Kia Euro Sales (By Model) : 2000-2019

Kia arrived in Europe in 1991, starting with the Pride model. In time the Mentor and Sportage joined the team and by the year 2000, several models were being offered. There were ups and downs in this period so could look at its early history in the region with pride? Time to tell.

2000-04. For the first few years, half a percent of total sales was all the brand could achieve. The Sorento was followed by the Picanto and between them fortunes started to improve. The Carens and Cerato also did their bit to assist the cause. Was this a sign of better things?

	Model / Year	2004	2003	2002	2001	2000
	Picanto	58,579
	Sorento	34,789	24,151	7,212
	Rio/Pride	32,629	33,962	25,138	17,944	19,127
	Carnival/Sedona	21,652	23,073	19,214	16,473	15,618
	Carens/Joice	16,139	19,279	9,031	8,728	5,164
	Cerato/Shuma etc	11,727	6,889	8,490	11,272	20,064
	Magentis/Clarus	2,863	2,632	2,312	3,434	4,653
	Sportage	1,394	2,898	5,820	13,508	18,320
	Opirus	1,059	319
	Retona				889	1,505
	Others	349	13	48	19	108
	Total	181,180	113,216	77,265	72,267	84,559
	% Europe	1.1	0.8	0.6	0.5	0.6

2005-09. Market share did'nt fall below 1.5% for this five year stanza. That was a sudden improvement on the equivalent period just before. The Euro Cee'd model was a hit and total sales were consistently in the quarter million region. There was no suggestion that Kia was prepared to cede market share. Quite the opposite.

	Model / Year	2009	2008	2007	2006	2005
	Cee’d/Cerato	97,893	100,945	71,415	20,527	25,590
	Picanto	56,241	39,483	60,996	76,550	83,575
	Rio	23,413	20,268	22,288	30,759	27,105
	Sportage	21,294	26,372	32,076	32,147	36,309
	Soul	20,168
	Sorento	12,717	14,212	25,205	36,520	40,372
	Carens	11,771	15,482	19,843	14,489	15,896
	Carnival	6,282	7,584	15,011	22,104	22,959
	Magentis	1,648	1,840	3,567	4,986	3,406
	Venga	141
	Opirus		153	405	1,317	1,139
	Others	213	168	25	89	195
	Total	251,781	226,507	250,831	239,488	256,546
	% Europe	1.7	1.6	1.6	1.5	1.6

2010-14. This was a breakthrough five years as market share moved up strongly and consistently improving. The Sportage SUV went to tho of the sales chart for Kia, with the C'edd continuing its successful run. There was solid look to the model range.

	Model / Year	2014	2013	2012	2011	2010
	Sportage	96,281	90,165	82,563	65,222	28,544
	Cee’d	75,913	87,416	75,529	69,118	89,094
	Rio	58,319	57,935	69,438	28,345	16,713
	Picanto	51,403	50,716	58,145	51,114	46,265
	Venga	25,275	30,163	31,225	40,182	34,192
	Carens	22,463	14,490	621	1,879	3,396
	Soul	10,287	3,190	5,493	11,237	15,259
	Sorento	9,364	7,592	10,678	13,329	13,732
	Optima/Magentis	3,426	3,375	4,364	132	815
	Carnival				1,896	3,561
	Others	11	84	482	220	120
	Total	352,742	345,126	338,538	282,674	251,691
	% Europe	2.7	2.8	2.7	2.2	1.9

2015-19. A repeat dose of increase with sales now close to half a million. It was only back in 2003 that the 100,000 mark was passed. It really has a presence in Europe and a springboard to add to what's gone before with the models the company has.

	Model / Year	2019	2018	2017	2016	2015
	Sportage	110,330	121,376	129,501	140,008	104,512
	Cee'd	110,399	72,079	69,533	79,779	73,126
	Picanto	74,975	75,116	62,275	55,052	54,192
	Stonic	65,913	56,151	10,536
	Niro	57,693	44,501	33,582	8,531
	Rio	35,966	43,604	70,696	68,936	64,121
	Optima	12,469	14,389	16,398	9,752	3,272
	Venga	11,511	17,768	24,008	26,722	28,530
	Sorento	9,987	10,259	12,602	15,464	16,591
	Soul	4,982	11,554	12,400	13,886	16,333
	Stinger	3,582	3,855	1,168
	Carens	989	19,877	19,306	21,039	22,108
	Others	73	37	26	20	19
	Total	498,869	490,566	462,031	439,189	382,804
	% Europe	3.2	3.2	3.0	2.9	2.7

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