Kia Motors America Announces April Sales

Sharp CUV and Minivan Increases Drive Year-to-Date Sales Up 4.1 Percent; Soul EV Now Available Outside of California

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May 01, 2015, 01:47 ET

IRVINE, Calif., May 1, 2015 /PRNewswire/ -- Kia Motors America (KMA) today announced April sales of 53,282 vehicles, led by the U.S.-built* Optima midsize sedan and all-new 2016 Sorento CUV, as well as the iconic Soul. Combined sales of the Sorento and Sportage crossovers are up 19.8 percent year-to-date.

Kia Motors America announces April sales

"The all-new Sorento is Kia's most capable and refined CUV ever, and its early-2015 launch has aligned perfectly with the incredible rise in crossover demand," said Michael Sprague, Chief Operating Officer and EVP, KMA. "And after winning Motor Trend's minivan comparison test, earning a 5-star overall safety rating from NHTSA and being named to Ward's 10 Best Interiors List, sales of the completely redesigned Sedona have taken off and are up more than 400 percent year-to-date."

Included in the second-best April total in company history are the first retail deliveries of the Soul EV in the state of Georgia.

About Kia Motors America
Kia Motors America (KMA) is the marketing and distribution arm of Kia Motors Corporation based in Seoul, South Korea, and in 2014 was the #1 ranked mainstream brand according to Strategic Vision's Total Quality Index. KMA proudly serves as the "Official Automotive Partner" of the NBA and LPGA and set an all-time annual sales record in 2014, surpassing the 500,000 unit mark for the third consecutive year. 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 midsize multi-purpose vehicle, 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 14,000 plant and supplier jobs.

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	MONTH OF APRIL		YEAR-TO-DATE
Model	2015	2014	2015	2014
Rio	2,802	3,214	8,800	12,780
Forte	7,183	7,624	26,691	24,909
Optima	13,666	14,589	50,129	52,104
Cadenza	598	895	2,404	3,390
K900	140	260	409	365
Sportage	4,273	3,530	15,918	12,357
Sorento	9,808	8,536	36,711	31,542
Sedona	3,394	625	11,064	2,164
Soul	11,418	14,403	42,256	47,071
Total	53,282	53,676	194,382	186,682


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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.
¹2015 K900 V8 available in select trims and in select markets with limited availability.
²2015 Soul EV in select markets with limited availability.