KIA AMERICA CONTINUES WINNING STREAK WITH RECORD JANUARY SALES
Fast Start to 2026 Extends Kia's Record-Breaking Sales Run
IRVINE, Calif., Feb. 3, 2026 /PRNewswire/ -- Kia America's record-breaking sales streak continued into the new year with January sales of 64,502 units, a 13 percent increase over the previous high set in January 2025.
Six Kia models – Carnival (+60 percent); Sportage (+23 percent); K5 (+8 percent); Telluride (+7 percent); Seltos (+6 percent) and K4 (+2 percent) – posted best-ever January sales and sales of Kia's electrified models (+45 percent) and SUVs (+14 percent) also set new January sales records.
"Building on three straight annual sales records, January's record performance shows that Kia is not slowing down as the brand's strategy of giving customers everything they need and more than they expect across a variety of segments and powertrains attracts more and more new customers," said Eric Watson, vice president, sales operations, Kia America. "With the all-new flagship 2027 Telluride SUV, now available with a hybrid variant, and the highly anticipated K4 hatchback arriving in showrooms soon, 2026 will once again prove the value of offering a balanced lineup to U.S. customers and we are confident that our upward trajectory will continue."
In addition to the monthly sales performance, Kia America also made additional announcements, including:
MONTH OF JANUARY
YEAR-TO-DATE
Model
2026
2025
2026
2025
EV9
674
1,232
674
1,232
EV6
540
1,542
540
1,542
K4/Forte
11,642
11,616
11,642
11,616
K5
6,276
4,357
6,276
4,357
Soul
1,731
3,554
1,731
3,554
Niro
3,170
1,202
3,170
1,202
Seltos
5,278
2,840
5,278
2,840
Sportage
13,984
11,357
13,984
11,357
Sorento
5,904
6,871
5,904
6,871
Telluride
9,424
8,771
9,424
8,771
Carnival
5,879
3,665
5,879
3,665
Total
64,502
57,007
64,502
57,007
Kia America – about us
Headquartered in Irvine, California, Kia America continues to top automotive quality surveys. Kia is recognized as one of the TIME World's Most Sustainable Companies of 2024. Kia serves as the "Official Automotive Partner" of the NBA and WNBA and offers a range of gasoline, hybrid, plug-in hybrid, and electric vehicles sold through a network of nearly 800 dealers in the U.S., including several SUVs proudly assembled in America*.
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* Select trims of the all-electric EV6 and EV9 all-electric three-row SUV, Sportage (excludes HEV and PHEV models), Sorento (excludes HEV and PHEV models), and Telluride are assembled in the United States from U.S. and globally sourced parts.
1 MSRP excludes destination and handling, taxes, title, license fees, options and retailer charges. Actual prices set by retailer and may vary.
SOURCE Kia America