Kia UK has a great February with a 12.5% increase on February 2016.

• 3243 new vehicles delivered to customers
• Kia passes 10,000 units in first two months
• Top three best sellers are Sportage, Rio and Picanto
• Kia comes second place in the 2017 NFDA Dealer Attitude Survey

Kia hit another top score in February with 3,243 new vehicles delivered to the brand's ever-growing band of enthusiastic customers and reached 10,904 sales for the first two months of the year.

The February total eclipsed last year's performance of 2,889 - a 12.5 per cent increase and the two-month figure was up almost 38 per cent on the 7,955 vehicles sold in the same period in 2016.

The performance in February was led by Sportage with Rio and Picanto completing the marque's top three best-sellers. In the first two months of the year the same vehicles led Kia's charge with them accounting for 4395, 1399 and 1394 respectively.

Paul Philpott, President and Chief Executive of Kia Motors (UK) Limited said: "We are delighted that so many savvy British motorists recognise the style, reliability and value of Kia products and that they appreciate the excellent service provided by our 188 dealers. Together our customers and dealers have delivered our strongest ever start to a year and we are indebted to them for that.

"The market is likely to get tough after the VED changes in April, but with our all-new Rio already making an impact and with an all-new Picanto to come in May plus two other introductions in segments where we currently have no presence I am optimistic about hitting our target of 91,000 sales in 2017," he added.

This record result comes just as the National Franchised Dealers Association publish the NFDA Dealer Attitude survey results, in which Kia earned second place. When respondents were asked how would they rate their manufacturers overall, Kia earned an improved score of 9.3 out of ten, showing they have one of the highest rated relationships with franchised car dealers.

UK SALES JANUARY - KIA - The Korean giant posts an all time record for the month.

• Record January sales of 7,661
• Sportage returns to Top Ten sellers
• Kia rank eighth overall

Continuing high customer demand and a new year SUV special sales event helped Kia set a new all-time January sales record of 7,661 – taking the brand to eighth in the UK new car sales charts.

With 3,063 Sportage models delivered to customers during the month Kia enjoyed its best-ever start to a new year and the must-have SUV re-entered the SMMT’s Top Ten best-seller charts. 

The January perform captured a 4.39 per cent share of the Januance was 51 per cent up on January in 2016 – itself one of Kia’s best-ever January numbers. In January 2016 Kia delivered 5,066 new cars to customers for a 2.99 per cent market share.

Paul Philpott, Kia Motors (UK) Limited President and Chief Executive said: “This is a stunning performance by our dealers and reflects the continuing confidence and desire amongst our amazing growing family of customers.

“Our special SUV event saw demand for all our multi-purpose models such as Sportage, Sorento, Niro and Soul increase and this has given us a very positive start to 2017. We still expect some challenges this year – not least when the VED regulations change in April, but this level of demand shows our customers recognise the style, quality and affordability that Kia represents,” he added.

END OF YEAR UK - KIA - Another year of record sales as Kia outperforms the market.

• Kia records best-ever 89,364 sales in 2016
• Kia out-performs new car market with near 14 per cent growth
• Sportage continues to lead demand
• New Niro and Optima Sportswagon make positive starts

Kia Motors (UK) Limited set yet another new record in 2016 with sales for the year totalling 89,363 a 13.8 per cent growth compared to 2015’s record total of 78,489.

With Sportage, Picanto, cee’d, Rio and Venga continuing to lead Kia’s performance table the brand saw its sales split almost equally between retail and fleet. 

Private customers accounted for 49 per cent of the total – a much stronger performance than the overall market where fleet sales take 57.4 per cent with private customers representing just 38 per cent of sales.

Launched during the second half of the year Kia’s new hybrid SUV – the Kia Niro – and its Optima Sportswagon both contributed positively with the Sportswagon helping Optima sales double and Niro establishing itself well amongst both retail and fleet customers.

Paul Philpott, President and Chief Executive said: “The new car market has done well in 2016 – growing overall by two per cent, but I am proud and excited that we have delivered 14 per cent growth in what has been a very competitive market.

“Our dedicated and enthusiastic 187-strong dealer network along with attractive new products such as the latest Sportage, Niro and Optima Sportswagon continue to win new customers for the brand. And we have even more new products to come in 2017 – so although the market is expected to decline by around five per cent, I believe we are well-placed to continue our growth pattern towards our stated aim of 100,000 cars per year,” he added.