Kia Announcement Regarding Optima Horsepower Ratings

IRVINE, Calif., Sept. 9 -- Kia Motors America, Inc. (KMA) has been notified by the engine supplier for its Optima sedan (Hyundai) that its power ratings were overstated for that vehicle in model years 2001 and 2002.

KMA is currently notifying customers of those vehicles about this discovery and offering a choice of additional warranty coverage or an extension of their 24-hour roadside assistance plan in recognition of this inaccurate information.

The company has initiated a thorough review of the power ratings of its entire product line-up for the past seven model years and found all those ratings to be accurate.

Kia Motors America is the U.S. sales, marketing and service arm of Kia Motors Corp. in Seoul, South Korea.

Editors Note: This engine is the first result of the 1998 merger between Kia and Hyundai, who announced today that they overstated the horsepower of the production model of this engine. You can read the Hyundai story by CLICKING HERE