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In 2022 Kia sold 78,330 vehicles in Australia.
Below you will see a visualisation of how those sales compare to a decade ago in 2012.
In 2012 Kia sold 31,048 vehicles in Australia, and over the last decade the South Korean brand has grown substantially to be larger than Hyundai.
Below is a graphical representation of the top manufacturers sales over the last 25 years (1997 to 2022), inclusive of passenger vehicles, SUVs, and both light and heavy commercial vehicles. This graph is interactive and you can pick to compare any number of manufacturers.
Gone are the Rondo, Soul and Optima but more popular models like the Stonic and Seltos have added substantial volume, allowing Kia Australia to climb up the sales charts.
| Models | 2012 | 2022 |
|---|---|---|
| Kia Carnival | 3,676 | 8,054 |
| Kia Cerato | 7,881 | 12,354 |
| Kia EV6 | 0 | 564 |
| Kia Niro | 0 | 1,602 |
| Kia Picanto | 0 | 5,196 |
| Kia Rio | 7,915 | 4,576 |
| Kia Rondo | 290 | 8,504 |
| Kia Sorento | 3,276 | 7,889 |
| Kia Sportage | 4,260 | 18,792 |
| Kia Stinger | 0 | 2,242 |
| Kia Stonic | 0 | 8,557 |
| Kia Cerato Koup | 701 | 0 |
| Kia K2900 | 139 | 0 |
| Kia Optima | 2,267 | 0 |
| Kia Rondo | 290 | 0 |
| Kia Soul | 353 | 0 |
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