Kia's March sales gain 2.7 percent on increased demand

Kia, Korea's second-largest carmaker, said Wednesday its March sales added 2.7 percent from a year earlier, driven by increased demand both overseas and at home. Kia, an affiliate of Hyundai Motor, sold 285,854 vehicles in March, up from 278,355 units a year earlier, the company said in a release. Domestic sales jumped 12.8 percent to 56,404 units from 42,002 over the cited period, while overseas sales also gained 0.4 percent to 228,978 from 205,226. The monthly total included 472 special-purpose vehicles, jumping 74.8 percent from 270 units a year earlier. From January to March, its sales rose 0.8 percent to 779,169 units from 772,648 in the year-earlier period to achieve a new sales record for the first quarter.

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