FIRST-EVER NBA MOST VALUABLE PLAYER FAN VOTE

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KIA MOTORS PUTS FANS IN THE DRIVER’S SEAT WITH FIRST-EVER
NBA MOST VALUABLE PLAYER FAN VOTE

-- New Kia Motors MVP Sweepstakes Will Award Grand Prize of 2011 Kia Sorento and
Trip to The Finals With Two Former NBA MVPs --

-- For the Third Consecutive Year Kia Motors Will Donate New Vehicles to
Charity on Behalf of all Four Performance Award Winners --

The National Basketball Association (NBA) and Kia Motors America today announced that, for the first time ever, fans will have the opportunity to help determine the winner of the NBA Most Valuable Player award presented by Kia Motors.

Through a dedicated Web page on NBA.com, fans can submit their votes for MVP, ranking their top five choices. The combined fan vote will count as one vote, with the remaining 124 votes coming from a panel of sportswriters and broadcasters throughout the United States and Canada. Fans can cast their MVP votes from April 1 through 15 on NBA.com (NBA.com/KiaMVPFanVote). The 2009-10 NBA Most Valuable Player of the Year Award presented by Kia Motors will be announced following the conclusion of the 2009-10 NBA regular season.

As the Official Automotive Partner of the NBA, Kia Motors is giving fans the chance to enter the Kia Motors MVP Sweepstakes by logging on to NBA.com/awards. The grand prize for the sweepstakes is an all-new 2011 Kia Sorento CUV, the Official Vehicle of the NBA, and a trip to The Finals, where the lucky winner and a guest will watch the game with two of the greatest NBA Most Valuable Player award recipients of all time, Julius Erving (winner 1980-81) and Kareem Abdul-Jabbar (winner 1970-71, 1971-72, 1973-74, 1975-76, 1976-77, 1979-80).

“The NBA Most Valuable Player award presented by Kia Motors is our league’s most talked about and coveted individual accolade, and Kia Motors is providing an incredible opportunity for our fans to have a voice in determining the winner of the award for the first time,” said Executive Vice President of NBA Global Marketing Partnerships Mark Tatum. “Kia Motors is adding to the honor of winning by continuing its effort to donate new vehicles to charity on behalf of all four 2010 NBA Performance Awards recipients and ensuring that each award will have a lasting impact in its respective community.”

Kia Motors will unveil a new national television advertisement to promote the Most Valuable Player platform. The MVP fan vote and sweepstakes will also be promoted prominently in NBA team arenas; online through NBA.com, Facebook, and Twitter; and during NBA local and national game broadcasts.

“Kia Motors not only recognizes the importance of offering passionate NBA fans the opportunity to have a voice and vote for this prestigious player award, but also of rewarding a devoted basketball enthusiast a once in a lifetime experience to go to the finals with NBA legends and win the stylish all-new Kia Sorento,” said Michael Sprague, vice president of marketing, KMA. “Kia Motors is delighted to continue its commitment to awarding new vehicles to deserving Performance Award recipients’ respective charity organizations as well as offering fans of the game exciting and dynamic vehicles.”

Kia Motors America will donate a brand-new Kia Sorento to the charity of the player’s choice on behalf of the four 2009-10 season-end award winners as part of the “The NBA Performance Awards Presented by Kia Motors.” At the end of this season, Kia Motors will have donated a total of 12 vehicles to charity since the creation of this program in 2008.

The 2009-10 NBA Most Valuable Player of the Year Award presented by Kia Motors is part of a series of oncourt performance awards called “The NBA Performance Awards Presented by Kia Motors.” The series, currently in its third season, is a significant part of the multiyear marketing partnership between Kia Motors America and the NBA, and also includes the Most Improved Player, Sixth Man Award, and Defensive Player of the Year, which are awarded following the regular season, and the Eastern and Western Conference Players of the Month presented by Kia Motors, which are awarded during the regular season. For more information on the “The NBA Performance Awards Presented by Kia Motors,” visit www.NBA.com/performanceawards.

About Kia Sorento
The first vehicle to be built at KMMG, the all-new Sorento CUV encompasses the brand’s signature design cues as well as its distinct combination of quality, value, safety and style. Sorento presents consumers with a well-equipped, well-appointed CUV with best-in-class power Best-in-class power with V6 engine only. suited perfectly for the fun, dynamic and discerning driver. Starting under $20,000 Price is manufacturer's suggested retail price (MSRP) for 2011 Sorento base model, excluding $795 destination and handling fee, taxes, title. license, registration, options and retailer charges. Actual prices set by retailer. and completely redesigned for 2011, the all-new Sorento employs a unibody design with the ability to comfortably fit up to seven passengers and will be the first vehicle to feature UVO. Available summer 2010.

Kia Motors America will donate a brand-new Kia Sorento to the charity of the player’s choice on behalf of the four 2009-10 season-end award winners as part of the “The NBA Performance Awards Presented by Kia Motors.” At the end of this season, Kia Motors will have donated a total of 12 vehicles to charity since the creation of this program in 2008.

About Kia Motors America
Kia Motors America (KMA) is the marketing and distribution arm of Kia Motors Corporation based in Seoul, South Korea. KMA offers a complete line of vehicles through more than 670 dealers throughout the United States. For 2009, KMA recorded its 15th consecutive year of increased U.S. market share and recently achieved its best quarter of sales ever. Kia Motors subscribes to a philosophy of building high value, high quality, safe and dynamic vehicles. Kia Motors prides itself on producing vehicles that are exciting and enabling and evoke the Kia tagline “The Power to Surprise.”

Kia Motors America is the "Official Automotive Partner of the NBA." Information about Kia Motors America and its full vehicle line-up is available at its Web site – www.kia.com. For media information, including photography, visit www.kiamedia.com.

About the NBA
The NBA, founded in 1946, is a professional sports league and global business that features 30 teams in the United States and Canada. During the 2009-10 season, NBA games will reach 215 countries and territories in 41 languages. The league’s worldwide reach is also displayed in the 80 international players from 35 countries and territories on NBA rosters. NBA merchandise is sold in more than 100,000 stores in 100 countries on six continents. NBA.com averages more than 26 million page views per day, with more than 50 percent of the site’s visitors coming from outside of North America. Through NBA Cares, the league, its teams and players have donated more than $120 million to charity, provided more than one million hours of hands-on service to communities around the world, and created more than 465 places where kids and families can live, learn, or play.