Kia Motors America Announces Best July Sales Ever

IRVINE, Calif., Aug. 1 /PRNewswire/ -- Kia Motors America (KMA) today announced record July sales of 26,690 units and the Kia Sorento had its best month of the year with 4,342 units sold. KMA remains on track toward another annual sales record with year-to-date sales of 181,082 units, a 4.7-percent increase over the same period last year.

"Once again Kia has had a record sales month and is on track for its fourteenth consecutive record sales year," said Len Hunt, executive vice president and COO of KMA. "Consumers and media alike continue to recognize the quality and safety of our products as evidenced by our ever increasing sales growth."

The Kia Optima and the Kia Sportage also had strong July sales. Kia Optima saw 4,196 units sold, while Kia Sportage sold 3,801 units, both increases over the same period last year.

Kia Motors America -- the sales, marketing and distribution arm of Kia Motors Corporation in Seoul, South Korea -- offers a complete line of vehicles through more than 630 dealers throughout the United States.

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[code] MONTH OF JULY YEAR-TO-DATE
Model 2007 2006 2007 2006

Rio 3,035 3,858 19,274 16,957
Spectra 5,773 7,206 42,927 43,279
Optima 4,196 2,496 24,977 21,764
Amanti 248 1,769 4,588 7,107
Sportage 3,801 2,923 27,958 20,650
Sorento 4,342 4,868 22,882 29,846
Sedona 3,073 3,309 26,258 33,404
Rondo 2,222 N/A 12,218 N/A

Total 26,690 26,429 181,082 173,007[/code]

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