In July, sales of KIA cars fell by 4% in Russia

In July of 2020, 18,038 KIA vehicles were sold in Russia, which is lower by 4.1% than a year before. At the end of 7 months of 2020, sales decreased by 23.9% and reached 99,257 vehicles. According to an official press release, the market share of the Korean brand in July was 12.2%, which allows it to keep its leadership among foreign brands in the Russian market.

The best-selling model in the Russian KIA lineup and the most popular foreign car in Russia remains Rio - in July of 2020, 7,031 cars of this family were sold (including the X-Line version). Sportage crossover is the second one with 3,750 sold units. The third one was the Optima sedan, the sales of which reached 1,666 vehicles. The five leaders also included KIA Cerato (1 237 units) and Ceed (1 021 units). As of August 5th, 2020, 199 KIA dealerships operate in Russia, located in 100 cities.