OREANDA-NEWS. Russian dealers of KIA in February sold 11492 cars, which is less by 9% than a year ago. At the end of the first two months of 2016 sales were 20,541 KIA cars (-14%). Thus, the share of the brand in the Russian market in February was 10.38%, and since the beginning of year - 10,67%, informed the press service of KIA Motors Rus.

The highest demand in the model range of KIA is kept by the model Rio, manufactured at a plant in St. Petersburg. By the results of February Rio was the second by sales model in the Russian market as a whole. In February, the official dealers of KIA sold 7017 sedans and hatchbacks KIA Rio in Russia, which is more by 15.8% than in February of 2015. Totally for two months of 2016 it was sold 10,570 KIA Rio cars.

The demand for KIA cee'd increased significantly in comparison with January, which occupied the second place in sales in February. It was sold 1514 cars of this family, which includes the five-door hatchback cee'd, three-door pro cee'd, estate car cee'd SW and racing version of the cee'd GT and pro cee'd GT. This figure exceeds by 26.6% the result of January of this year. Total sales of the KIA cee'd since the beginning of the year were 2710 units, it is the third component in the model range of the brand.

The third place in terms of sales in the model range of KIA in February was received by crossover KIA Sportage - 758 units. This model not only keeps the second result after two months (3165 cars), but it continues to show a positive trend against the background of the results of January - February of 2015 (+ 15.4%).

Positive dynamics against the background of the last year's sales was shown by a flagship sedan KIA Quoris and full-size SUV KIA Mohave.

The volume of corporate sales of KIA in February of 2016 reached 1610 cars. In addition, with the usage of borrowing funds it was sold 2127 cars (22% of total sales). Leaders of sales on credit scheme among all models of KIA in February were Rio and Sportage.