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Kia racks up another record month as its new $30K electric SUV hits dealers

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Kia racks up another record month as its new $30K electric SUV hits dealers

Kia is eyeing its fourth consecutive annual US sales record after another record-breaking October. With the new 2027 EV3 arriving, Kia is “confident” the momentum will carry into Q4 and well into 2027.

“With six consecutive months of record-breaking sales, Kia is accelerating toward a fourth straight annual sales record,” Kia America vice president of sales Eric Watson said on Tuesday.

Kia sold 80,008 vehicles in the US last month, up 16% year over year and marking its best October sales month ever.

Kia said electrified and hybrid vehicles drove the growth, with sales up 112% and 114% YOY, both setting new sales records.

Several Kia models posted strong YOY sales growth, including the three-row electric EV9 (+111%), Telluride (+63%), EV6 (+58%), Seltos (+43%), Sorento (+31%), Carnival (+17%), K4 (+14%), and Sportage (+12%).

Regarding its fully electric vehicles. Sales of the EV9, Kia’s three-row electric SUV, are now up 5% year-to-date, with 13,835 units sold through October.

Although EV6 sales rebounded slightly last month, they are still down 39% YTD, with 7,067 units sold through October.

Kia’s new entry-level electric SUV, the EV3 (check out our review), is now in showrooms nationwide. After it went on sale in mid-August, Kia sold 1,496 EV3s in its first two months.

The 2027 EV3 is Kia’s most affordable fully electric vehicle, starting at $29,890. That’s for the base EV3 Light model, which uses a 58.3 kWh battery that provides up to 221 miles of range.


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