KIA MOTORS AMERICA ANNOUNCES MAY SALES
Sportage and Sorento SUVs are Kia’s Top-Sellers; Seltos SUV Surpasses the 3,000 Unit Mark for the First Time
IRVINE, Calif., June 2, 2020– Kia Motors America today announced May sales of 45,817 vehicles. Demand for Kia’s lineup of capable SUVs remained strong as Sportage and Sorento topped the sales chart and the all-new Seltos SUV delivered its best performance since going on sale in January.
“With our expanded lineup of award-winning SUVs leading the way, Kia continues to defy expectations and outperform the industry. In fact, Sportage set a new retail sales record for the month of May,” said Bill Peffer, vice president, sales operations, Kia Motors America. “And with several exciting new products debuting in the months ahead and our dealers implementing touchless shopping and servicing practices, we continue to focus not only on exceeding the needs of our customers but also on their health and well-being.”
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Con sede en Irvine, California, Kia Motors América ha sido la marca de mercado masivo mejor clasificada en calidad inicial durante cinco años consecutivos según J.D.Power. y es reconocido como una de las 100 mejores marcas globales por Interbrand. Kia es el "socio automotriz oficial" de la NBA y ofrece una gama completa de vehículos vendidos a través de una red de casi 800 concesionarios en los EE. UU., Incluidos automóviles y SUV orgullosamente ensamblados en West Point, Georgia. *
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* El Telluride, Sorento y Optima (excluyendo el híbrido y el híbrido enchufable) se ensamblan en los Estados Unidos a partir de piezas de origen estadounidense y global.
** Kia received the lowest rate of reported problems among mass market brands in the J.D. Power 2015-19 U.S. Initial Quality Studies of new vehicle owners’ experiences with their own vehicle after 90 days of ownership. Visit jdpower.com/awards for more details.
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MONTH OF MAY |
YEAR-TO-DATE |
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Model |
2020 |
2019 |
2020 |
2019 |
|
Rio |
1,760 |
2,482 |
10,041 |
10,408 |
|
Forte |
6,603 |
10,366 |
33,184 |
39,076 |
|
Optima |
5,854 |
8,300 |
33,093 |
39,379 |
|
Cadenza |
70 |
105 |
605 |
633 |
|
Stinger |
1,393 |
1,410 |
4,824 |
5,576 |
|
K900 |
25 |
29 |
102 |
174 |
|
Soul |
6,324 |
10,713 |
26,602 |
46,697 |
|
Niro |
1,318 |
2,557 |
7,067 |
9,742 |
|
Seltos |
3,551 |
N/A |
10,442 |
N/A |
|
Sportage |
7,576 |
8,011 |
31,597 |
33,286 |
|
Sorento |
7,262 |
8,356 |
29,603 |
39,448 |
|
Telluride |
2,599 |
6,273 |
22,512 |
17,238 |
|
Sedona |
1,482 |
1,460 |
5,795 |
6,386 |
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Total |
45,817 |
60,062 |
215,467 |
248,043 |
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