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Kia Motors America Announces Record March Sales


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Bestselling Kia Optima

Kia Posts Best-Ever First Quarter Performance; Year-to-Date Sales Up 6.1 Percent

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IRVINE, CA -- April 1, 2015: Kia Motors America (KMA) today reported record March sales of 58,771 vehicles, up 7.3 percent over the same period last year. Kia's best-ever first quarter performance was led by the U.S.-built* Optima midsize sedan, iconic Soul, and the all-new 2016 Sorento with 15,485, 12,731 and 10,842 units sold, respectively, while the all-new Sedona continued its sales momentum.

"Our record-setting performance in March contributed to the company's best-ever first quarter and despite difficult weather in some parts of the country, significant consumer traffic and the popularity of key vehicles like the Optima, Soul and all-new Sorento propelled Kia sales," said Michael Sprague, executive vice president, sales & marketing, KMA. "Today at the New York International Auto Show, the company will continue to enhance its product lineup with the global debut of the all-new, passionately designed and obsessively crafted 2016 Optima, which is scheduled to arrive in showrooms later this year."


MONTH OF MARCH

YEAR-TO-DATE

Model

2015

2014

2015

2014

Rio

2,483

3,571

5,998

9,566

Forte

7,537

7,048

19,508

17,285

Optima

15,485

16,310

36,463

37,515

Cadenza

783

868

1,806

2,495

K900

88

105

269

105

Sportage

5,184

3,571

11,645

8,827

Sorento

10,842

8,671

26,903

23,006

Sedona

3,638

641

7,670

1,539

Soul

12,731

13,992

30,838

32,668

Total

58,771

54,777

141,100

133,006

 

1 2015 K900 V8 available in select trims and in select markets with limited availability.
2 2015 Soul EV in select markets with limited availability.