HYUNDAI/KIA: Record year for Korean brands

2016 marked the first time Kia had four nameplates surpass the 100,000-unit mark in the U.S.: Forte, Optima, Sorento and Soul.

January 04, 2017 05:00 AM

LOS ANGELES -- Hyundai and Kia each celebrated record U.S. sales in 2016 with the two brands combining for 1,422,603 total units, a 2.5 percent increase.

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