Kia has sold its 100,000^th electric vehicle in the UK, becoming one of the first brands, and the first Korean brand, to surpass this milestone.

The 100,000^th EV sold by Kia was an EV5 ‘GT-Line S’ in Iceberg Green, registered to a retail customer on March 11, 2026. The sales milestone was achieved in the same month in which 29 per cent of Kia UK registrations were fully electric – the brand’s best-ever performance.

Kia’s journey to 100,000 EV sales started in November 2014, when the first-generation Soul EV went on sale in the UK. As of  April 1, 2026, Kia has sold 104,794 EVs in the UK.

Last year was a monumental year for Kia, launching no fewer than nine new models, including the Kia EV4, EV5 and PV5. With the upcoming EV2, this now means that Kia has seven dedicated EVx/PVx nameplates on sale in the UK.

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.”