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Kia’s 2019 1H sales revenue at KRW 26.95 trillionOperating profit at KRW 1.13 trillion; Net profit KRW 1.15 trillionTotal global sales of 1,352,629 unitsKia to boost sales of new SUV and higher-volume models Kia Motors Corporation today announced business results for the first half of 2019, reporting year-over-year growths of 1.2 percent and 71.3 percent in sales revenue and operating profit, respectively. Sales revenue totalled KRW 26.95 trillion, increasing from KRW 26.62 trillion in the same period of 2018, as a favourable currency impact and momentum generated by new models in the U.S. offset weaker demand in major markets. Operating profit in the second half totalled KRW 1.13 trillion, climbing 71.3 percent from a year earlier, while the company posted a net profit including minority interest of KRW 1.15 trillion, 51.1 percent higher than the same period in 2018. Increased sales of new models with higher margins as well as the one-off ite..