KIA MOTORS AMERICA ANNOUNCES NOVEMBER SALES
Sales Up 18.3 Percent Month Over Month and 7.8 Percent Year to Date
IRVINE, Calif., December 1, 2009 Kia Motors America (KMA) today announced November sales of 17,955 units, an 18.3-percent increase over the same month last year. Year to date sales totaled 279,015, a 7.8-percent increase over the same period last year. KMAs growing lineup of distinctly styled new vehicles including Soul, Forte and Forte Koup accounted for 36 percent of the monthly sales volume, a five-percent increase over the previous month. Overall, small car sales delivered more than 55 percent of November volume.
Kia Motors is in the midst of a dramatic, design-led transformation, which has been delivering dynamically styled vehicles in several important segments at exactly the right time contributing to the brands continued gains in U.S. market share. The upcoming launch of the all-new 2011 Sorento CUV, the official vehicle of the NBA and the first vehicle to be built at the companys first U.S.-based manufacturing facilities in West Point, Georgia, will further enhance the lineup.
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 650 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 NOVEMBER
YEAR-TO-DATE
Model
2009
2008
2009
2008
Rio
3,496
2,127
30,734
34,747
Spectra
89
3,565
47,049
65,745
Forte
4,044
n/a
21,425
n/a
Optima
1,644
1,044
35,549
43,494
Amanti
35
415
3,642
3,420
Sportage
1,340
1,348
41,382
30,572
Sorento
1,657
2,875
21,324
26,612
Sedona
1,895
2,223
26,625
24,944
Rondo
425
1,395
12,970
27,589
Borrego
825
190
9,510
1,630
Soul
2,505
n/a
28,805
n/a
Total
17,955
15,182
279,015
258,753