May 2018: Kia Motors America

[William Maley]

Kia Motors America Announces May Sales

• Record Month for the Stinger Fastback Sports Sedan

IRVINE, Calif., June 1, 2018 /PRNewswire/ -- Kia Motors America today announced May sales of 59,462 vehicles, representing a 1.6 percent increase over the same period last year and the brand's highest monthly sales total in 2018.  May sales were led by the Forte and Sorento, with 11,261 and 10,370 units sold, respectively. In addition, the Stinger fastback sports sedan set a model-specific monthly sales record with 1,761 units sold in May.

"We begin the traditional summer sales period having achieved a number of important milestones, including our best monthly sales thus far in 2018, Stinger sales at an all-time high, and a sales increase of 1.6 percent over the same period last year," said Bill Peffer, vice president, sales operations, Kia Motors America. "With the recent news that Kia has eight models designated a 2018 Top Safety Pick or Top Safety Pick Plus by the Insurance Institute for Highway Safety, and that Kia was counted among the top three most trusted non-luxury automotive brands – for the second consecutive year – in the annual AMCI Trusted Automotive Brands Study, we are confident that more and more consumers will consider Kia in their purchase decisions."

			MONTH OF MAY			YEAR-TO-DATE
	Model		2018		2017	2018		2017
	Rio		2,181		1,187	9,170		5,722
	Forte		11,261		11,081	44,191		47,359
	Optima		10,367		10,789	38,253		48,465
	Cadenza		344		528	3,033		2,153
	Stinger		1,761		N/A	7,059		N/A
	K900		22		46	153		193
	Soul		9,922		10,521	40,165		43,623
	Niro		2,808		2,660	11,483		10,488
	Sportage		7,901		7,001	35,013		28,087
	Sorento		10,370		10,413	40,671		40,505
	Sedona		2,525		3,561	7,801		12,998
	Total		59,462		58,507	236,992		239,593