October 8, 2026
Kia sold 77,009 vehicles in the United States in September 2026, 17.6% above the 65,507 of September 2025 and the best September Kia has posted since the monthly record begins in 2005. Through September, 2026 stands at 667,386, 4.9% above the 636,148 of the same nine months of 2025 and the highest January-to-September total in the record.
| Period | 2026 | 2025 | Change |
|---|---|---|---|
| September | 77,009 | 65,507 | +17.6% |
| Third quarter | 236,659 | 219,637 | +7.8% |
| January to September | 667,386 | 636,148 | +4.9% |
184,770 is what the final quarter has to deliver for 2026 to finish above 2025’s 852,155 and give Kia a fourth consecutive record year. October through December brought 216,007 in 2025 and 212,318 in 2024, and 177,777 in 2023, so the bar has been cleared twice in the last three years and missed once.
Seven years from 2016 through 2022 all landed between 599,195 and 700,862 before Kia broke out of that band in 2023 at 782,468. 2024 (796,489) and 2025 (852,155) each set a new high above it, and the nine months of 2026 run 31,238 units ahead of the same stretch a year ago.
83,793 in August is still the biggest month of Kia’s year, and September’s 77,009 sits 3,393 above a trailing twelve-month average of 73,616. Seven of the brand’s nine months in 2026 came in above the year-earlier month; March and April were the two that did not.
Five of those nine months came in above 75,000 units, against four such months in all of 2025 and two in 2024: the ceiling has barely moved, and the floor has risen. January, the smallest month of 2026 at 64,502, would have been the brand’s second-largest month of 2020.
| Month | Units | YoY |
|---|---|---|
| September 2026 | 77,009 | +17.6% |
| August 2026 | 83,793 | +0.9% |
| July 2026 | 75,857 | +6.7% |
| June 2026 | 70,507 | +10.4% |
| May 2026 | 80,502 | +1.9% |
| April 2026 | 72,703 | -2.8% |
| March 2026 | 76,508 | -2.6% |
| February 2026 | 66,005 | +4.3% |
| January 2026 | 64,502 | +13.1% |
| December 2025 | 75,003 | +2.3% |
| November 2025 | 72,002 | +2.7% |
| October 2025 | 69,002 | +0.1% |
| September 2025 | 65,507 | +11.2% |
| August 2025 | 83,007 | +10.4% |
| July 2025 | 71,123 | +11.9% |
| June 2025 | 63,849 | -3.2% |
| May 2025 | 79,007 | +5.1% |
| April 2025 | 74,805 | +13.8% |
| March 2025 | 78,540 | +13.1% |
| February 2025 | 63,303 | +7.2% |
| January 2025 | 57,007 | +11.6% |
| December 2024 | 73,303 | +21.6% |
| November 2024 | 70,107 | +20.2% |
| October 2024 | 68,908 | +16.5% |
November 2, the first business day of the month, is when Kia reports October, the first of the three months that settle the record. Kia sells in the United States alongside Hyundai and Genesis as one of three Hyundai Motor Group brands, and the three are counted together in the automaker rankings.
Questions people ask
How many vehicles did Kia sell in September 2026?
77,009 in the United States, 17.6% above the 65,507 of September 2025 and the brand’s best September.
Is Kia growing in 2026?
667,386 through September 2026 against 636,148 over the same nine months of 2025 makes the year 4.9% bigger so far.
What was Kia’s best year?
852,155 in 2025, the third record year in a row after 2023’s 782,468 and 2024’s 796,489.
