This was a good year for Kia, with factory sales up 11%. Just over half came from Korean based operations. Kia was slow to open plants elsewhere and after a flurry of action, it seems to have plateaued. India only came on line in 2019 and already looks to be heading for the second spot.
China started production in 2002 and that the lowest percentage (5%) in terms of contribution since that year. Sales are sluggish and capacity heavily underutilised. Jiangsu Yueda Kia, Kia's subsidiary in China isn't going well so something needs to happen.
Of course, Russian production is now finished so the last time they will be listed for the foreseeable future. Yet, despite problems in China and exiting Russia didn't stop everywhere else from doing well. 2.8 million units is a strong result.
Data source: Kia.
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