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    December Auto Sales: Kia

    Associated Press•January 3, 2013

    IRVINE, Calif. (AP) -- Kia Motors America said Thursday that 2012 sales jumped nearly 15 percent thanks to higher demand of its Rio and Optima cars.

    BY THE NUMBERS: The South Korean automaker sold 557,599 vehicles in 2012, up from 485,492 in 2011. Sales fell to 39,178 in December from 43,390 December 2011.

    TOP SELLER: Kia sold 152,399 of its Optima sedan in 2012, a rise of 80 percent from 2011.

    HOT MODELS: Sales of the Rio doubled to 40,275 in 2012.