Kia Motors America Announces February Sales

Link to Press Release

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

announced February sales of 21,988 units and year-to-date sales of 43,343

units.

Rio and Spectra sold 2,875 units and 5,133 units respectively, both

increases over the same period last year. Rondo, recently recognized as a

"Best Value" on the Parents Magazine and Edmunds.com Best Family Cars list,

sold 3,616 units, also an increase over the same period last year.

Kia Motors America (KMA) is the sales, marketing and distribution arm

of Kia Motors Corporation based in Seoul, South Korea. KMA offers a

complete line of vehicles through more than 640 dealers throughout the

United States. For 2007, KMA recorded its 14th consecutive year of record

U.S. sales. Kia Motors subscribes to a philosophy of building high value,

high quality, safe and dynamic vehicles. Kia Motors prides itself on

producing vehicles that are exciting and enabling and evoke the Kia tagline

"The Power to Surprise."

Kia Motors America is the "Official Automotive Partner of the NBA."

Information about Kia Motors America and its full vehicle line-up is

available at its Web site -- http://www.kia.com. For media information,

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

>                   MONTH OF FEBRUARY            YEAR-TO-DATE
    Model           2008       2007            2008       2007

    Rio            2,875      1,641           5,584      3,265
    Spectra        5,133      4,545           9,991      8,818
    Optima         2,806      2,906           6,792      5,107
    Amanti           184      1,226             383      1,793
    Sportage       3,551      3,937           6,615      7,411
    Sorento        1,369      3,348           2,582      6,308
    Sedona         2,454      4,981           4,554     11,928
    Rondo          3,616        928           6,842      1,406

    Total         21,988     23,512          43,343     46,036

kia down is odd to me. i thought they would be even or flat.

That they seriously sell anything is odd to me. There are much better cars on the market.

Chris