Kia Motors America Announces Back to Back Record Sales Months

IRVINE, Calif., Sept. 4 -- 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.

"Sales of Kia vehicles continue to be hot this summer," declares Len Hunt, executive vice president and COO of Kia Motors America. "July was a fantastic month for us with a new sales record in a market that had many sales leaders showing a decline. To back up July with another record month in August demonstrates that demand for Kia vehicles continues to grow even in a volatile market."

The Rio and the Sportage also had strong August sales. Rio saw 3,017 units sold, while Sportage sold 4,109 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.

                MONTH OF AUGUST               YEAR-TO-DATE
  Model          2007      2006               2007       2006

  Rio            3,017    2,041              22,292     18,998

  Spectra        6,834    7,665              49,761     50,944

  Optima         3,040    3,294              28,017     25,058

  Amanti           249      461               4,837      7,568

  Sportage       4,109    2,543              32,067     23,193

  Sorento        3,557    5,713              26,438     35,559

  Sedona         3,023    3,397              29,281     36,801

  Rondo          3,045      N/A              15,263        N/A

  Total         26,874   25,114             207,956    198,121