Friday, September 2, 2016

Kia Motors America Announces August Sales

Kia Motors America (KMA) today announced August sales of 54,248 units, led by Soul and Optima. Sedona minivan sales more than doubled over the same period last year, and the Forte family of compact cars posted their best-ever August sales.
Kia Motors America Announces August Sales
Kia Motors America Announces August Sales
"Despite signs that industry-wide sales may have peaked in 2015, Kia is up nearly four percent through August on the strength of double digit year-over-year increases for Rio, Forte, Sportage and Sedona," said Michael Sprague, chief operating officer and EVP, KMA.
About Kia Motors America
Kia Motors America (KMA) is the marketing and distribution arm of Kia Motors Corporation based in Seoul, South Korea KMA proudly serves as the "Official Automotive Partner" of the NBA and LPGA and set an all-time annual sales record in 2015, surpassing the 600,000 unit mark for the first time in company history. Kia offers a complete line of vehicles in the U.S., including the rear-drive K9001 flagship sedan, Cadenza premium sedan, Sorento CUV, Soul urban passenger vehicle, Soul Electric Vehicle2, Sportage compact CUV, Optima midsize sedan, Optima Hybrid, the Forte compact sedan, Forte5 and Forte Koup, Rio and Rio 5-door subcompacts and the Sedona minivan, through a network of more than 765 dealers across the United States.  Kia's North American manufacturing operations include plants in West Point, Georgia*, and the municipality of Pesqueria in the state of Nuevo Leon, Mexico.
* The Sorento and Optima GDI (EX, SX & Limited and certain LX Trims only) are assembled in the United States from U.S. and globally sourced parts.


MONTH OF AUGUST
YEAR-TO-DATE
Model
2016
2015
2016
2015
Rio
3,325
1,734
22,024
18,796
Forte
8,307
6,862
71,352
57,912
Optima
9,470
13,980
80,317
106,584
Cadenza
272
322
3,363
4,021
K900
53
386
553
1,576
Sportage
6,888
5,749
57,228
34,996
Sorento
8,533
10,211
77,465
76,381
Sedona
5,147
2,545
34,304
26,825
Soul
12,253
17,108
95,938
99,069
Total
54,248
58,897
442,544
426,160

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