100,000th Kia Sold In UK

Kia, the UK’s fastest growing car company, has just sold its 100,000th car in the UK.

Kia has enjoyed five record sales years in a row with exceptional growth since the company came under the ownership of Kia Motors Corporation in August 2002.

Paul Williams, Managing Director of Kia Motors (UK) Limited said: "It took Kia 10 years to achieve its first 50,000 sales but the company is now on target to exceed the same figure in just two years (2003-2004) and plans to be selling 50,000 cars in a single year by 2006."

He explained this success.

"This rapid growth has been achieved by bringing higher quality products to market, extending the product line-up, offering strong consumer offers and maximising market coverage. Nine product launches took place between 1991 and 1999 compared to 10 between 1999 and 2003 and 16 planned between 2004-2007. This level of growth has been sustained by expanding and strengthening the number, quality and sales potential of our dealer network."

Of the 100,000 cars sold, approximately 25,000 are Kia Prides (last sold in the spring of 2000), 16,500 Sedona, 14,500 Rio (the current best seller) and 11,500 Sportage (last sold in 2003).

Sales up 89%

Kia year on year sales at the end of February were up 89% in a market up just 5.2%. This placed Kia ahead of SEAT and Skoda in the UK market.

Audio with CD player standard on all Kia cars

All Kia's registered from 1 March from the Rio 1.3L upwards now come fitted with radios/CD players as standard. All Rio derivatives will be fitted with the VDO CD138. All other models will be fitted with the VDO CD723X with the exception of the Sedona LE which continues with the Sony CD680X.

Our Kia Sedona Guide lists the full specification of the current UK Sedona range, including car prices, fuel consumption, dimensions and other vital data.

Price Range: £16,195 - £21,745
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Models in the range: 4

We have road tested the Kia Sedona, to read our in-depth car reviews:

Kia Sedona Review - Aug 2003
Kia Sedona Review - Nov 2006

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