Kia Achieves Annual Sales Milestone of 200,000 Units

Annual Sales Number Reaches 206,360 Units; November Sales Up 33 Percent IRVINE, Calif., Dec. 3 -- For the first time ever, Kia's year-to-date sales have topped the 200,000-unit milestone in the United States. Kia's year-to-date sales reached 206,360 units after it sold 16,936 vehicles in November, a 33-percent increase over November 2000. The year-to-date sales are 41 percent ahead of last year's record sales pace -- a year in which Kia sold 160,606 vehicles.

Among Kia models, the Sportage sport-utility vehicle led the way with 3,759 units sold, while the Spectra compact sedan and Rio subcompact sedan kept the sales momentum with 3,167 and 3,411 units sold, respectively. Sales of the all-new Sedona minivan totaled 2,645 for the month.

Kia Motors America is the U.S. sales, marketing and service arm of Kia Motors Corp. in Seoul, South Korea.

MONTH OF NOVEMBER YEAR-TO-DATE Model 2001 2000 2001 2000

Optima 2,011 n/a 23,073 n/a Rio 3,411 3,533 47,671 13,954 Sedona 2,645 n/a 12,577 n/a Sephia 1,773 2,975 48,348 63,032 Spectra 3,167 1,319 25,326 10,545 Sportage 3,759 4,611 46,035 54,795 Sportage 2-Door Convertible 170 205 3,330 3,770

Total 16,936 12,643 206,360 146,096