Kia is celebrating selling its 750,000 car in the UK since the brand first started trading here in 1991. The company sold just under 1,800 cars in that first year in the UK, a figure that it now sells on average every two weeks across its 188 strong dealer network.
The owner of the 750,000 car - Peter Holland - picked up his all-new Sportage 2.0 CRDI GT-Line from Draycotts in Sutton in Ashfield. On hand to congratulate Peter was Paul Philpott CEO and President of Kia Motors UK and Wayne Draycott, Dealer Principal. Draycotts have been a Kia dealership right from the start in 1991 when Kia was importing cars such as the Pride.
Paul Philpott, CEO and President of Kia said: "To reach such a milestone in Kia’s history in such a short space of time - particularly in the last five years - is testament to our growing brand presence and the strength of our design and customer appeal."
Nearly half of the 750,000 sales have been in the last five years with sales expecting to reach the one million mark by 2020.
Nearly half of the 750,000 sales have been in the last five years with sales expecting to reach the one million mark by 2020.
