Kia Motors America Announces 2007 Best July Sales Ever

IRVINE, Calif., Aug. 1, 2007 -- Kia Motors America (KMA) today announced record July sales of 26,690 units and the Kia Sorento had its best month of the year with 4,342 units sold. KMA remains on track toward another annual sales record with year-to-date sales of 181,082 units, a 4.7-percent increase over the same period last year.

"Once again Kia has had a record sales month and is on track for its fourteenth consecutive record sales year," said Len Hunt, executive vice president and COO of KMA. "Consumers and media alike continue to recognize the quality and safety of our products as evidenced by our ever increasing sales growth."

The Optima and the Sportage also had strong July sales. Optima saw 4,196 units sold, while Sportage sold 3,801 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 JULY                 YEAR-TO-DATE
  Model      2007      2006               2007        2006

  Rio       3,035     3,858             19,274      16,957
  Spectra   5,773     7,206             42,927      43,279
  Optima    4,196     2,496             24,977      21,764
  Amanti      248     1,769              4,588       7,107
  Sportage  3,801     2,923             27,958      20,650
  Sorento   4,342     4,868             22,882      29,846
  Sedona    3,073     3,309             26,258      33,404
  Rondo     2,222       N/A             12,218         N/A

  Total    26,690    26,429            181,082     173,007