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Sept. 2006 Sales: Kia Motors America

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Sept. 2006 Sales: Kia Motors America

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IRVINE, Calif., Oct. 3 /PRNewswire/ -- Kia Motors America (KMA) today

announced a new September sales record of 23,877 units, a 2.0-percent

increase over the same period last year. Year-to-date sales also improved

over last year's record numbers, totaling 221,998 units for Kia, a

2.6-percent increase.

"Kia continues to build momentum with another month of record sales,"

said Len Hunt, executive vice president and COO of KMA. "With the new auto

show season on the way, keep an eye out for more exciting product from

Kia."

The Kia Sorento posted a strong September with 5,582 units sold. The

Kia Sportage also sold well with 3,178 units.

Kia Motors America -- the sales, marketing and distribution arm of Kia

Motors Corp. in Seoul, South Korea -- offers a complete line of vehicles

through more than 630 dealers throughout the United States. For more

information visit http://www.kiamedia.com.

MONTH OF SEPTEMBER           YEAR-TO-DATE
    Model                   2006         2005         2006         2005

    Rio                    1,770        2,814       20,768       23,492
    Spectra                4,966        6,951       55,910       47,246
    Sportage               3,178        2,754       26,371       20,800
    Optima                 3,296        2,200       28,354       33,440
    Sedona                 4,680        3,419       41,481       42,534
    Sorento                5,582        4,186       41,141       35,418
    Amanti                   405        1,080        7,973       13,432

    Total                 23,877       23,404      221,998      216,362

[source: Kia Motors America]

Flybrian Newbie

Flybrian

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So, let's see what outsold the Amanti this time...

GTO -1.022

Acura RL - 1,015

Range Rover - 909

QX56 - 900

VW Eos - 894

Aspen - 734

Relay - 727

Rainier - 707

Subaru Baja - 631

Mercedes SL - 557

9-7X - 533

Volvo V70 - 512

LX470 - 490

Defunct Pontiacs - 484

9-5 - 480

Monterey - 470

SC430 - 457

GMC Topkick - 448

Lincoln LS - 446

GMC W-Series (Isuzu NPRs) - 444

Audi A8 - 438

X-Type - 412

BMW 6-Series - 409

Volvo V50 - 405

Amanti - 405

XLR - 252

SSR - 202

LeSabre - 82

DeVille - 38

Great job to Amanti for outselling really expensive luxury roadsters and cars that haven't been produced in over a year!

I hope GMRULES again Newbie

I hope GMRULES again

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So, let's see what outsold the Amanti this time...

GTO -1.022

Acura RL - 1,015

Range Rover - 909

QX56 - 900

VW Eos - 894

Aspen - 734

Relay - 727

Rainier - 707

Subaru Baja - 631

Mercedes SL - 557

9-7X - 533

Volvo V70 - 512

LX470 - 490

Defunct Pontiacs - 484

9-5 - 480

Monterey - 470

SC430 - 457

GMC Topkick - 448

Lincoln LS - 446

GMC W-Series (Isuzu NPRs) - 444

Audi A8 - 438

X-Type - 412

BMW 6-Series - 409

Volvo V50 - 405

Amanti - 405

XLR - 252

SSR - 202

LeSabre - 82

DeVille - 38

Great job to Amanti for outselling really expensive luxury roadsters and cars that haven't been produced in over a year!

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Looks like you went to a lot of trouble to prove this point.
regfootball Community Regular

regfootball

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2007 Amanti

but at least give them credit for updating it. they had an updated 07 in the showroom when i test drove the sedona and i gotta say the leather was nice and overall inside it was alright. I wouldn't buy one though.

Edited by regfootball

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