Kia has sold its 100,000th electric vehicle in the UK as the brand has also achieved 29% of its registrations being fully electric.
The 100,000th EV sold by Kia in the UK was an EV5 ‘GT-Line S’ in Iceberg Green, registered to a retail customer on 11 March 2026.
Kia’s journey to 100,000 EV sales started in November 2014, when first examples of the first-generation Soul EV went on sale in the UK.
As of 1 April 2026, Kia has sold 104,794 EVs in the UK, with 2025 seeing growth through the launch of nine new models, including the Kia EV4, EV5 and PV5. Including the upcoming EV2, Kia has seven dedicated EVx/PVx nameplates on sale in the UK.
When accounting for all bodystyles, Kia offers a total of 11 different EVs in the UK market, which is one of the largest EV offerings of any brand.
Its EV line-up now spans almost all single different vehicle segment, including urban-focused SUVs, family hatchbacks, seven-seat SUVs and Light Commercial Vehicles, it added.
Paul Philpott, President and CEO, Kia UK, said:
“The milestone of reaching 100,000 EV sales is a significant landmark for Kia UK, having launched our first EV 12 years ago this year. In a relatively short space of time, we have gone from strength to strength steadily building our EV line-up, and have seen customer demand increase in line with our product desirability.
“The mainstream adoption of EVs, and the transition to focus heavily on electric mobility poses challenges, but also presents opportunity, and we have spent a great deal of time and resources investing in EVs. We now have one of the industry’s most complete EV line-ups and have reached this landmark achievement, further cementing ourselves as a leading player in the EV market.
“This achievement is a further credit to our 190-strong nationwide dealer network. Their ability to adapt over the past decade to an increased demand for EVs, alongside our range of internal combustion and hybrid vehicles, has been the foundation for our success and has pushed us to this significant sales success and milestone. With the recent addition of electric commercial vehicles to our product offering, the future for Kia is very exciting.”
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