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Kia Sales Continue To Skyrocket; Year-to-Date Sales Up 58 Percent

2 December 1999

Kia Sales Continue To Skyrocket; Year-to-Date Sales Up 58 Percent

    IRVINE, Calif., Dec. 1 -- Kia vehicle sales continue to reach
new peaks.  November sales notched a 150-percent increase over the same month
last year with 11,820 units.  The Korean car company has sold 125,139 vehicles
so far this year - a 58-percent increase over the first 11 months of 1998.
    November sales of the Sephia compact sedan - 6,545 units - made an amazing
jump of 171 percent from the same period a year ago.  Monthly sales of the
Sportage sport-utility vehicle reached 4,988 units, up 128 percent from a year
ago, while Sportage 2-Door Convertible sales of 287 units represent a
122-percent increase.
    Kia Motors America is the U.S. sales, marketing and service arm of Kia
Motors Corp. in Seoul, South Korea.

                                   MONTH OF NOVEMBER        YEAR-TO-DATE
    Model                           1999       1998        1999        1998
    Sephia                         6,545      2,412      77,096      52,526
    Sportage                       4,988      2,189      43,424      25,895
    Sportage 2-Door Convertible      287        129       4,619         930

    Total                         11,820      4,730     125,139      79,351