Kia retained the leadership among foreign cars in Russia in March of 2022

Russian dealers of Kia sold 6,336 cars in March, which is 68% lower than a year before. According to the results of the first three months of 2022, 33,658 Kia cars were sold in Russia, which is 35% lower than in the same period of the previous year. As a result, Kia keeps the leadership among foreign automakers in Russia, and the market share of the brand was 12.1% in compare with 13.3% a year before, according to the AEB.

Rio remains Kia's bestseller in the Russian market – 2,918 sedans and cross-hatchbacks of this model were sold in March (-64%). The second place in terms of sales in the Kia line was taken by Sportage crossover, which was chosen by 812 buyers (-76%). The third result was shown by Seltos compact crossover – 597 cars (-62%). As previously reported by AUTOSTAT, in February at the Avtotor plant in Kaliningrad, the production of the fifth generation Kia Sportage crossover began, the premiere of which in Russia is expected in the second quarter of this year.