Kia America reviews its tenth consecutive year-over-year month-to-month gross sales improve in the US. In Could, the South Korean model offered 71,497 automobiles (up 23 p.c year-over-year). In the course of the first 5 months of the yr, the corporate delivered 323,838 automobiles (up 21 p.c).

Crucial information for us is that additionally the all-electric Kia EV6 famous some optimistic outcomes.

In Could, Kia offered 2,237 EV6s within the US, which is 7 p.c greater than a yr in the past and the very best lead to virtually a yr. That is an attention-grabbing consequence after a bunch of slower months.

Kia explains that the brand new lease program allowed it to spice up EV6 gross sales:

“Gross sales of the all-electric Kia EV6 additionally set a brand new Could gross sales document, growing 7-percent over Could 2022. As well as, total gross sales of the mannequin elevated 80-percent over final month thanks partially to a advertising and marketing marketing campaign and aggressive lease program.”

We are going to see whether or not this optimistic development will proceed into June. The brand new entry-level 2023 Kia EV6 Mild (beginning at round $44,000) may also contribute a bit to the expansion.

Kia BEV gross sales final month:

To this point this yr, over 6,870 Kia EV6s have been offered within the US (down 55 p.c year-over-year), which can also be 2.1 p.c of Kia’s whole quantity.

For reference, in the course of the 12 months of 2022, Kia offered a complete of 20,498 EV6 within the US and a further 8,209 Niro EV, which in whole means over 28,700 models.

This yr (by way of April), Kia Niro EV gross sales amounted to over 3,500 models (up 65 p.c year-over-year).

Sadly, the producer doesn’t report gross sales of different plug-in fashions, as they’re counted along with typical or non-rechargeable hybrid variations.

The Kia EV6 stays in a disadvantageous place as a result of, beneath the Inflation Discount Act of 2022 (IRA), it is not eligible for the $7,500 federal tax credit score when buying.

Nonetheless, Kia is predicted to proceed to increase its all-electric automobile gross sales, particularly when the upcoming all-new Kia EV9 mannequin – a big, three-row SUV, primarily based on the E-GMP platform – will enter the market.