Hyundai Motor America Reports May Sales And Best Tucson Month Of All Time
FOUNTAIN VALLEY, Calif., June 1, 2017 /PRNewswire/ -- Hyundai Motor America today reported May sales of Hyundai and Genesis branded vehicles of 60,011 units, a decline of 15 percent compared with May 2016. Retail sales for the month were strong with the overall decline attributed to a temporary reduction in fleet deliveries compared with May of last year.
SALES BY BRAND
May-17 May-16 2017 YTD 2016 YTD
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Hyundai 58,259 71,006 283,547 306,549
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Genesis 1,752 0 8,306 0
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TOTAL 60,011 71,006 291,853 306,549
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HYUNDAI BRAND HIGHLIGHTS
"In May, we continued our positive retail sales momentum on the core products in our lineup--Sonata, Elantra, Tucson and Santa Fe--which all saw increases compared to last year," said Derrick Hatami, vice president of national sales, Hyundai Motor America.
-- All-time Tucson monthly sales mark, eclipsing the record from just last
month
-- Tucson sales up 44 percent, totaling 10,600 sold
-- Positive consumer demand for Ioniq which sold 1,827 vehicles, up 39
percent over April as production and supply ramps up
-- Accent sales up 6 percent year-over-year with 5,773 sold
HYUNDAI MODELS
Vehicle May-17 May-16 2017 YTD 2016 YTD
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Accent 5,773 5,432 27,487 36,191
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Azera 326 368 1,551 2,233
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Elantra 16,407 22,168 86,955 73,892
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Equus 1 123 17 904
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Genesis 76 2,970 890 14,989
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Santa Fe 9,844 14,732 47,426 39,099
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Sonata 12,605 15,879 66,768 92,547
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Tucson 10,600 7,369 41,707 35,471
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Veloster 800 1,965 7,271 11,223
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Ioniq 1,827 0 3,475 0
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GENESIS BRAND HIGHLIGHTS
"Genesis had a strong month in May, with sales of both G80 and G90 up 25 percent compared with last month," said Erwin Raphael, general manager of Genesis in the U.S. market. "G80 Sport is entering dealerships now. We just launched it last week to an enthusiastic media response and we expect its enhanced performance and driving dynamics to resonate with luxury car buyers. Overall, G80 continues to perform strongly in one of the most competitive segments in the entire industry."
GENESIS MODELS
Vehicle May-17 May-16 2017 YTD 2016 YTD
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G80 1,355 0 6,390 0
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G90 397 0 1,916 0
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HYUNDAI MOTOR AMERICA
Hyundai Motor America, headquartered in Fountain Valley, Calif., is a subsidiary of Hyundai Motor Company of Korea. Hyundai vehicles are distributed throughout the United States by Hyundai Motor America and are sold and serviced through 835 dealerships nationwide. All new Hyundai vehicles sold in the U.S. are covered by the Hyundai Assurance program, which includes a 5-year/60,000-mile fully-transferable new vehicle limited warranty, Hyundai's 10-year/100,000-mile powertrain limited warranty and five years of complimentary Roadside Assistance.
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