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Kia Records Hot Summer Sales in July

2 August 2000

Kia Records Hot Summer Sales in July

    IRVINE, Calif., Aug. 1 Kia today announced July sales of
12,300 vehicles, including the first sales of Kia's all-new Rio, America's
least-expensive car.
    Sephia was back on top of the Kia sales charts in July, outselling
Sportage after losing the company sales crown for the first time in history
during June.  Spectra sales continued their steady growth with 1,298 sold in
July.  Overall Kia sales are up 11.8 percent for the year over 1999 figures.
Kia Motors America is the U.S. sales, marketing and service arm of Kia Motors
Corp. in Seoul, South Korea.

                                MONTH OF JULY               YEAR-TO-DATE

    Model                     2000          1999         2000          1999

    Sephia                   5,685         9,101       43,971        49,221
    Spectra                  1,298           n/a        4,211           n/a
    Sportage                 4,305         3,602       35,378        25,218
    Sportage 2-Door
     Convertible               374           433        2,637         3,255
    Rio                        638           n/a          638           n/a
    Total                   12,300        13,136       86,835        77,694