Kia Motors America Announces October 2005 Sales

Sportage and All-New Rio Are Strong Performers; Year-to-Date Sales Up 4.6%

IRVINE, Calif., Nov. 1 -- Kia Motors America (KMA) remains on pace to set another annual sales record in 2005, despite October unit sales that were below the same month in 2004. Year-to-date sales of 236,993 are up 4.6-percent, while October sales totaled 20,631 versus 22,973 units sold during the same period in 2004.

Kia's next generation products continue to perform well, including the all-new Sportage compact SUV and the Amanti premium sedan, which recently were awarded Kia's first J.D. Power and Associates APEAL Awards. The all-new Rio and Rio5 subcompacts, which arrived in dealerships in late-August, continue to showcase the evolution of the brand's characteristics.

"We're on track for Kia's best sales ever in the U.S. and are thrilled at the strong consumer response new products such as the Sportage and the all-new Rio are receiving," said Len Hunt, Kia Motors America's executive vice president and COO. "We look forward to a strong close to 2005 and setting our sights on achieving even more in 2006."

Kia Motors America is the sales, marketing and distribution arm of Kia Motors Corp. in Seoul, South Korea. For more information, including photography, visit www.kiamedia.com.

                            MONTH OF OCTOBER            YEAR-TO-DATE
  Model                     2005         2004         2005         2004

  Rio                      2,414        1,815       25,906       33,664
  Spectra                  3,279        4,517       50,525       38,159
  Sportage                 2,814            4       23,614           64
  Optima                   2,660        6,158       36,100       42,021
  Sedona                   2,684        3,890       45,218       53,858
  Sorento                  5,293        4,793       40,711       44,732
  Amanti                   1,487        1,796       14,919       14,146

  Total                   20,631       22,973      236,993      226,644