Kia Sportage

Combining Performance, Comfort and Safety, Kia’s Compact SUV Maintains Class-Leading Value

IRVINE, Calif. – The Kia Sportage has won a number of awards and fans since its introduction to the Kia line-up in 1993, and will continue to offer the same combination of comfort, convenience and safety features for 2008. A Consumer Guide “Recommended Compact SUV” and named a “Best Bet” by Car Book, Sportage has established itself as the value standard in the compact SUV category.

2008 Kia Sportage

IRVINE, Calif., Jan. 3 /PRNewswire/ -- Kia Motors America (KMA) today announced its 14th consecutive year of record sales with 305,473 units sold, a 3.8-percent year-over-year increase. Kia saw nine months of record sales in 2007. Leading the way for the brand in 2007 were Kia Rio, Kia Optima and Kia Sportage, which ended the year with its best month of the year.

"In a year that was not particularly good for the industry, Kia continued to thrive with another record year and the passing of the 300,000-units-sold mark," said Len Hunt, president and CEO of Kia Motors America. "As we begin 2008, we are optimistic that with our current line-up and the introduction of the seven-passenger Borrego SUV, Kia will continue its trend of year-over-year record sales."

WESTLAKE VILLAGE, Calif.: 13 December 2007 — While the number of consumers visiting some larger video-sharing Web sites has grown considerably since July 2007, various smaller video-focused Web sites may prove more effective in reaching new-vehicle buyers within specific vehicle segments, according to the J.D. Power and Associates 2007 Power Auto Online Media StudySM—Winter, released today.

The study, now in its second year, takes an in-depth look at the Internet usage and behavior of new-vehicle buyers to identify Web sites that most effectively target desirable advertising audiences in terms of reach and scope, and is the only study of its kind that consists exclusively of verified new-vehicle buyers.

IRVINE, Calif., September 4, 2007 – Like recent temperatures, sales continue to be hot for Kia Motors America (KMA) this summer, which today announced record August sales of 26,874 units for back-to-back months of record sales and a 7-percent increase over the same period last year. KMA remains on track toward another annual sales record with year-to-date sales of 207,956 units, a 5-percent increase over the same period last year.

IRVINE, Calif., Oct. 2 /PRNewswire/ -- Kia Motors America (KMA) finished out the summer with its third month in a row of record sales with September sales of 24,087 units, a 0.9-percent over the same period last year. Leading the way for the brand were Kia Rio, Kia Spectra and Kia Sportage, three popular models in the Kia lineup. KMA remains on pace for another annual sales record with year-to-date sales of 232,043 units, a 4.5-percent increase over the same period last year.

"The summer months proved to be extremely competitive, and we are seeing customers increasingly turn to Kia for our value proposition, our reliability and our proven safety records as measured by NHTSA and others," said Len Hunt, executive vice president and COO of Kia Motors America.