Kia continues to cook this year, with the Korean automaker recording its best performance in the month of October never. The automaker sold just over 69,000 vehicles last month, exceeding October 2024 sales by just 94 units. But some models were definitely better than others.
the Sportage It remains Kia’s best-selling vehicle, with just over 16,000 crossovers sold in October, an increase of 17.4 percent. Agreement K4 The sedan was Kia’s second best-selling vehicle last month, barely beating the three-row Telluride. Both models actually saw a decline in sales last month compared to the same period a year earlier.
Telluride Sales were down 11.6 percent, while K4 sales were down 22.6 percent, but other models helped offset the loss. Kia Carnival and K5 Sales increased by 34.5 percent and 31.2 percent, respectively. As of October, Kia has sold 705,105 vehicles this year. This represents an increase of 8.0 percent, as Kia sales were down 50,000 vehicles at this time last year.
But that’s not all the great news for Kia; Its electric vehicles continue to take a hit.
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The two models that saw a significant drop in sales last month are Kia EV6 and EV9. Sales of both electric vehicles were already below 2024 levels heading into October, and they don’t look like they will rebound anytime soon.
Here’s how the entire sales chart for last month looks:
| model | Sales October 2025 | Sales October 2024 |
| Sportage | 16,057 | 13,681 |
| K4/Forte | 9,955 | 12,959 |
| Telluride | 8,571 | 9,694 |
| K5 | 7,631 | 5,818 |
| Sorrento | 6,698 | 7,841 |
| Carnival | 6,605 | 4,909 |
| Seltos | 5,622 | 4,266 |
| spirit | 3,991 | 4,622 |
| Nero | 2,698 | 1,546 |
| EV9 | 666 | 1,941 |
| EV9 | 508 | 1,732 |
Kia sold just 666 EV9 vehicles and 508 EV6 vehicles last month, down 65.7 percent and 70.7 percent, respectively. In September, Kia sold 3,094 EV9 vehicles and 2,116 EV6 vehicles, before the federal electric vehicle tax credit expired. These numbers are unlikely to recover anytime soon, but the rest of Kia’s lineup remains very popular with buyers.
“Despite the many challenges facing the auto industry, Kia is focused on long-term growth, supporting our customers with a variety of models that provide great value, and we continue on pace to achieve our third consecutive annual sales number,” said Eric Watson, vice president of sales operations for Kia America.
