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Kia Reaches 1 Million Sales in Australia After 37 Years

The brand targets roughly 90,000 Australian sales in 2025 following a rapid post‑2018 acceleration.

This photo provided by Kia Corp. on Sept. 4, 2025, shows a ceremony held at a dealership in Queensland, Australia, to celebrate the sale of the South Korean automaker's 1 millionth car in the country. (PHOTO NOT FOR SALE) (Yonhap)
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Overview

  • The milestone vehicle was a Denim Blue Tasman X-Pro dual-cab 4×4 delivered at Motorama Kia Moorooka in Queensland to Andrea and James Allendorf of Internal Demolitions.
  • A dealership ceremony marked the occasion with Kia executives and ambassadors present, and the Brisbane Broncos granted the buyers a one-year small-business sponsorship.
  • Company data list cumulative bestsellers as the Cerato (200,780), Sportage (188,159), Rio (166,062) and Carnival (123,854).
  • Kia doubled Australian cumulative sales from 500,000 in 2018 to 1,000,000 in seven years, crediting a seven-year warranty, local chassis tuning, a 2021 brand refresh and dealer expansion.
  • Kia has registered 55,554 vehicles so far in 2025, sits fourth in year-to-date brand rankings after August, placed third last month and projects about 90,000 sales for the year.