Posted June 1, 20178 yr Kia Motors America Announces May Sales Forte Nameplate Sets New Monthly Sales Record for Second Straight Month IRVINE, Calif., June 1, 2017 /PRNewswire/ -- Kia Motors America (KMA) today announced May sales of 58,507 vehicles, led by the popular Forte family of compact cars with an all-time monthly high of 11,801 units, up 19-percent over May 2016. MONTH OF MAY YEAR-TO-DATE Model 2017 2016 2017 2016 Rio 1,187 2,241 5,722 10,130 Forte 11,801 9,910 47,359 43,572 Optima 10,789 10,895 48,465 51,887 Cadenza 528 468 2,153 2,553 K900 46 54 193 377 Niro 2,660 N/A 10,488 N/A Sportage 7,001 8,568 28,087 33,680 Sorento 10,413 11,914 40,505 46,960 Sedona 3,561 5,170 12,998 18,297 Soul 10,521 13,706 43,623 58,299 Total 58,507 62,926 239,593 265,755