OREANDA-NEWS. Kia Motors Corporation announced its August 2017 global sales figures for passenger cars, recreational vehicles (RVs) and commercial vehicles, recording a total of 222,740 units sold.
 
In August, domestic market sales increased by 9.7% year-over-year, resulting in 41,027 units sold. Overseas sales decreased by 0.8% compared to the previous year, posting 181,713 units, with continued sales fall in Chinese market.
 
Kia's best-selling model in overseas markets during August 2017 was the Sportage compact SUV with 33,976 units sold. The Cerato compact sedan (known as 'Forte' or 'K3' in some markets) was the second best seller with 23,803 units sold, followed by the subcompact Rio (known as 'Pride' in Korea) with 20,901 units sold. 

  August 2017 August 2016 Y-o-Y Change July 2017 M-o-M Change Year to Date 2017 Year to Date 2016 Comulative Y-o-Y Change
Doemstic Sales 41,027 37,403 9.7% 43,611 -5.9% 340,481 358,160 -4.9%
Domestic production 79,106 56,620 39.7% 87,302 -9.4% 674,275 660,241 2.1%
Overseas Peoduction 102,607 126,506 -18.9% 85,207 20.4% 744,374 888,771 -16.2%
Overseas Sales 181,713 183,126 -0.8% 172,509 5.3% 1,418,649 1,549,012 -8.4%
Global Sales 222,740 220,529 1.0% 216,120 3.1% 1,759,130 1,907,172 -7.8%