/span>\n              <\/p>\n<\/td>\n<td class=\"prngen5\">\n<p class=\"prnews_p\">\n                <span class=\"prnews_span\">18,055<\/span>\n              <\/p>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td class=\"prngen4\">\n<p class=\"prnews_p\">\n                <span class=\"prnews_span\">Telluride<\/span>\n              <\/p>\n<\/td>\n<td class=\"prngen5\">\n<p class=\"prnews_p\">\n                <span class=\"prnews_span\">8,591<\/span>\n              <\/p>\n<\/td>\n<td class=\"prngen5\">\n<p class=\"prnews_p\">\n                <span class=\"prnews_span\">5,153<\/span>\n              <\/p>\n<\/td>\n<td class=\"prngen5\">\n<p class=\"prnews_p\">\n                <span class=\"prnews_span\">21,854<\/span>\n              <\/p>\n<\/td>\n<td class=\"prngen5\">\n<p class=\"prnews_p\">\n                <span class=\"prnews_span\">16,826<\/span>\n              <\/p>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td class=\"prngen4\">\n<p class=\"prnews_p\">\n                <span class=\"prnews_span\">Sedona\/Carnival<\/span>\n              <\/p>\n<\/td>\n<td class=\"prngen5\">\n<p class=\"prnews_p\">\n                <span class=\"prnews_span\">1,467<\/span>\n              <\/p>\n<\/td>\n<td class=\"prngen5\">\n<p class=\"prnews_p\">\n                <span class=\"prnews_span\">1,180<\/span>\n              <\/p>\n<\/td>\n<td class=\"prngen5\">\n<p class=\"prnews_p\">\n                <span class=\"prnews_span\">2,550<\/span>\n              <\/p>\n<\/td>\n<td class=\"prngen5\">\n<p class=\"prnews_p\">\n                <span class=\"prnews_span\">3,608<\/span>\n              <\/p>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td class=\"prngen4\">\n<p class=\"prnews_p\">\n                <span class=\"prnews_span\"><br \/>\n                  <b>Total<\/b><br \/>\n                <\/span>\n              <\/p>\n<\/td>\n<td class=\"prngen5\">\n<p class=\"prnews_p\">\n                <span class=\"prnews_span\"><br \/>\n                  <b>66,523<\/b><br \/>\n                <\/span>\n              <\/p>\n<\/td>\n<td class=\"prngen5\">\n<p class=\"prnews_p\">\n                <span class=\"prnews_span\"><br \/>\n                  <b>45,413<\/b><br \/>\n                <\/span>\n              <\/p>\n<\/td>\n<td class=\"prngen5\">\n<p class=\"prnews_p\">\n                <span class=\"prnews_span\"><br \/>\n                  <b>159,550<\/b><br \/>\n                <\/span>\n              <\/p>\n<\/td>\n<td class=\"prngen5\">\n<p class=\"prnews_p\">\n                <span class=\"prnews_span\"><br \/>\n                  <b>137,945<\/b><br \/>\n                <\/span>\n              <\/p>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/table><\/div>\n<p>\n        <b>*The Telluride, Sorento and K5 are 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Through March, Kia sales are up 9-percent over the previous first quarter high set in 2016. Finishing in record-setting fashion, Kia delivered 66,523 vehicles in March, with best-ever monthly performances by the K5 and Seltos. March also saw Telluride continue its historic run, posting best-ever March sales a full two years after the model&#8217;s introduction. &#8220;After outpacing the industry last year, Kia is on the move again in 2021 &hellip; <\/p>\n<p class=\"link-more\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.marketnewsdesk.com\/index.php\/march-2021-marks-best-ever-month-and-first-quarter-sales-for-kia-in-the-u-s\/\" class=\"more-link\">Continue reading<span class=\"screen-reader-text\"> &#8220;March 2021 Marks Best-Ever Month And First Quarter Sales For Kia In The U.S.&#8221;<\/span><\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-469356","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry"],"yoast_head":"<!-- This site is optimized with the Yoast SEO plugin v27.4 - https:\/\/yoast.com\/product\/yoast-seo-wordpress\/ -->\n<title>March 2021 Marks Best-Ever Month And First Quarter Sales For Kia In The U.S. - Market Newsdesk<\/title>\n<meta name=\"robots\" content=\"index, follow, max-snippet:-1, max-image-preview:large, max-video-preview:-1\" \/>\n<link rel=\"canonical\" href=\"https:\/\/www.marketnewsdesk.com\/index.php\/march-2021-marks-best-ever-month-and-first-quarter-sales-for-kia-in-the-u-s\/\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:locale\" content=\"en_US\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:type\" content=\"article\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:title\" content=\"March 2021 Marks Best-Ever Month And First Quarter Sales For Kia In The U.S. - Market Newsdesk\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:description\" content=\"Recent Vehicle Launches &#8211; Seltos, K5, Sorento, Carnival MPV &#8211; Continue to Propel the Fast-Growing Brand Forward with K5 and Seltos Posting Highest-Ever Monthly Sales Totals PR Newswire IRVINE, Calif., April 1, 2021 \/PRNewswire\/ &#8212;\u00a0Kia Motors America (KMA) today announced its best-ever month and an all-time high for first quarter sales. 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