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Kia Sees Rising Sales For Month, Quarter

Posted June 7 2007 03:05 AM by Joel Arellano 
Filed under: Miscellaneous, Kia

IRVINE, Calif., June 1, 2007 -- Kia Motors America (KMA) today announced its best May ever with sales of 28,494 units, a 7.5-percent increase over the same period last year.



Year-to-date sales totaled 128,104, also a 7.5-percent increase over the same period last year. Sales for the month were led by the Kia Spectra at 8,512 units, showing its best month of the year.

The Sportage SUV and Rio compact sedan also had their best months of the year in May with 4,678 units and 3,479 units sold respectively. The newest model to the Kia lineup, the Rondo crossover, followed suit with its best month of the year at 1,754 units.

"Once again our increasing sales, led by our award-winning pillar models, Spectra and Sportage, have yielded another best month ever" said Len Hunt, executive vice president and COO of KMA. "By staying true to our core promise of producing value-, safety- and quality-minded vehicles, and bringing new, design-oriented product to market in the near future, we are on pace for another consecutive record sales year."



Press release via Kia



COMMUNITY COMMENTS
Edward A. Sanchez   (June 7 2007 09:14 AM)

They're on a roll. Yeah, they're still considered a "bargain-basement" brand by many, but as soon as the Chinese edge into the North American market, it will give Kia some breathing room to move further upscale. They've got some cool stuff in the pipeline I think will surprise a lot of people.
 
Joel Arellano   (June 7 2007 02:15 PM)

can't wait to see the kia-convertible. suppose to be a TT challenger.
 
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