Kia Reports Record Sales for 2001
IRVINE, Calif., Jan. 3 -- Kia Motors America today announced that record December sales of 17,363 vehicles propelled the company to an all-time annual sales record of 223,721. This represents a 39 percent increase from last year's record sales of 160,606 units.
Kia's sales increase was fueled in part by additions to its model lineup in 2001. The Optima mid-size sedan totaled 25,910 sales and the Sedona minivan accounted for 15,069 units since its September release. The Rio subcompact sedan paced all Kia models with 51,541 units sold.
In calendar year 2002, Kia will further diversify its model lineup with
the introduction of a new sport-utility vehicle to be unveiled in February at
the Chicago Auto Show.
MONTH OF DECEMBER YEAR-TO-DATE
Model 2001 2000 2001 2000
Optima 2,838 97 25,910 97
Rio 3,870 2,670 51,541 16,624
Sedona 2,493 n/a 15,069 n/a
Sephia 668 4,861 49,016 67,893
Spectra 4,491 3,097 29,817 13,642
Sportage 2,853 3,604 48,888 58,399
Sportage
2-Door Convertible 150 181 3,480 3,951
Total 17,363 14,510 223,721 160,606
Total U.S. Sales of Kia Vehicles
1994 1995 1996 1997 1998 1999 2000 2001
January 605 1,227 1,508 2,624 7,197 9,461 8,143 12,513
February 626 1,053 1,887 2,529 6,196 6,703 11,392 12,665
March 638 1,309 2,197 3,093 6,082 11,400 12,729 19,159
April 714 1,256 2,300 3,541 5,530 10,606 12,422 16,060
May 1,010 1,907 3,481 4,917 6,301 12,795 13,709 20,048
June 1,053 1,665 4,401 3,992 9,215 13,593 16,140 21,188
July 1,106 2,662 3,241 5,024 10,095 13,136 12,300 19,405
August 1,368 2,881 4,229 6,321 8,016 13,138 16,454 23,276
September 1,528 2,729 3,780 7,123 7,355 11,846 16,438 20,585
October 1,207 2,437 3,797 5,913 8,634 10,641 13,726 24,523
November 1,156 2,640 3,174 5,317 4,730 11,820 12,643 16,936
December 1,152 2,974 2,279 4,931 3,542 9,455 14,510 17,363
Total 12,163 24,740 36,274 55,325 82,893 134,594 160,606 223,721