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Kia's Sportage SUV is seen in this undated photo provided by Hyundai Motor Group, Korea Times file
Kia, Korea's second-largest automaker by sales, said Monday it saw a 0.8 percent increase in sales last month from a year earlier thanks to a slight bump in overseas demand.
Kia, an affiliate of domestic industry leader Hyundai Motor, sold 262,426 vehicles in November, up from 260,363 units a year ago, the company said in a statement.
Domestic sales fell 4 percent on-year to 48,015 units but overseas sales gained 1.9 percent to 213,835 during the period, it said.
From January to November, sales were down 0.9 percent on-year, tallied at 2,872,228 units.
"Starting in December, we will focus on improving sales momentum by launching the upgraded Sportage and the Carnival hybrid models," a company official said.
Kia plans to strengthen its electric vehicle lineup with it envisioned EV4 and EV5 models, and also launch the new Tasman pickup truck model next year to further expand sales, the official added. (Yonhap)
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