Kia’s July sales gain slightly on overseas sales bump

Kia Corp., South Korea's second-largest automaker by sales, said Thursday it saw a slight bump in sales last month thanks to an increase in exports. Kia, the smaller affiliate of Hyundai Motor Co., sold 261,334 vehicles in July, up 0.9 percent from 260,696 units a year ago, the company said in a statement. The company said domestic sales fell 3 percent to 46,010 units, while exports gained 0.9 percent to reach 214,724 units. In terms of overseas sales, Kia's Sportage became the company's best-selling model, with 41,236 units sold. Seltos followed with 21,682 units, and the K3 came in third with 19,183 units sold. Source: Yonhap News Agency