Kia Motors Corporation was founded in Seoul, South Korea on June 9, 1944. Its cars arrived to the North American market starting with the Sephia in 1993.
Car models[]
| Name | Model years | Type |
|---|---|---|
| Kia Sephia | 1994-2001 | Sedan |
| Kia Sportage | 1995-2002 | Sport Utility |
Sales[]
The first 692 units of the Kia Sephia were sold in late 1993.
| Date | Sephia | Sportage 4DR | Sportage 2DR | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1994 | January | 605 | N/A | |
| February | 626 | |||
| March | 638 | |||
| April | 714 | |||
| May | 1,010 | |||
| June | 1,053 | |||
| July | 1,106 | |||
| August | 1,368 | |||
| September | 1,528 | |||
| October | 1,207 | |||
| November | 1,156 | |||
| December | 1,152 | |||
| TOTAL | 12,163 | |||
| 1995 | January | 1,070 | 157 | N/A |
| February | 884 | 169 | ||
| March | 1,040 | 269 | ||
| April | 927 | 329 | ||
| May | 1,388 | 519 | ||
| June | 1,130 | 535 | ||
| July | 1,743 | 919 | ||
| August | 1,969 | 912 | ||
| September | 1,838 | 891 | ||
| October | 1,714 | 723 | ||
| November | 1,411 | 1,229 | ||
| December | 1,611 | 1,363 | ||
| TOTAL | 16,725 | 8,015 | ||
| 1996 | January | 933 | 575 | N/A |
| February | 1,324 | 563 | ||
| March | 1,759 | 438 | ||
| April | 2,014 | 286 | ||
| May | 3,180 | 301 | ||
| June | 3,959 | 442 | ||
| July | 2,613 | 628 | ||
| August | 2,797 | 1,432 | ||
| September | 2,362 | 1,418 | ||
| October | 2,411 | 1,386 | ||
| November | 1,788 | 1,386 | ||
| December | 1,226 | 1,053 | ||
| TOTAL | 26,366 | 9,908 | ||
| 1997 | January | 1,492 | 1,132 | N/A |
| February | 1,483 | 1,046 | ||
| March | 1,921 | 1,172 | ||
| April | 2,305 | 1,236 | ||
| May | 2,847 | 2,070 | ||
| June | 2,568 | 1,424 | ||
| July | 3,398 | 1,626 | ||
| August | 4,087 | 2,234 | ||
| September | 4,733 | 2,390 | ||
| October | 3,610 | 2,303 | ||
| November | 3,513 | 1,804 | ||
| December | 3,537 | 1,394 | ||
| TOTAL | 35,494 | 19,831 | ||
| 1998 | 54,311 | 27,528 | 1,054 | |
| 1999 | 82,211 | 47,560 | 4,823 | |
| 2000 | 67,893 | 58,399 | 3,951 | |
| 2001 | 49,016 | 48,888 | 3,480 | |
| 2002 | 0 | 39,436 | 0 | |
| 2003 | 0 | 5,616 | 0 | |
Shipping prices[]
- $375 (1994 models)
- $385 (1995 models)
- $400 (1995.5 models)
- $415 (1996 models)