KIA MOTORS AMERICA ANNOUNCES JUNE SALES
June Marks Fourth Consecutive Month of Sales Increase
IRVINE, Calif., July 1, 2009 Kia Motors America (KMA) today announced June sales of 26,845 units, and year-to-date sales of 147,404 total units. KMA posted its fourth consecutive month of increased sales, up 3 percent from May. Optima and Rio posted significant month-over-month increases of 57 percent and 46.9 percent respectively. In addition to healthy Optima and Rio sales, Sportage recorded strong sales of 6,267 units in June, a 42.1-percent increase over May sales of 4,409.
Kia Motors is in the midst of a design-led evolution that is continued by the recent launch of the Forte compact sedan in June, followed closely by the Forte Koup, Kia Motors first-ever two-door coupe, which is set to hit Kia retailers later this summer. The strikingly styled Denim Soul special edition also was launched in June with more special editions rolling out throughout the year, giving consumers a unique alternative for even more personalization options available at a tremendous value.
About Kia Motors America
Kia Motors America (KMA) is the marketing and distribution arm of Kia Motors Corporation based in Seoul, South Korea. KMA offers a complete line of vehicles through more than 630 dealers throughout the United States. For 2008, KMA recorded its 14th consecutive year of increased U.S. market share. Kia Motors subscribes to a philosophy of building high value, high quality, safe and dynamic vehicles. Kia Motors prides itself on producing vehicles that are exciting and enabling and evoke the Kia tagline “The Power to Surprise.”
Kia Motors America is the “Official Automotive Partner of the NBA.” Information about Kia Motors America and its full vehicle line-up is available at its Web site www.kia.com. For media information, including photography, visit www.kiamedia.com.
MONTH OF JUNE
YEAR-TO-DATE
Model
2009
2008
2009
2008
Rio
2,468
3,337
11,742
20,961
Spectra
6,931
7,131
36,997
42,957
Optima
3,645
6,865
14,703
28,808
Amanti
169
1,117
3,371
2,090
Sportage
6,267
2,001
22,134
19,252
Sorento
1,189
1,950
15,736
11,257
Sedona
1,788
3,719
19,420
16,320
Rondo
891
2,172
9,262
15,974
Borrego
428
n/a
2,597
n/a
Soul
2,811
n/a
11,174
n/a
Forte
258
n/a
268
n/a
Total
26,845
28,292
147,404
157,619