KIA MOTORS AMERICA ANNOUNCES RECORD MAY SALES
Double Digit Gains for Kia’s Crossovers Includes All-Time High for the Sportage Compact CUV;
Year-to-Date Sales Up 3.5 Percent
IRVINE, Calif., June 1, 2016 – Kia Motors America (KMA) today announced best-ever May sales of 62,926 units. The brand’s fourth monthly sales record within the first five months of the year was highlighted by double digit increases for the Sportage and Sorento CUVs, including the highest single month total for the Sportage in company history.
“Our popular ‘Summer’s On Us’ sales event generated significant showroom traffic, and we reached new heights in May despite two fewer selling days this year and an overall slowing of sales seen throughout the industry,” said Michael Sprague, chief operating officer and EVP, KMA. “With the all-new Sportage attracting more customers than ever before, and the return of our music-loving hamsters in a new campaign for the Soul, we are confident customers will continue to discover all that the ‘New Kia’ has to offer.”
About Kia Motors America
Kia Motors America (KMA) is the marketing and distribution arm of Kia Motors Corporation based in Seoul, South Korea. KMA proudly serves as the "Official Automotive Partner" of the NBA and LPGA and set an all-time annual sales record in 2015, surpassing the 600,000 unit mark for the first time in company history. KMA offers a complete line of vehicles, including the rear-drive K900** flagship sedan, Cadenza premium sedan, Sorento CUV, Soul urban passenger vehicle, Soul Electric Vehicle***, Sportage compact CUV, Optima midsize sedan, Optima Hybrid, the Forte compact sedan, Forte5 and Forte Koup, Rio and Rio 5-door subcompacts and the Sedona minivan, through a network of more than 765 dealers across the United States. Kia’s U.S. manufacturing plant in West Point, Georgia, builds the Optima* and Sorento* and is responsible for the creation of more than 15,000 plant and supplier jobs.
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MONTH OF MAY |
YEAR-TO-DATE |
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Model |
2016 |
2015 |
2016 |
2015 |
|
Rio |
2,241 |
3,615 |
10,130 |
12,415 |
|
Forte |
9,910 |
8,584 |
43,572 |
35,275 |
|
Optima |
10,895 |
16,349 |
51,887 |
66,478 |
|
Cadenza |
468 |
526 |
2,553 |
2,930 |
|
K900 |
54 |
133 |
377 |
542 |
|
Sportage |
8,568 |
4,487 |
33,680 |
20,405 |
|
Sorento |
11,914 |
10,743 |
46,960 |
47,454 |
|
Sedona |
5,170 |
4,110 |
18,297 |
15,174 |
|
Soul |
13,706 |
13,886 |
58,299 |
56,142 |
|
Total |
62,926 |
62,433 |
265,755 |
256,815 |
* The Sorento and Optima GDI (EX, SX & Limited and certain LX Trims only) are assembled in the United States from U.S. and globally sourced parts.
** K900 available in select trims and in select markets with limited availability.
*** Soul EV in select markets with limited availability.