{"id":299669,"date":"2025-04-04T09:55:00","date_gmt":"2025-04-04T16:55:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/sftarticles.wpenginepowered.com\/en\/?p=299669"},"modified":"2025-07-01T14:57:53","modified_gmt":"2025-07-01T21:57:53","slug":"kia-motors-sees-record-sales-start-to-2025-amid-rising-suv-demand","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/cms-articles.softonic.io\/en\/kia-motors-sees-record-sales-start-to-2025-amid-rising-suv-demand\/","title":{"rendered":"Kia Motors Sees Record Sales Start to 2025 Amid Rising SUV Demand"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Kia Motors is experiencing a significant upswing in its sales,<a href=\"https:\/\/en.softonic.com\/articles\/2025-podria-ser-el-ano-para-kia-y-hyundai-en-el-sector-de-los-vehiculos-electricos\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" title=\" marking a record-breaking start to 2025\"> marking a record-breaking start to 2025<\/a>. In the first quarter, the company sold nearly 200,000 vehicles in the U.S., a 10.7% increase over the same period last year.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">This growth is attributed to heightened demand for SUVs and the introduction of the new K4 model, positioning Kia as a competitive force in the automotive market.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><strong>Key to this surge is the full-scale production of the EV9 and EV6 at Kia&#8217;s West Point<\/strong>, Georgia, plant, which is expected to drive even more electric vehicle (EV) sales this year.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-embed is-type-rich is-provider-twitter wp-block-embed-twitter\"><div class=\"wp-block-embed__wrapper\">\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\" data-width=\"550\" data-dnt=\"true\"><p lang=\"en\" dir=\"ltr\">Hyundai&#39;s EV sales continued to grow in the first quarter, whereas Kia witnessed a small drop.<a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/aUbxzGeqhd\">https:\/\/t.co\/aUbxzGeqhd<\/a><\/p>&mdash; InsideEVs (@InsideEVs) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/InsideEVs\/status\/1907164099319902517?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">April 1, 2025<\/a><\/blockquote><script async src=\"https:\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script>\n<\/div><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Kia Motors Sees Record Sales Surge With Nearly 200,000 Vehicles Sold in Q1 2025<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Despite a slight dip in EV sales in the first quarter\u2014<strong>3,756 EV9s sold compared to just over 4,000 last year, and 3,373 EV6s, down from 4,059<\/strong>\u2014Kia anticipates a rebound as the year progresses.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">\u201cIncreased customer interest and showroom traffic\u201d have been noted, indicating a growing appetite for Kia\u2019s electric offerings, according to Eric Watson, Kia America\u2019s vice president of sales.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">The momentum is further bolstered by Kia&#8217;s strategic brand revamp initiated in 2021, which included a new logo and slogan, aligning with a vision for innovation and efficiency.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-embed is-type-video is-provider-youtube wp-block-embed-youtube wp-embed-aspect-16-9 wp-has-aspect-ratio\"><div class=\"wp-block-embed__wrapper\">\n<iframe loading=\"lazy\" title=\"How Kia Pulled Off A Massive Turnaround\" width=\"840\" height=\"473\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/XkqLCNq7_2U?feature=oembed\" frameborder=\"0\" allow=\"accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture; web-share\" referrerpolicy=\"strict-origin-when-cross-origin\" allowfullscreen><\/iframe>\n<\/div><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">The company expects sales to accelerate in 2025, particularly with the upcoming opening of the new Metaplant America in Georgia, <strong>which will produce up to 500,000 EVs and hybrids.<\/strong> This facility is projected to enhance Kia&#8217;s production capabilities while significantly reducing costs.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><strong>Looking ahead, speculation surrounds the potential debut of the EV4, Kia&#8217;s first electric sedan, in 2026.<\/strong> This model is expected to compete with the Tesla Model 3 and could further energize Kia&#8217;s sales trajectory as the company seeks to solidify its presence in the electric vehicle market.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Kia Motors is experiencing a significant upswing in its sales, marking a record-breaking start to 2025. In the first quarter, the company sold nearly 200,000 vehicles in the U.S., a 10.7% increase over the same period last year. This growth is attributed to heightened demand for SUVs and the introduction of the new K4 model, &hellip; <a href=\"https:\/\/cms-articles.softonic.io\/en\/kia-motors-sees-record-sales-start-to-2025-amid-rising-suv-demand\/\" class=\"more-link\">Continue reading<span class=\"screen-reader-text\"> &#8220;Kia Motors Sees Record Sales Start to 2025 Amid Rising SUV Demand&#8221;<\/span><\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":9317,"featured_media":299670,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":"","wpcf-pageviews":0},"categories":[1015],"tags":[8319,8914],"usertag":[],"vertical":[],"content-category":[6849],"class_list":["post-299669","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-news","tag-ev","tag-hyundai","content-category-lifestyle"],"aioseo_notices":[],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/cms-articles.softonic.io\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/299669","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/cms-articles.softonic.io\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/cms-articles.softonic.io\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/cms-articles.softonic.io\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/9317"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/cms-articles.softonic.io\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=299669"}],"version-history":[{"count":1,"href":"https:\/\/cms-articles.softonic.io\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/299669\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":308139,"href":"https:\/\/cms-articles.softonic.io\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/299669\/revisions\/308139"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/cms-articles.softonic.io\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/299670"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/cms-articles.softonic.io\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=299669"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/cms-articles.softonic.io\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=299669"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/cms-articles.softonic.io\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=299669"},{"taxonomy":"usertag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/cms-articles.softonic.io\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/usertag?post=299669"},{"taxonomy":"vertical","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/cms-articles.softonic.io\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/vertical?post=299669"},{"taxonomy":"content-category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/cms-articles.softonic.io\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/content-category?post=299669"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}