Kia Motors America Reports Best-Ever April Sales

Surges in Compact Car and CUV Demand Push Year-to-Date Sales Up 4.3 Percent

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May 03, 2016, 01:06 ET

IRVINE, Calif., May 3, 2016 /PRNewswire/ -- Fresh off the best first quarter in company history, Kia Motors America's (KMA) upward trajectory continued with all-time high April sales of 56,508 units, up 6.1 percent over the same period last year. With the all-new 2017 Sportage in showrooms, sales of the compact CUV jumped 78.9 percent year-over-year while the April tally for the Forte family of compact cars increased 35.6 percent.

Kia Motors America reports best-ever April sales

"Economic indicators remained positive, powering Kia to one of the strongest performances in company history," said Michael Sprague, chief operating officer and EVP, KMA. "As a recognized leader in design, quality and technology, our call to consumers to 'Discover the New Kia' is paying off as dealers report an influx of customers who are considering Kia for the first time."

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 K900¹ flagship sedan, Cadenza premium sedan, Sorento CUV, Soul urban passenger vehicle, Soul Electric Vehicle², 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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* 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.

	MONTH OF APRIL		YEAR-TO-DATE
Model	2016	2015	2016	2015
Rio	2,523	2,802	7,889	8,800
Forte	9,740	7,183	33,662	26,691
Optima	11,224	13,666	40,992	50,129
Cadenza	533	598	2,085	2,404
K900	77	140	323	409
Sportage	7,645	4,273	25,112	15,918
Sorento	10,353	9,808	35,046	36,711
Sedona	2,896	3,394	13,127	11,064
Soul	11,517	11,418	44,593	42,256
Total	56,508	53,282	202,829	194,382