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Kia Motors America Announces April 2018 Sales


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IRVINE, Calif., May 1, 2018 -- Kia Motors America today announced April sales of 50,585 vehicles, led by the Forte family of compact cars and Sorento SUV. The month also saw the highest April sales total in company history for the Sportage CUV at 7,653 units, and a 34.2-percent year-over-year increase for the Rio subcompacts.



MONTH OF APRIL

YEAR-TO-DATE


Model

2018

2017

2018

2017


Rio

1,964

1,463

6,989

4,535


Forte

9,199

10,496

32,930

35,558


Optima

8,276

10,731

27,886

37,676


Cadenza

510

500

2,689

1,625


Stinger

1,378

N/A

5,298

N/A


K900

40

39

131

147


Soul

8,825

9,182

30,243

33,102


Niro

2,340

2,939

8,675

7,828


Sportage

7,653

5,672

27,112

21,086


Sorento

8,915

9,317

30,301

30,092


Sedona

1,485

3,019

5,276

9,437


Total

50,585

53,358

177,530

181,086