Kia's domestic electrified vehicle sales top 300,000 units in 2026

Kia announced on Sunday that its domestic sales of electrified vehicles had surpassed 300,000 units in 2026, marking the first time an automaker had achieved this feat in Korea within a single year. The milestone was reached with a total of 300,048 units, a 41.9 percent increase from the previous year.

Kia, a subsidiary of Hyundai Motor Group, reported that its sales of electrified vehicles, which encompass both electric vehicles (EVs) and hybrid models, totaled 300,048 units. This figure represented a significant 41.9 percent rise compared to the prior year. The company's sales of electrified vehicles first exceeded 100,000 units in 2021, when they stood at 109,741, and then surpassed 200,000 units in 2024, reaching a total of 222,085 units.

Breakdown of this year's sales showed that EVs accounted for 120,360 units, a remarkable doubling from the previous year and the first instance of an automaker selling over 100,000 EVs in Korea within a year. Hybrid model sales grew by 16.9 percent, reaching 179,688 units. The company also disclosed that its overall domestic sales for the year amounted to 502,286 units, with electrified models comprising 59.7 percent of the total.

Among the EV models, the EV3 led the sales with 30,455 units, followed by the EV5 with 28,971 units, and the PV5 with 24,266 units. In the hybrid segment, the Sorento hybrid stood out with sales of 70,176 units.