Spotlight: Kia Motors to Expand U.S. Models From 2 to 7

South Korea’s Kia Motors Corp., shrugging off a financial crisis that prompted a government bailout this fall, said it will expand its U.S. product line from two models to seven in the next four years. Irvine-based Kia Motors America, which now sells the Sephia compact sedan and Sportage sport-utility vehicle in the U.S., said it will introduce a two-door convertible Sportage in the spring, a minivan and two new subcompact cars in the 2000 model year and a new mid-size sedan in 2001.