Net profit Was in the first half of this year, with 66 per cent down

Was, in the first six months of this year, a 66 per cent reduction in profit is turned. The South Korean brand recorded a net profit of 392,3 billion won, compared 280,5 million euro. Sales and sales fell, as the company on Friday announced.

up To and including June, was sold to Kia globally, more than 1.16 million vehicles, a decrease of 15.4% compared to the same period of the previous year. The sales dropped by 3.8 per cent to 25.94 trillion won.

the Centre had suffered from falling sales in markets other than Korea, since the domestic market is correct, only 14.6 percent of the number of vehicles sold. The number of records in the rest of the world fell by 21.8 percent to return to the 886.448 pieces.

in particular, the performance in the second quarter, in which the effects of the coronacrisis been a bit weak, and the financial statements of Kia. The total number of registrations fell, told, between april and June to 27.8 per cent to 515.050 pieces. The quarterly went up by 75 per cent down to-126,3 billion won.

In the Netherlands Was this year. And in June, it was the brand 13.662 of cars in the country, good for second place in the sales rankings, behind Volkswagen. The Kia Niro is the best-selling model in the Netherlands.