Kia has sold its 100,000th electric vehicle in the UK, becoming one of the first brands, and the first Korean brand, to surpass this milestone. The 100,000th EV sold by Kia in the UK was a EV5 ‘GT-Line S’ in Iceberg Green, registered to a retail customer on 11 March. The sales milestone was achieved in the same month in which 29% 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 first examples of the first-generation Soul EV went on sale in the UK. As of 1 April, Kia has sold 104,794 EVs in the UK.
2025 was a significant year for Kia in the UK, launching nine new models in the UK, including the Kia EV4, EV5 and PV5. Including the upcoming EV2, this now means that motor company has seven dedicated EVx/PVx nameplates on sale in the country. The next dedicated all-new electric model to join Kia’s line-up will be the EV2, followed by the PV7, arriving in 2027.
When accounting for all body styles, as well as high-performance ‘GT’ variants of the Kia EV6 and EV9, Kia offers a total of 11 different EVs in the UK market – one of the largest EV offerings of any brand. Kia’s EV line-up now spans almost every single different vehicle segment, including urban-focused SUVs, family hatchbacks, seven-seat SUVs and light commercial vehicles.
Even with increased emphasis on EV models in recent years, Kia has continued to welcome new petrol and hybrid-powered offerings. Last year, it launched the all-new K4, a petrol-powered hatchback, alongside the EV4; and the facelifted fifth-generation Sportage, alongside the EV5, to customers. The Kia range will expand again later this year with the Seltos – a new petrol-hybrid SUV, which will grow Kia UK’s total offering to 15 models.
Paul Philpott, president and CEO, Kia UK: “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.”