Aug 3, 2020   SOURCE: PR NewsWire

Kia Motors America Announces July Sales

IRVINE, Calif., Aug. 3, 2020 /PRNewswire/ -- Kia Motors America's July sales of 52,479 vehicles featured the highest July retail-only total in company history. Kia's top-selling models for the month were the Sorento and Sportage SUVs. Additional July sales highlights include:

    --  Telluride SUV sales rose 68.3-percent over last month as planned
        production resumed at Kia Motors Manufacturing Georgia
    --  Best-ever July retail sales for the Sportage SUV of 7,939 units
    --  The best monthly sales performance for the Seltos SUV with 4,504 units
    --  The all-new K5 midsize sedan debuted in July with partial month sales of
        1,268 vehicles

"In the middle of the pandemic Kia posted the largest year-over-year retail-only volume increase in the industry as demand for our six utility vehicles continues to grow," said Bill Peffer, vice president, sales operations, Kia Motors America. "Kia's momentum has allowed us to gain share and we are confident that the all-new K5 and Telluride Nightfall Edition, combined with several new product launches scheduled for the coming months, will continue the brand's upward trajectory."

About Kia Motors America

Headquartered in Irvine, California, Kia Motors America continues to top quality surveys and is recognized as one of the 100 Best Global Brands. Kia serves as the "Official Automotive Partner" of the NBA and offers a complete range of vehicles sold through a network of nearly 800 dealers in the U.S., including cars and SUVs proudly assembled in West Point, Georgia.*

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*The Telluride, Sorento and K5 are assembled in the United States from U.S. and globally sourced parts.


                                             MONTH OF JUL

                                                           
     Y YEAR-TO-DATE




       
             Model   2020   2019    2020         2019

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       Rio              2,056  2,266  13,803       14,712

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       Forte            7,410  9,172  46,854       57,585

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       Optima           4,949  8,732  43,774       59,201

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       Cadenza            100     75     770          838

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       Stinger          1,427  1,092   7,778        8,013

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       K5               1,268    N/A  1,268          N/A

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       K900                25     31     150          240

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       Soul             7,622  7,358  41,663       62,941

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       Niro             1,307  1,935   9,559       13,877

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       Seltos           4,504    N/A 18,582          N/A

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       Sportage         7,945  8,573  47,563       48,648

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       Sorento          8,008  8,256  45,804       55,274

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       Telluride        4,822  4,559  30,198       27,786

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       Sedona           1,036  1,356   8,050        9,134

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             Total 52,479 53,405 315,816      358,249

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