Kia of Chattanooga

Continuing on its path to stardom, the best-selling Kia Sorento has just made a dramatic 10-point gain in ALG's 36-Month Residual Value Index. Now, the unassuming vehicle offers one of the highest residual value rankings among 2012 model year compact CUVs.

Kia credits the Sorento's notable jump to its dynamic pairing of class-leading horsepower (191 hp) and fuel economy (32 mpg/hwy). The now-available 2.4-liter engine, featuring Gasoline Direct Injection (GDI) certainly…

Kia previously announced it surpassed its best-ever full-year sales total in only 11 months. Now, they've reported all-time record sales of 356,268 units. That's up 18.7 percent over 2009 and a 16.6 percent increase over the annual mark set in 2007.

KMA's sales were led in 2010 by the US-built 2011 Sorento, the brand's best-selling vehicle each month and the first Kia nameplate to eclipse 100,000 units…