Kia Motors saw its Europe sales expand 9.9 percent on-year to 44,478 units in March, shattering its previous sales record there of 40,479 units set in March last year.

Kia saw its market share in Europe stagnate at below 6 percent in the first two months of the year after a setback in 2013 when it fell to 6 percent from the previous year's record high of 6.2 percent.