July 2007 Sales: Kia Motors America

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Kia Motors America Announces Best July Sales Ever

IRVINE, Calif., Aug. 1 /PRNewswire/ -- Kia Motors America (KMA) today

announced record July sales of 26,690 units and the Kia Sorento had its

best month of the year with 4,342 units sold. KMA remains on track toward

another annual sales record with year-to-date sales of 181,082 units, a

4.7-percent increase over the same period last year.

"Once again Kia has had a record sales month and is on track for its

fourteenth consecutive record sales year," said Len Hunt, executive vice

president and COO of KMA. "Consumers and media alike continue to recognize

the quality and safety of our products as evidenced by our ever increasing

sales growth."

The Optima and the Sportage also had strong July sales. Optima saw

4,196 units sold, while Sportage sold 3,801 units, both increases over the

same period last year.

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

Motors Corporation in Seoul, South Korea -- offers a complete line of

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

more information, including photography, visit http://www.kiamedia.com.

MONTH OF JULY				 YEAR-TO-DATE
	Model	  2007	  2006			   2007		2006

	Rio	   3,035	 3,858			 19,274	  16,957
	Spectra   5,773	 7,206			 42,927	  43,279
	Optima	4,196	 2,496			 24,977	  21,764
	Amanti	  248	 1,769			  4,588	   7,107
	Sportage  3,801	 2,923			 27,958	  20,650
	Sorento   4,342	 4,868			 22,882	  29,846
	Sedona	3,073	 3,309			 26,258	  33,404
	Rondo	 2,222	   N/A			 12,218		 N/A

	Total	26,690	26,429			181,082	 173,007

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