How many Kia Sportage vehicles were sold in Australia in 1998?

See how many Kia Sportage vehicles have sold, when it peaked and how it compares across Australian new-car history.
Latest dataset: August 2026
Version 3.02
Kia Sportages sold
1,702
1998
Peak year
2024
22,210 sales
Share of Kia
33.9%
of all Kia sales
Latest YTD vs prior
−6.6%
same period last year
CarExpert context

Editorial Summary

In 1998, Kia Sportage recorded 1,702 new-vehicle sales in Australia. That represents 33.9% of Kia's sales in 1998. The highest annual result in the loaded history was 22,210 sales in 2024.

2026 vehicle info

Real 2026 vehicle data for Kia Sportage.
2026 price$37,990 to $60,370
2026 drive-away$42,147 to $65,506
Body typeSUV
PowertrainCombustion, Hybrid Electric Vehicle
Fuel typeUnleaded, Diesel
Drive4x4, Front
TransmissionAutomatic With Manual Mode, Automatic
Seats5
Fuel use4.9L/100km to 8.1L/100km
ANCAP5
Warranty84 months / Unlimited km
Size (L×W×H)4,685mm × 1,865mm × 1,665mm to 1,680mm
Kia Sportage · Matched internally as Kia Sportage

Historical sales trend

Full-history view for this slice across 1991–2026 (1998 · Kia · Sportage).

Sales by year: 1998 · Kia · Sportage

Year-by-year totals for 1998 · Kia · Sportage.
YearTotalvs prev
2026 YTD12,773−6.6%
202519,137−13.8%
202422,210+41.0%
202315,747−16.2%
202218,792+136.4%
20217,949−17.0%
20209,579−29.8%
201913,645−2.8%
201814,042+4.4%
201713,448+23.1%
201610,924+43.8%
20157,596+19.3%
20146,368+0.3%
20136,348+49.0%
20124,260+18.3%
20113,602+17.2%
20103,073+60.8%
20091,911+11.7%
20081,711+44.9%
20071,181+1.8%
20061,160+18.0%
2005983+836.2%
2004105−86.6%
2003784−48.3%
20021,515−24.9%
20012,016+6.6%
20001,892−1.7%
19991,924+13.0%
19981,702—
Data Notice

Data use and verification

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Purchase data

Kia model context: Sportage

A model-specific replacement for the state map: where this vehicle sits inside the Kia range for 1998.
Rank in Kia#2
Sportage sales1,702
Share of Kia33.9%
1
2,70053.8%
2
1,70233.9%
3
4639.2%
4
1573.1%

Key notes: 1998 · Kia · Sportage

Extra context to keep the top cleaner.
Selected model total in 1998: 1,702
Kia total in 1998: 5,022
Model context uses Kia range totals because state-by-model data is not available in the source.
Historical year-end data from imported workbook sources.
Clean URL: /1998/kia/sportage
Data from 1991-2026. Please note data for 1991-1997 is partial or incomplete and may not include all makes. Latest data is from August 2026.