Kia Canada scores another Koup - June sales up 37.9 per cent

            MISSISSAUGA, ON, July 1 /CNW/ - Kia Canada retailed 5,200 vehicles this

June, up 37.9 percent from the same month last year, to record the best sales

month in the company's ten year history in Canada. June marks the second

consecutive month that Kia Canada has surpassed the 5,000 mark and the third

month that Kia has posted record sales results.

            June also marked a few other important milestones:

            -  This is the best Quarter in KCI's ten year history in Canada

            -  The Quebec Region retailed over 2,000 units for the second month in

               a row

            -  The Central Region posted the best retail month in its ten year

               history

            -  The Western Region posted the second highest retail growth in the

               country behind Quebec Region

            Other Highlights:

            Peter Schreyer, world renowned automotive designer and Kia Motors

Corporation's Chief Design Officer will attend Kia Canada's press event for

the launch of the much anticipated Forte KOUP in July.

            In an effort to meet the needs of its customers in these uncertain

economic times, Kia Canada launched The KIA Integrity Advantage Program. The

Program provides customers with the peace of mind they need to purchase a

vehicle by enabling them to return their financed or leased vehicles within

the first year of ownership in the event of certain unforeseen life

circumstances. More information on the KIA Integrity Advantage Program can be

obtained at (http://www.kia.ca).

            Kia Canada Inc. (http://www.kia.ca) - is a subsidiary of Kia Motors

Corporation (KMC) in Korea. Founded in Canada in 1999, Kia Canada Inc. sells

and services high quality class leading vehicles like the Soul and Forte

through a network of 155 dealers nationwide. Kia Canada Inc. employs 134

people in its Mississauga, Ontario headquarters and four regional offices

across Canada.