Kia’s July sales gain slightly on overseas sales bump

Kia Corp., South Korea's second-largest automaker by sales, said Thursday it saw a slight bump in sales last month thanks to an increase in exports.Kia, the smaller affiliate of Hyundai Motor Co., sold 261,334 vehicles in July, up 0.9 percent from 260,696 units a year ago, the company said in a statement.The company said domestic sales fell 3 percent to 46,010 units, while exports gained 0.9 percent to reach 214,724 units.In terms of overseas sales, Kia's Sportage became the company's best-selling model, with 41,236 units sold. Seltos followed with 21,682 units, and the K3 came in third with 19,183 units sold.Source: Yonhap News Agency