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Kia Motors Announces Record American March Sales


April 2006
 Filed under: KIA Car News | KIA Headlines

Best First Quarter Ever Keeps Company on Pace for Another Consecutive Record Sales Year

IRVINE, Calif., April 3 /PRNewswire/ -- Kia Motors America (KMA) today announced its best first quarter sales ever of 64,833 units, a 2.4-percent increase year to date. KMA also experienced its best March sales ever, posting 26,004 total sales for the month, a 1.1-percent increase over the same period last year. The Sedona minivan had its best first quarter ever at 17,111 units and total Sedona sales for March were 6,202, a 52-percent increase over last month. Both the Kia Sorento and Kia Spectra were strong sellers in March, with 4,040 and 4,601 units sold respectively.
"Once again Kia is on the move, as evidenced by our best first quarter sales and best March ever," said Len Hunt, executive vice president and COO of KMA. "The all-new Sedona led the way in the first quarter, and we expect the all-new 2006.5 Optima -- which received glowing praise from the media at last week's press launch -- will follow suit."

Kia Motors America is the sales, marketing and distribution arm of Kia Motors Corp. in Seoul, South Korea. For more information, including photography, visit www.kiamedia.com.



MONTH OF MARCH YEAR-TO-DATE Model 2006 2005 2006 2005 Rio 3,168 2,932 7,828 7,556 Spectra 4,601 5,110 11,507 11,398 Optima 3,958 4,950 6,740 12,433 Amanti 623 1,982 1,754 6,184 Sportage 3,412 3,515 9,635 4,197 Sorento 4,040 3,156 10,258 9,942 Sedona 6,202 4,076 17,111 11,619 Total 26,004 25,721 64,833 63,329



Source: Kia Motors America

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