April 2006 Sales: Kia Motors America

[VenSeattle]

Kia Motors America Announces April Sales

IRVINE, Calif.--May 2, 2006; Kia Motors America (KMA) today announced April sales of 27,807 units, a 2.4-percent increase over the same period last year. The Kia Spectra topped vehicle sales with 8,560 units sold, while the Sorento SUV and all-new Sedona minivan posted 5,674 units, and 4,479 units respectively.

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

                  MONTH OF APRIL               YEAR-TO-DATE
 Model            2006         2005           2006        2005
 Rio              1,898        2,692          9,726       10,248
 Spectra          8,560        5,359          20,067      16,767
 Optima           3,771        3,642          10,511      16,075
 Amanti           557          2,687          2,312       8,871
 Sportage         2,868        3,488          12,503      7,685
 Sorento          5,674        3,808          15,932      13,750
 Sedona           4,479        5,472          21,590      17,091
 Total            27,807       27,158         92,641      90,487

Link: http://www.theautochannel.com/news/2006/05/02/005497.html

[VenSeattle]

Holy Hell... Only 557 Amanti sales this month???? Wow! Fleets won't even buy them now! At least the Acura RL outsold something!

[Flybrian]

You know, you'd think a car that was a Park Avenue, Town Car, S-Type, and E-Class all in one would sell at least as well as all four of those combined.

Hmmm...let's see...

LeSabre - almost outsold the Amanti for this calendar year. A dead car.

Outsold in April by the GTO, SKY, Terraza, S2000, SC430, and the new Passat wagon!

:lol: :lol:

[Intrepidation]

man that thing took a huge dive in sales. But remember folks...it still rates higher overall than the Toyota Avalon!

[Variance]

Maybe the much better Azera stole some Amanti buyers.

I'm curious about the Amanti's future. Isn't the next-gen or replacement due soon?