Rio Optima and Rondo all post sales increases for the year while Sorento sales are up almost 90 percent in December year over year.
A few bright spots in a challenging sales year
Here at Summit Place Kia, we are proud to sell the full line of affordable, fuel-efficient Kia vehicles. Although we have had a record sales year, we also realize that the industry as a whole – including Kia – has been going through difficult times, especially for the last 6 months of the year.
Looking back at past articles, we see that Kia was reporting record sales through the end of July, bucking the trend of most manufacturers. Unfortunately, the economy also caught up with Kia during the last half of the year. But even with the drop in sales, there were some bright spots, as you will see in the press release below:
IRVINE, Calif., January 5, 2009 – Kia Motors America (KMA) today announced December sales of 14,644 units with 2008 sales of 273,397 units. Passenger cars have led the way in 2008, with Rio, Optima and Rondo all posting more than 9-percent increases for the year. December sales were led by Sorento posting an 88.7-percent increase over the same period last year.
2009 Product Line
Kia Motors America offers a dynamic and diverse product line of 11 vehicles to meet the needs of all lifestyles. The 2009 vehicle line features the functional Rondo CUV and award-winning Sedona minivan along with a wide variety of popular passenger cars, including the refined Amanti full size sedan, purposeful Optima mid size sedan, versatile and compact Spectra and Spectra5, and sporty yet fuel-efficient Rio and Rio5 subcompacts. The vehicle line also features the all-new and affordably luxurious Borrego, rugged Sorento and value-packed Sportage SUVs. The Soul will further complement the lineup when it arrives in dealerships this spring.
About Kia Motors America
Kia Motors America (KMA) is the sales, marketing and distribution arm of Kia Motors Corporation based in Seoul, South Korea. KMA offers a complete line of vehicles through more than 640 dealers throughout the United States. Kia Motors subscribes to a philosophy of building high value, high quality, safe and dynamic vehicles. Kia Motors prides itself on producing vehicles that are exciting and enabling and evoke the Kia tagline “The Power to Surprise.”
Kia Motors America is the “Official Automotive Partner of the NBA.”
The Bottom Line
Here at Summit Place Kia, we are proud of the fact that we sell dependable, quality, best-in-class vehicles at affordable prices – something that’s very important in today’s economy. We also put a lot of effort and hard work into making Summit Place Kia the dealerships where our customers are treated fairly and know they are getting the best deal on a new or used car. We’d like to invite you to visit us and take a test drive. While you’re here, you’ll also have the chance to see the new Soul, which will be arriving in our showrooms this spring. Call us at 248.682.6002 in the Waterford area or 734.397.9900 for our Canton location or stop in at either location and see for yourself why Summit Place Kia is the fastest growing Kia franchise in Michigan and see why we’d “Love to see ya’ in a Summit Place Kia.”
