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Kia UK CEO Paul Philpott lifts the lid on what's gone well and what happens next for the brand

Kia is one of a handful of car makers that beat the odds in 2021 amid Covid-19 and the semiconductor crisis, reporting significantly improved fortunes.

It sold 90,817 new cars in the UK, a year-on-year rise of 29.75%. We asked long-standing UK CEO Paul Philpott how Kia achieved this and what’s next for the Korean brand.

Kia has doubled its UK market share in the past 10 years to 5.5%.

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