Kia Motors America (KMA) today reported slight drop September sales of 38,003 units, led for the 22nd straight month by the U.S.-built Optima.
Kia says that there are seven all-new or significantly redesigned Kia vehicles scheduled to arrive in showrooms this calendar year, and October will mark the start of sales for numbers four and five in the form of the all-new, second-generation Soul urban passenger vehicle and the redesigned 2014 Optima midsize sedan.
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| MONTH OF SEPTEMBER | YEAR-TO-DATE | |||
| Model | 2013 | 2012 | 2013 | 2012 |
| Rio | 2,695 | 3,171 | 33,238 | 32,815 |
| Forte | 4,618 | 6,912 | 52,715 | 61,228 |
| Optima | 11,647 | 14,304 | 124,056 | 114,728 |
| Cadenza | 926 | n/a | 5,758 | n/a |
| Sportage | 2,195 | 2,884 | 23,232 | 30,169 |
| Sorento | 7,849 | 10,066 | 81,380 | 88,164 |
| Sedona | 657 | 1,301 | 5,380 | 14,454 |
| Soul | 7,416 | 9,467 | 90,624 | 93,356 |
| Total | 38,003 | 48,105 | 416,383 | 434,914 |
