{"id":302372,"date":"2025-05-08T07:48:58","date_gmt":"2025-05-08T14:48:58","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/sftarticles.wpenginepowered.com\/en\/?p=302372"},"modified":"2025-07-01T14:41:46","modified_gmt":"2025-07-01T21:41:46","slug":"kia-ev3-emerges-as-top-selling-electric-suv-in-korea-and-europe","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/cms-articles.softonic.io\/en\/kia-ev3-emerges-as-top-selling-electric-suv-in-korea-and-europe\/","title":{"rendered":"Kia EV3 Emerges as Top-Selling Electric SUV in Korea and Europe"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Kia&#8217;s new electric models, the EV3 and EV5, are making significant strides in sales across key markets, <a href=\"https:\/\/en.softonic.com\/articles\/kia-motors-sees-record-sales-start-to-2025-amid-rising-suv-demand\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" title=\"positioning the automaker as a notable player in the electric vehicle sector.\">positioning the automaker as a notable player in the electric vehicle sector.<\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><strong>In April, Kia reported nearly 275,000 global vehicle sales, a boost driven largely by the success of these models. <\/strong>The EV3 has emerged as the top-selling electric SUV in both Korea and Europe, where it was launched in November at a starting price of \u20ac35,990 (approximately $40,700).<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">With incentives, buyers can acquire the EV3 in South Korea for under $30,000, making it an attractive option in the competitive EV market.<\/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\">Kia records 5% year-on-year sales growth in April, led by SUV demand and EV3 success<a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/c6o1EkoNsZ\">https:\/\/t.co\/c6o1EkoNsZ<\/a> <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/93xSEav3QX\">pic.twitter.com\/93xSEav3QX<\/a><\/p>&mdash; Motor Trade News (@motortradenews) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/motortradenews\/status\/1918263813717061788?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">May 2, 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&#8217;s EV3 and EV5 Surge in Sales, Strengthening Their Electric Vehicle Presence<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">In Australia, the EV5 has quickly climbed the ranks, capturing the title of the fourth best-selling electric SUV, with 1,509 units sold.<a href=\"https:\/\/en.softonic.com\/articles\/tesla-launches-affordable-model-y-priced-at-49000\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" title=\" It trails only Tesla's Model Y\"> It trails only Tesla&#8217;s Model Y<\/a>, Model 3, and the MG MG4.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">The success of the EV5 has seen it outperform models from BYD, which is notable amidst a fiercely competitive landscape. Despite its successes, Kia faces challenges,<strong> particularly in the U.S. market, where sales of the EV6 fell by 68% and the EV9 by 85% last month, indicating potential hurdles moving forward.<\/strong><\/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=\"[LIVESTREAM] The Kia EV3\uff5cWorld Premiere\" width=\"840\" height=\"473\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/a3E-Dwrx5Gc?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\"><strong>Kia is not resting on its laurels.<\/strong> Plans are already in the pipeline to introduce the EV4, the company\u2019s first electric sedan, in Europe and globally by 2026, further diversifying its EV portfolio.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">The EV3 is also set for a U.S. launch at the end of this year or early 2026, with a projected starting price of around $35,000. As more low-cost electric vehicles hit the market, Kia is banking on new models like the EV3 and EV4 to enhance its global electrification strategy and solidify its market presence.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Kia&#8217;s new electric models, the EV3 and EV5, are making significant strides in sales across key markets, positioning the automaker as a notable player in the electric vehicle sector. In April, Kia reported nearly 275,000 global vehicle sales, a boost driven largely by the success of these models. The EV3 has emerged as the top-selling &hellip; <a href=\"https:\/\/cms-articles.softonic.io\/en\/kia-ev3-emerges-as-top-selling-electric-suv-in-korea-and-europe\/\" class=\"more-link\">Continue reading<span class=\"screen-reader-text\"> &#8220;Kia EV3 Emerges as Top-Selling Electric SUV in Korea and Europe&#8221;<\/span><\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":9317,"featured_media":302373,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":"","wpcf-pageviews":0},"categories":[1015],"tags":[8319,8774],"usertag":[],"vertical":[],"content-category":[6849],"class_list":["post-302372","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-news","tag-ev","tag-kia","content-category-lifestyle"],"aioseo_notices":[],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/cms-articles.softonic.io\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/302372","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=302372"}],"version-history":[{"count":1,"href":"https:\/\/cms-articles.softonic.io\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/302372\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":307174,"href":"https:\/\/cms-articles.softonic.io\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/302372\/revisions\/307174"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/cms-articles.softonic.io\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/302373"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/cms-articles.softonic.io\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=302372"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/cms-articles.softonic.io\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=302372"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/cms-articles.softonic.io\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=302372"},{"taxonomy":"usertag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/cms-articles.softonic.io\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/usertag?post=302372"},{"taxonomy":"vertical","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/cms-articles.softonic.io\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/vertical?post=302372"},{"taxonomy":"content-category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/cms-articles.softonic.io\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/content-category?post=302372"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}