Kia Motors Corporation announced today its global sales figures (export sales, domestic sales and sales from overseas plants) for passenger cars, recreational vehicles (RVs) and commercial vehicles for May 2012, recording a total of 240,000 units sold. This figure represents a year-on-year increase of 15.5%.
In May, Kia posted year-on-year sales increases in all regions of the world – 28.3% in Europe (52,794 units sold); 21.1% in China (40,723 units sold); 14.0% in general markets (45,502 units sold); 9.2% North America (60,231 units sold); and 7.2% in (40,750 units sold) in Kia's home market of Korea.