IRVINE, Calif., September 4, 2007 – Like recent temperatures, sales continue to be hot for Kia Motors America (KMA) this summer, which today announced record August sales of 26,874 units for back-to-back months of record sales and a 7-percent increase over the same period last year. KMA remains on track toward another annual sales record with year-to-date sales of 207,956 units, a 5-percent increase over the same period last year.

"Sales of Kia vehicles continue to be hot this summer," declares Len Hunt, executive vice president and COO of Kia Motors America. "July was a fantastic month for us with a new sales record in a market that had many sales leaders showing a decline. To back up July with another record month in August demonstrates that demand for Kia vehicles continues to grow even in a volatile market."

The Rio and the Sportage also had strong August sales. Rio saw 3,017 units sold, while Sportage sold 4,109 units, both increases over the same period last year.

Kia Motors America – the sales, marketing and distribution arm of Kia Motors Corporation 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 www.kiamedia.com.

	MONTH OF AUGUST		YEAR-TO-DATE
Model	2007	2006	2007	2006
Rio	3,017	2,041	22,292	18,998
Spectra	6,834	7,665	49,761	50,944
Optima	3,040	3,294	28,017	25,058
Amanti	249	461	4,837	7,568
Sportage	4,109	2,543	32,067	23,193
Sorento	3,557	5,713	26,438	35,559
Sedona	3,023	3,397	29,281	36,801
Rondo	3,045	n/a	15,263	n/a
Total	26,874	25,114	207,956	198,121