SEOUL - Kia Motors Corporation announced that global sales for all types of MCH reach the highest peak of 207,839 in May, sales increased 18.7% compared to May last year.
Cumulatively, the five months of 2011, the KIA global sales increased by 20.4% from year to year and sales touched 988,011 units.
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In May, KIA recorded strong sales and increased in all regions: 48.4% in North America (55,140 units sold), 28.8% in China (33,624 units sold), 19.2% in Europe (sold as many as 41,139 units) and 7.0% overall (39,924 units sold).
Meanwhile, sales at home that is in South Korea, declined by five percent or only 38 012 units sold.
North America had become the highest sales in 2011, reaching 42.4% of sales or as many as 226,078 units sold, while in other regions reached double-digit sales figures.
Kia's best selling product in the world market is the segment C, Cerato (known as the Forte in some areas) with sales of 38,204 units.
While the sequence is number two best-selling KIA Sportage, with sales of 28,563 units. In the next sequence is the Sorento mid-size CUV with sales of 18,459 units, Rio B-segment sold 18,191 units and crossover Soul sold over 17,812.
