Kia Numbers Continue to Increase; June Sales Up Six Percent

IRVINE, Calif., July 2 -- Kia continued its string of record sales increases in the month of June, despite slowing by the industry as a whole. The company sold 22,498 vehicles, outpacing last June's total by six percent. Kia's year-to-date sales of 121,215 vehicles are up 19 percent versus sales in the same period last year.

"Echoing Korea's success in soccer's World Cup, Kia continues to produce surging sales numbers," said Peter M. Butterfield, Kia executive vice president and chief operating officer. "At the half-way mark for the year, we're well on track to achieve a 10 percent increase in sales for 2002."

The top-selling Kia model in June was the Spectra with sales of 8,471 units. Among other models, both the Sedona minivan and Rio subcompact continued to record increases. Sedona sales totaled a record 4,533 for the month and Rio sales totaled 4,506.

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

                              MONTH OF JUNE                YEAR-TO-DATE
    Model                   2002        2001            2002        2001

    Optima                 2,288       2,270           18,010     11,153
    Rio                    4,506       4,750           22,806     26,859
    Sedona                 4,533         663           18,842        663
    Spectra                8,471       7,560           42,533     38,285
    Sportage               2,700       5,945           19,024     24,673

    Total                 22,498      21,188          121,215    101,633