October 2018: Kia Motors America

[William Maley]

Kia Motors America Announces October Sales

• Best-Ever October Sales for the Forte Compact

IRVINE, Calif., November 1, 2018 – Kia Motors America today announced October sales of 45,102 vehicles, led by Forte with 9,537 units sold, the highest October sales total in company history for the nameplate. In addition, the brand’s popular Rio, Niro and Sportage models each posted double-digit gains of 45-, 11- and 10-percent, respectively, over the same period last year.

“With the Forte’s best-ever October sales and three additional models realizing double-digit sales growth, we are confident that Kia’s sales momentum will remain positive well into the first quarter of 2019,” said Bill Peffer, vice president, sales operations, Kia Motors America. “This upward trajectory will be bolstered by the wide variety of new product introductions Kia has scheduled over the coming months that will continue driving traffic and attracting new customers to the Kia brand.”

	MONTH OF OCTOBER		YEAR-TO-DATE
Model	2018	2017	2018	2017
Rio	2,405	1,657	19,696	13,609
Forte	9,537	9,219	84,425	101,311
Optima	7,280	7,554	87,125	92,258
Cadenza	207	1,021	4,158	5,464
Stinger	1,345	N/A	14,344	N/A
K900	17	23	277	375
Niro	2,164	1,935	24,264	22,605
Sportage	6,626	5,979	68,898	61,736
Sorento	6,560	6,478	92,252	83,791
Sedona	1,010	1,277	15,866	21,197
Soul	7,951	9,254	85,839	99,981
Total	45,102	44,397	497,144	502,327