Jan. 2007 Sales: Kia Motors America

IRVINE, Calif., Feb. 1 /PRNewswire/ -- Kia Motors America (KMA) today

announced its best January sales ever of 22,524 units, a 24.4-percent

increase over the same period in 2006. The Sedona was the leading seller at

6,947 units, a 26.7-percent increase over the same period last year. The

all-new Rondo continued its impressive ramp-up, with 478 units sold, a

16.9-percent increase over last month.

"Kia has started the new year much the same way we ended 2006," said

Len Hunt, executive vice president and COO of KMA. "The automotive market

continues to be more competitive and faces many outside challenges. We are

confident that the product line we have in place puts us in a good position

toward another very successful year."

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

Motors Corp. in Seoul, South Korea -- offers a complete line of vehicles

through more than 630 dealers throughout the United States. For more

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

MONTH OF JANUARY			 YEAR-TO-DATE
	Model					 2007		 2006		 2007		 2006

	Rio					  1,624		1,993		1,624		1,993
	Spectra				  4,273		2,803		4,273		2,803
	Optima				   2,201		1,266		2,201		1,266
	Amanti					 567		  607		  567		  607
	Sportage				 3,474		3,211		3,474		3,211
	Sorento				  2,960		2,746		2,960		2,746
	Sedona				   6,947		5,484		6,947		5,484
	Rondo					  478		  N/A		  478		  N/A

	Total				   22,524	   18,110	   22,524	   18,110

[source: Kia Motors America]

The unadvertised Rondo comes close to matching the Amanti. Ahahahahahaha!

having fun with this?

Why does the Sedona outsell the Entourage 10 to 1?

Probably because the Sedona has more publicity and also the name was used for the previous generation which wasn't a bad minivan at all.