Kia Motors America announces its best quarter ever with September monthly sales up over 24 percent year to date while Summit Place Kia in metro Detroit reports its 21st straight month as the metro Detroit sales leader.
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The view from the Summit
Summit Place Kia is pleased to announce that, once again, we placed first in sales for new Kias in the metro Detroit marketplace for an unprecedented 21 months in a row!
Commenting on this latest sales achievement, Rich Lalonde, owner of Summit Place Kia, attributed the success to the hard work and commitment of the entire staff, as well as the most important people of all. “I would like to thank each and every one of our customers for making this possible,” stated Lalonde. “In these challenging economic times, we have found that car buyers are looking for quality, affordable transportation with the best possible gas mileage. And while they have a large number of dealers and brands to choose from, I really believe our customer-friendly sales, service and support staff has everything to do with where our customers decide to buy a car – right here, at Summit Place Kia.”
Kia Motors America also had a tremendous sales month and outlined the brand’s success in the following press release:
2009 Kia Optima
September Sales Up Year to Date
IRVINE, Calif., Oct. 1 – Kia Motors America (KMA) today announced its best quarter of sales ever with a September monthly total of 21,623 units sold, a 24.4-percent increase from September 2008. Year to date sales totaled 238,570, a 4.6-percent increase over the same period last year. September sales were led by the Kia Optima midsize sedan and all-new Kia Forte compact sedan, selling 5,986 and 4,449 units respectively. The all-new Kia Soul urban passenger vehicle and Kia Rio
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2010 Kia Forte Koup
“Consumer confidence in the Kia brand is on the rise, and on the heels of an all-time record sales month in August we continue our momentum by achieving the best sales quarter in company history,” said Alex Fedorak, director of public relations, KMA. “New designs, like the highly styled and personalized Soul, Forte compact sedan and Kia Forte Koup, are appealing to a larger consumer audience while staying true to our brand’s core pillars of value, safety and fuel efficiency.”
2011 Kia Sorento
Kia Motors is in the midst of a dramatic, design-led transformation, which has been delivering dynamically styled vehicles in several important segments at exactly the right time contributing to the brand’s continued gains in U.S. market share. The upcoming launch of the all-new 2011 Kia Sorento CUV, the first vehicle to be built at the company’s first U.S.-based manufacturing facilities in West Point, Georgia, will further enhance the lineup. subcompact also sold well, with 2,459 and 2,811 units.
Find out for yourself why we’re number one
To schedule an appointment, or for more information on the rest of the entire line-up of high quality, affordable Kias, you can contact us toll-free at our Waterford store by calling 866-770-9552 or by dialing 866-572-7226 for our Canton store. You can also check us out on line at: www.summitplacekia.com. If you just want to stop in for a visit, our two dealerships located at 2200 Elizabeth Lake Road in Waterford, just behind the Summit Place mall and in Canton at 41840 Michigan Avenue, just west of I-275. As a proud automotive partner of Michigan athletics, you’ll see why everyone at metro Detroit’s sales leader would “Love to see ‘ya” in a Summit Place Kia!
