Kia Canada Reports January 2014 Sales Figures, Rondo +79%

The best January on record was achieved recently by Kia Canada with 3,883 units sold and a 5.7% growth increase over the previous year.

Leading the way were the 2014 Sorento SUV with a 14.7% increase, the 2014 Soul with a 7.1% increase, and the all-new 2014 Rondo which experienced a staggering 79.2% increase. All told, car sales were up 6.2%, with truck sales up by 4.8%.

Robert Staffieri, Director of Marketing for Kia Canada said that the company was pleased with the positive start to 2014.

He went on to say that with five new vehicle launches due in 2014, he was positive that the company would be able to continue to pull in Canadian consumers to Kia showrooms across the country.

[UPDATE]Thanks to our friends we can now also show you the sales by model figures (2014 vs. 2013:

– Sorento – 864 (753)
– Rio – 774 (800)
– Forte – 548 (549)
– Optima – 508 (532)
– Sportage – 413 (422)
– Rondo – 387 (216)
– Soul – 346 (323)
– Sedona – 36 (78)
– Cadenza – 7 (—)

Kia Car Awards

January was also a big month for accolades for the automaker, including the Kia Sorento SUV being confirmed as a top three finalist for the 2014 Canadian Utility Vehicle of the Year.

The 2014 Kia Cadenza was also honored by Road & Travel Magazine who named it the International Car of the Year (ICOTY) at the 2014 North American International Auto Show (NAIAS) in Detroit.

Head designer Peter Schreyer was also honored, as he received the ‘2014 Grand Prix du Design’ at the 29th Festival Automobile International in Paris.

The award came due to his stellar work with the Hyundai-Kia group, which included the design of the award winning Kia Soul, which had the distinction of being the first Korean car to receive a coveted Red Dot Design Award.

Perhaps the capper of the month for Kia, though, was the introduction of the stunningly aggressive GT4 Stinger concept car at the Detroit show.

To say that the design was eye-catching was putting it mildly, and there is already talk that the Stinger rear-drive 2+2 sports car could very soon become a production model.