KIA MOTORS AMERICA ANNOUNCES
12th CONSECUTIVE YEAR OF RECORD SALES
IRVINE, Calif., January 4, 2006 – Kia Motors America (KMA) today announced a record twelfth consecutive year of sales increases. Year-to-date sales for the company in 2005 totaled 275,851 units, 2.1-percent ahead of the record sales pace set in 2004. Both the Kia Spectra and Kia Sedona models sold more than 50,000 units in 2005, totaling 56,088 and 52,837 units respectively. December sales for KMA totaled 18,767, the second best for the same period in the last twelve years.
"Kia's continued sales growth over the last twelve years illustrates that we're a company on the move," said Len Hunt, executive vice president and COO of KMA. "And with the launches of the all-new 2006 Sedona and 2006.5 Optima just around the corner, more consumers will discover that our products are exciting and enabling as well as a great value."
Kia Motors America is the sales, marketing and distribution arm of Kia Motors Corp. in Seoul, South Korea.
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MONTH OF DECEMBER
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YEAR-TO-DATE
|
| Model |
2005 |
2004 |
2005 |
2004 |
| Optima |
998
|
5,428 |
41,349 |
53,492 |
| Rio |
2,776
|
1,609 |
30,290 |
38,518 |
| Sedona |
3,861
|
3,741 |
52,837 |
61,149 |
| Spectra |
2,916
|
2,878 |
56,088 |
44,004 |
| Sportage |
2,681 |
56 |
29,009 |
120 |
| Sorento |
2,970 |
4,362 |
47,610 |
52,878 |
| Amanti |
2,565 |
2,034 |
18,668 |
19,894 |
| Total |
18,767 |
20,108 |
275,851 |
270,055 |
TOTAL U.S. SALES OF KIA VEHICLES
|
1994 |
1995 |
1996 |
1997 |
1998 |
1999 |
| January |
605 |
1,227 |
1,508 |
2,624 |
7,197 |
9,461 |
| February |
626 |
1,053 |
1,887 |
2,529 |
6,196 |
6,703 |
| March |
638 |
1,309 |
2,197 |
3,093 |
6,082 |
11,400 |
| April |
714 |
1,256 |
2,300 |
3,541 |
5,530 |
10,606 |
| May |
1,010 |
1,907 |
3,481 |
4,917 |
6,301 |
12,795 |
| June |
1,053 |
1,665 |
4,401 |
3,992 |
9,215 |
13,593 |
| July |
1,106 |
2,662 |
3,241 |
5,024 |
10,095 |
13,136 |
| August |
1,368 |
2,881 |
4,229 |
6,321 |
8,016 |
13,138 |
| September |
1,528 |
2,729 |
3,780 |
7,123 |
7,355 |
11,846 |
| October |
1,207 |
2,437 |
3,797 |
5,913 |
8,634 |
10,641 |
| November |
1,156 |
2,640 |
3,174 |
5,317 |
4,730 |
11,820 |
| December |
1,152 |
2,974 |
2,279 |
4,931 |
3,542 |
9,455 |
| Total |
12,163 |
24,740 |
36,274 |
55,325 |
82,893 |
134,594 |
|
2000 |
2001 |
2002 |
2003 |
2004 |
2005 |
| January |
8,143 |
12,513 |
16,574 |
18,524 |
17,029 |
17,154 |
| February |
11,392 |
12,665 |
17,509 |
17,769 |
18,586 |
20,454 |
| March |
12,729 |
19,159 |
21,478 |
21,353 |
23,769 |
25,722 |
| April |
12,422 |
16,060 |
20,366 |
19,542 |
23,438 |
27,158 |
| May |
13,709 |
20,048 |
22,790 |
22,007 |
25,443 |
25,503 |
| June |
16,140 |
21,188 |
22,498 |
20,311 |
27,636 |
27,095 |
| July |
12,300 |
19,405 |
23,061 |
24,009 |
23,637 |
26,052 |
| August |
16,454 |
23,276 |
23,564 |
24,758 |
21,132 |
23,820 |
| September |
16,438 |
20,585 |
18,179 |
19,269 |
23,001 |
23,404 |
| October |
13,726 |
24,523 |
17,960 |
15,181 |
22,973 |
20,631 |
| November |
12,643 |
16,940 |
18,741 |
16,173 |
23,303 |
20,091 |
| December |
14,510 |
17,365 |
14,625 |
18,575 |
20,108 |
18,767 |
| Total |
160,606 |
223,727 |
237,345 |
237,471 |
270,055 |
275,851 |
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