Kia Corp. is on course to meet its 2026 global sales target of 3.35 million vehicles, which would end an 11-year run of missed annual goals. The automaker sold 2,769,954 vehicles through October, up 5.1 percent from a year earlier, with domestic sales rising 7.4 percent to 487,308 units and overseas sales increasing 4.5 percent to 2,276,335. The total represented 82.7 percent of the annual target, leaving about 580,000 vehicles for the final two months. Matching October's volume of 291,219 units in November and December would lift annual sales to 3,352,392 vehicles. Kia's performance contrasts with Hyundai Motor's decision to cut its full-year wholesale target to 4 million units from 4,158,300. Kia last exceeded its annual target in 2014, when it sold 3,038,552 vehicles. Recent launches, including the Tasman pickup, redesigned Telluride and Seltos SUVs, EV4, EV5 and PV5, have supported demand. Kia posted record quarterly global wholesale volumes in the second and third quarters and reached a record 36.8 percent domestic retail-market share in the third quarter. It plans additional launches, including a facelifted K5 with Pleos Connect in March 2027, a redesigned Sportage in July 2027, and redesigned Carnival and Sorento models in 2028. The company projects wholesale volume above 3.4 million vehicles next year.