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06/03/12 Kia Motors U.S. sales top 4 million units Source: The Jakarta Post - Indonesia Kia Motors America said Friday its total sales of cars in the United States topped the 4 million mark as of the end of May. South Korea's No. 2 carmaker Kia Motors Corp. started selling cars in the North American country in 1994.
06/02/12 Kia Motors US sales top 4 million units Source: Seoul News Kia Motors America said Friday its total sales of cars in the United States topped the 4 million mark as of the end of May. The U.S. branch of Korea's No. 2 carmaker Kia Motors Corp. said the sales numbers were reached after it started selling cars in the North American country in 1994.
06/02/12 Prime Asia keeps Partners Cup crown Source: Sun Star - Philippines SHIFTY guard Francisco Arong saved his best performance in Game 3 as he led the Prime Asia Pawnshop to an 84-78 win over Kia Motors and a 3-0 sweep of the 6th Cesafi-Partners Cup Pre-Season Championship series 3-0 at the Cebu Coliseum last night.
06/01/12 Kia Motors America Sells Four Millionth Vehicle During... Source: PR Newswire IRVINE, Calif. , June 1, 2012 /PRNewswire/ -- With a diverse line-up of fuel-efficient, stylish and fun-to-drive vehicles that is attracting more new customers to its showrooms, Kia Motors America's (KMA) momentum continued with best-ever May sales of 51,771 units, a 7.4-percent increase over the same period last year. Year-to-date sales are up 18.7 percent, and May also saw the sale of Kia's four millionth vehicle in the U.S. (since entering the market in 1994) and extended the brand's run of consecutive monthly sales records to 21. Vehicles that achieve more than 30 mpg on the highway[2] accounted for 78 percent of sales in May, while sales of the fuel-efficient 2012 Rio subcompacts, which can deliver up to 40 miles per gallon[3] on the highway, increased 59.5 percent over the same period in 2011. The record-setting May performance was driven by strong demand for the brand's two U.S.-built* products – the Optima midsize sedan and Sorento CUV built at Kia Motors Manufacturing Georgia (KMMG) – as well as the ongoing popularity of the Soul urban passenger vehicle.
06/01/12 TABLE-S.Korea's Kia Motors May sales up 20.5 pct y/y Source: Reuters Kia Motors Corp's sales during May (in vehicles): May 2012 May 2011 TOTAL SALES 239,599 198,842 OVERSEAS SALES 198,849 160,830 DOMESTIC SALES 40,750 38,012 NOTE:

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Kia Motors (, ), headquartered in Seoul, is South Korea's second-largest automobile manufacturer, following the Hyundai Motor Company, with sales of over 1.4 million vehicles in 2010. The company is partly owned by the Hyundai Motor Group, the fourth largest automaker in the world based on annual vehicle sales in 2010 after Toyota, General Motors, and Volkswagen AG.

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