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Kia Motors America Reports Best July Sales Ever!
Kia Motors America 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.
The automaker 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 year ago.
The Optima mid-size sedan and the Sportage also posted strong sales in July.
The Optima recorded the sales of 4,196 units, while the Sportage compact SUV posted the sales of 3,801 units.
Both models managed to increase their sales over the same period last year.
Another strong performing vehicle last month was the Rio sub-compact with 3,035 units sold.
The model has experienced a slight decrease in sales compared ro a year ago, but it’s still on track to significantly improve its figures for the year.
Kia US sales by model – July
| 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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