Kia Motors America Announces June Sales

IRVINE, Calif., July 3 /PRNewswire/ -- Kia Motors America (KMA) today

announced June sales of 27,443 units, a 1.3-percent increase over the same

period last year and a 3.6-percent increase over the previous month.

Year-to-date sales for Kia totaled 146,578 units, a 2.4-percent improvement

over the record-setting sales pace in 2005.

"It's nice to see we're on track to set yet another record sales year,"

said Len Hunt, executive vice president and COO of KMA. "We expect much of

the same as we enter the typically high-selling summer months."

Kia June sales were led by the Spectra, Sorento and Amanti, at 7,532,

5,147 and 2,533 units respectively.

Kia Motors America is the sales, marketing and distribution arm of Kia

Motors Corp. in Seoul, South Korea. For more information, including

photography, visit http://www.kiamedia.com.

Kia Motors America 2006 June Sales

                               MONTH OF JUNE             YEAR-TO-DATE
    Model                     2006         2005         2006         2005

    Rio                      1,676        3,538       13,099       17,095
    Spectra                  7,532        5,672       36,073       27,560
    Sportage                 2,679        2,540       17,727       12,679
    Optima                   3,996        4,548       19,268       23,366
    Sedona                   3,880        5,713       30,095       30,428
    Sorento                  5,147        4,355       24,978       21,263
    Amanti                   2,533          729        5,338       10,695

    Total                   27,443       27,095      146,578      143,086

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I see Kia is fleeting the Amanti again...

I see Kia is fleeting the Amanti again...

Well, they beat Mitsubishi.

Well, they beat Mitsubishi.

That's kinda like saying you're the healthiest guy in intensive care.