Kia Motors America Announces 2007 Best May Sales Ever
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IRVINE, Calif., June 1 -- Kia Motors America (KMA) today announced its best May ever with sales of 28,494 units, a 7.5-percent increase over the same period last year. Year-to-date sales totaled 128,104, also a 7.5-percent increase over the same period last year. Sales for the month were led by the Kia Spectra at 8,512 units, showing its best month of the year.
The Sportage SUV and Rio compact sedan also had their best months of the year in May with 4,678 units and 3,479 units sold respectively. The newest model to the Kia lineup, the Rondo crossover, followed suit with its best month of the year at 1,754 units.
"Once again our increasing sales, led by our award-winning pillar models, Spectra and Sportage, have yielded another best month ever," said Len Hunt, executive vice president and COO of KMA. "By staying true to our core promise of producing value-, safety- and quality-minded vehicles, and bringing new, design-oriented product to market in the near future, we are on pace for another consecutive record sales year."
Kia Motors America -- the sales, marketing and distribution arm of Kia Motors Corp. in Seoul, South Korea -- offers a complete line of vehicles through more than 630 dealers throughout the United States.
MONTH OF MAY YEAR-TO-DATE Model 2007 2006 2007 2006 Rio 3,479 1,697 13,067 11,423 Spectra 8,512 8,474 30,208 28,541 Optima 3,712 4,761 17,675 15,272 Amanti 748 493 4,014 2,805 Sportage 4,678 2,545 20,088 15,048 Sorento 3,111 3,899 16,073 19,831 Sedona 2,500 4,625 21,122 26,215 Rondo 1,754 N/A 5,857 N/A Total 28,494 26,494 128,104 119,135