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Kia achieves 1 million cumulative sales in Australia after 37 years

Published: 04 Sep. 2025, 13:00

A car carrier transporting Tesla vehicles travels past Kia Motors' vehicles parked at a port in Pyeongtaek, Gyeonggi, on July 31. [REUTERS/YONHAP]

Kia , Korea's second-largest automaker, said Thursday it has surpassed 1 million cumulative sales in Australia, 37 years after entering the Oceanian nation.

The milestone was marked with a ceremony held Wednesday at a dealership in Queensland, according to the company.

Kia first entered the country in 1988 and launched a local sales subsidiary in 2006. It reached 500,000 units in cumulative sales in 2018 before doubling the figure in just seven years.

The Cerato, known as K4 in Korea, was Kia's best-selling model in Australia with 200,780 units sold, followed by the Sportage, Rio and Carnival models, with 188,159 units, 166,062 units and 123,854 units, respectively.

"Kia has thrived in a competitive and dynamic market, backed by products that have evolved to meet changing expectations and a brand that has earned the trust of Australian customers," Damien Meredith, CEO of Kia Australia, said. "With a fresh wave of innovative models on the horizon, today's celebration marks an exciting starting point for our next chapter."

Yonhap