Kia’s Sorento, fresh Cerato, Carnival and Rondo have returned a month of intense sales across a term where the market headed southern in terms of month on month and year to date sales.
Sorento’s 238 sales was an boost of 103% on February 2010 and puts the SUV 77.2% forward of total sales this time final year.
Similarly the all-new Cerato five-door hatch, which was launched in Australia in October 2010, has contributed to a intense month, blending with the sedan to post an boost in sales of 57.1% as shortly as likened to Februaryfinal year.
Kia dominated the People Movers beneath $55,000 segment with Carnival’s 275 sales on behalf of 34.5% of allcars marketed in the category. Supported via Rondo, Kia had pair of merely six cars that worldly positive salesnumbers in the segment. Rondo was upward 65.7% likened to February 2010 and is upward 20.7% so far this year.
“The observation that the Australian automotive market worldly a slow February is no great astonishmentnotably afterwards such a intense begin to the year which is dominated via New Year sales,” said Kia Motors Australia Chief Operating Officer Tony Barlow.
“We are excited to perceive a figure of our cars standing upward and delivering intense numbers during such a period. It is a intense indication that the market believes in the strength and quality of the Kia brand.”
