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Kia Announces Best-Ever October Sales


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2016 Optima SXL 2.0 turbo

Sixth Consecutive Monthly Sales Record Pushes Year-To-Date Sales Up 7.4 Percent

IRVINE, CA -- November. 3, 2015: Kia Motors America (KMA) today announced best-ever October sales of 50,044 vehicles, a 12-percent increase over the same period last year. Led by the Optima and Soul with 14,381 and 12,246 units sold, respectively, October marked Kia's sixth straight monthly sales record.

"Kia is a challenger brand, and our ability to outpace the industry without the benefit of a truck in our lineup speaks volumes about consumers discovering the new Kia," said Michael Sprague, chief operating officer and EVP, KMA. "With the all-new 2016 Optima arriving in showrooms and the completely redesigned 2017 Sportage making its North American debut at the LA Auto Show this month, this is an exciting time for Kia as we push toward a strong finish to the year."


MONTH OF OCTOBER

YEAR-TO-DATE

Model

2015

2014

2015

2014

Rio

1,571

2,534

21,847

31,921

Forte

5,198

5,190

68,498

58,983

Optima

14,381

11,840

132,684

134,486

Cadenza

1,018

608

5,898

8,237

K900

229

62

2,134

1,168

Sportage

4,476

3,743

43,484

36,386

Sorento

8,593

7,656

94,354

84,234

Sedona

2,332

2,376

32,196

8,032

Soul

12,246

10,685

124,929

126,264

Total

50,044

44,694

526,024

489,711