Kia Soul sales increase 62 percent in April 2010

Kia Soul sales increase 62 percent to 5.223 units in April, while Kia Motors America posts 17 percent higher overall sales.

Kia Motors America today posted April 2010 sales of 30.036 units, an increase of 17.3 percent over the same period last year. According to the automaker’s monthly report, Kia’s year-to-date sales are up almost 13 percent compared to 2009. In the first four months of fiscal year, Kia sold 106.732 new vehicles in the US market.

Kia sales last month were led by US-built Sorento crossover with sales of 8.486 units. Kia Forte compact car, which recently received a “Top Safety Pick” award from Insurance Institute for Highway Safety, posted sales of 5.807 units, while funky Soul crossover recorded monthly sales of 5.223 units.

The good old Rio sub-compact car posted strong sales of 3.020 units, while the outgoing Kia Optima, which will soon be replaced by the 2011 Optima sedan recorded sales of 2.912 units last month.

Byung Mo Ahn, group president and CEO of KMA and Kia Motors Manufacturing Georgia said that Kia’s exceptional sales results reflect how US consumers are noticing the brand’s quality products with unparalleled design.

With three all-new vehicles on the horizon this year, including the 2011 Sportage, Kia Forte five-door and Optima sedan, Kia’s confident to continue its sales momentum through the rest o the year.

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Kia Canada sales

Kia Canada reported sales of 5.057 units, an increase of 18.3% versus April of last year and 25.5% YTD. With this accomplishment Kia Canada surpassed its previous April year-to-date sales records. This was the first time in the company’s eleven year history that Kia has achieved over 5.000 units in April. April also marked the sixteenth month of consecutive sales growth for the company.

April was also the best sales month ever for the Forte and the all-new and completely redesigned Sorento at 1.286 and 972 units respectively.

Hyundai Motor America sales

How about the sales of Hyundai Motor America? Kia’s parent company announced it has sold 30 percent more cars in the US market than it did a year earlier. Hyundai Motor America sold 44,024 new vehicles last month, while its total sales through the first four months of the fiscal year hit an all-time record – 155,532 units sold by the end of April.

Hyundai’s best-selling vehicle last month was the 2011 Sonata sedan, which experienced a 57 percent gain in sales, compared to a year ago. Sales of new Sonata have also gone through the roof. For the second-straight month, Hyundai delivered more than 18.000 units of new Sonata to US customers.