OREANDA-NEWS. Kia dealers in Russia sold 13,928 vehicles in June -  18.2% less than a year ago. According to Kia Motors Rus, the June sales were the highest since the beginning of the year. 76,215 Kia vehicles were sold in Russia in the first half of 2015, which is 18.9% less than for the same period last year.

The Kia Rio, which is produced at a plant in St. Petersburg, remains the bestseller. In June, the sales of this model were maximum for the year - 8,988 units (+ 3.4%), and the total Rio sales amounted to 42,688 vehicles (-9.5%) for the first half year, which is 56% of the total Kia sales in Russia in January-June. According to Kia Motors Rus, modernization of the model this year increased customer interest in the brand's bestseller.

The second most popular model in January-June 2015 was the Kia Sportage compact crossover (9,834 vehicles; - 31.9%). Third place belongs to the KIA cee'd family, (9,715 vehicles; - 26.6%). TOP-5 also includes the second-generation Kia Sorento and the Kia Soul compact crossover, (4,332 and 3,073 vehicles respectively).