Kia Motors America has announced that total sales for the month of October came to 48,997 units while their year-to-date sales are up 2.8 percent to reach 540,741 units sold so far this year. The Soul and the Forte both achieved their best-ever October sales with 13,0036 units sold for the Soul and 8,013 units sold for the Forte. This represents increases of 6.5 percent and 54.2 percent respectively.
“Despite industry-wide challenges, the second-best October performance in company history helped Kia outpace the overall industry once again,” said Michael Sprague, chief operating officer and EVP, KMA. “Over the last ten years the ‘New Kia’ has transformed into a recognized leader in design, quality, and technology, and Interbrand’s recent report details the ‘spectacular growth’ that has led to a seven-fold increase in Kia’s estimated brand value since 2006.”
Additional October Sales:
- Rio sales were up 16.2 percent with 1,826 units
- Optima sales came to 9,974 units
- Cadenza sales came to 289 units
- Sportage sales increased 28.3 percent with 5,741 units
- Sorento sales came to 7,651 units
- Sedona sales increased 1.5 percent to reach 2,366 units
“KIA MOTORS AMERICA ANNOUNCES OCTOBER SALES.” Kia Media. N.p., 1 Nov. 2016. Web. 03 Nov. 2016. <http://www.kiamedia.com/us/en/media/pressreleases/11856/kia-motors-america-announces-october-sales4>.



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