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Kia Reports Record Sales for 1999; Kia Sales Reach Nearly 135,000 Units

6 January 2000

Kia Reports Record Sales for 1999; Kia Sales Reach Nearly 135,000 Units

    IRVINE, Calif., Jan. 5 -- Kia Motors America today announced
that sales hit an all-time high in 1999, reaching 134,594 units.  This
represents a 62 percent increase from last year's sales total of 82,893 units.
    "We accomplished every goal we set for ourselves this year," said Dick
Macedo, executive vice president, marketing and sales.  "We became a national
company with a dealer network surpassing 570, and the outlook for sales growth
continues to be optimistic."
    In calendar year 2000, Kia will introduce three new vehicles giving
customers a more diverse product line that continues to offer the most value
for the price.
    Following are Kia sales figures for the month of December and 1999
year-end totals.

                              MONTH OF DECEMBER            YEAR-TO-DATE

                             1999          1998         1999          1998
    Model

    Sephia                   5,115         1,785       82,211        54,311
    Sportage                 4,136         1,634       47,560        27,528
    Sportage 2-Door
     Convertible               204           123        4,823         1,054
    Total                    9,455         3,542      134,594        82,893


                       Total U.S. Sales of Kia Vehicles

                         1994     1995     1996     1997     1998     1999

    January              605     1,227    1,508    2,624     7,197    9,461
    February             626     1,053    1,887    2,529     6,196    6,703
    March                638     1,309    2,197    3,093     6,082   11,400
    April                714     1,256    2,300    3,541     5,530   10,606
    May                1,010     1,907    3,481    4,917     6,301   12,795
    June               1,053     1,665    4,401    3,992     9,215   13,593
    July               1,106     2,662    3,241    5,024    10,095   13,136
    August             1,368     2,881    4,229    6,321     8,016   13,138
    September          1,528     2,729    3,780    7,123     7,355   11,846
    October            1,207     2,437    3,780    5,913     8,634   10,641
    November           1,156     2,640    3,174    5,317     4,730   11,820
    December           1,152     2,974    2,279    4,931     3,542    9,455
    Total             12,163    24,740   36,274   55,325    82,893  134,594