Kia’s EV2 draws ‘significant and immediate demand,’ with 3,386 registrations in the UK — SkimNews
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- Kia EV2 recorded 3,386 UK registrations year-to-date, with 1,753 in September alone and 1,429 retail registrations making it the UK's most popular retail-market EV that month, after full-scale customer deliveries only began in mid-Q3.
- Kia sold over 8,000 EV2s across Europe and the UK in the model's first full three months following its April order opening, helping propel the brand to its highest-ever third-quarter sales since it began selling vehicles in 1962.
- Kia captured 4.8% of the European EV market through August, ranking seventh overall, with EV registrations surging 58% year-on-year and standout growth in France (+120%), Germany (+112%), the UK (+66%), Spain (+60%), and Italy (+41%).
- Kia delivered 31,813 EVs in the UK year-to-date, making it the UK's second best-selling electric car brand behind Tesla, with EVs now accounting for more than 33% of Kia's total UK registrations.
- The Kia EV2 starts at £24,245 (~$32,500) in the UK including the £3,750 Electric Clean Car Grant, available in four trims (Light, Air, Earth, GT-Line) with 42.2 kWh and 61 kWh battery options offering WLTP ranges up to 453 km.
- The Kia PV5 Cargo is the UK's best-selling small electric commercial vehicle with 4,654 year-to-date registrations, while the PV5 Passenger led the "van-derived car" segment in September with 390 units.
- The Kia EV3 launched in the US at approximately $30,000, with Kia selling just over 500 units in its first full month and the brand on pace for a fourth consecutive record US sales year — though the US will miss out on the EV2 and PV5.
Why it matters: Kia sold over 8,000 EV2s in its first three months on sale, and the model is already the UK's top retail EV with 1,429 September registrations, pushing EVs to over 33% of Kia's UK volume — a clear signal that mass-market affordable EVs are scaling fast in Europe while the US still waits for the EV2.
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