LOS ANGELES (Yonhap News) ― Kia Motors America, the U.S. sales arm of South Korea’s Kia Motors Corp., said Wednesday that it has been enjoying brisk sales of its Cadenza full-size luxury sedan in the United States, selling nearly 5,000 units so far this year.
Kia introduced the Cadenza in the United States in April to try to gain a foothold in the country’s premium car market.
Kia sold 1,677 Cadenzas in the U.S. in August, bringing the total number of Cadenzas sold this year to 4,832, according to the carmaker.
The carmaker said it sold a total of 52,025 vehicles in August, up 4 percent from a year earlier.
Meanwhile, Hyundai Motor America, Hyundai’s U.S. sales arm, sold a total of 66,101 units in August, up 8 percent from a year ago.
