Hyundai Motor America Reports September 2018 Sales
FOUNTAIN VALLEY, Calif., Oct. 2, 2018 /PRNewswire/ -- Hyundai Motor America reported September sales of Hyundai- and Genesis-branded vehicles of 57,359 units, a 1 percent increase in comparison with September 2017. Retail deliveries were up 2 percent for the month, while fleet deliveries were down 7 percent compared with last year. Including September sales results, total Hyundai Motor America sales have increased in four out of the last five months.
Sales by Brand
Sep-18 Sep-17 2018 YTD 2017 YTD
Hyundai 56,940 55,271 492,792 496,656
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Genesis 419 1,736 8,909 15,084
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TOTAL 57,359 57,007 501,701 511,740
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Hyundai Brand Highlights
Hyundai-branded vehicle sales increased by 3 percent, led by the September record for SUV sales that grew 17 percent compared with the prior year. Tucson set another monthly record, the 19(th) month in a row, with a 5 percent increase. SUV retail sales in September represented 49 percent of total volume. Elantra again had another strong month, its fifth straight monthly increase, with sales growth of 38 percent. Veloster rounded out the Hyundai models with rising sales, up 9 percent year-over-year.
"Backed by strong performances from Tucson, Kona, Elantra and Veloster we were able to increase sales slightly in a month where we expected the overall industry to be down," said John Angevine, director, National Sales, Hyundai Motor America. "The new models we've launched so far this year - Kona, Santa Fe, Veloster and a refreshed Elantra and Tucson - are hitting the sweet spot of what consumers are looking for. That's also been supported by well-recognized industry awards we received in the month, including the most IIHS TSP+ and TSP rated vehicles in the entire industry."
September Product and Corporate Activities
-- Hyundai Earns the Most IIHS Top Safety Pick+ and Top Safety Pick Awards
in the Industry: With the 2019 Hyundai Santa Fe being named a TOP SAFETY
PICK+ and the 2019 Accent being named a TOP SAFETY PICK by the Insurance
Institute for Highway Safety (IIHS), Hyundai now has the most combined
TSP+ and TSP-rated vehicles in the automotive industry.
-- Kona Tops Segment in J.D. Power Tech-Experience Study: The J.D. Power
2018 U.S. Tech Experience Index (TXI) Study named the Hyundai Kona the
highest in overall satisfaction with new-vehicle technology in the small
segment.
-- Hyundai Santa Fe Wins 2018 Wards 10 Best UX Trophy: The all-new 2019
Hyundai Santa Fe has been named to the Wards 10 Best UX list, a
competition that drills deeply into user experiences in driver-assist
technologies, connectivity, navigation, voice-activated systems and
intuitive controls.
-- Pirelli World Challenge TCR Team and Manufacturer Championships: Hyundai
and the Bryan Herta Autosport team capped off a successful race season
taking home the TCR Team and Manufacturer championships.
-- 2019 Santa Fe Advertising: National TV spots began appearing in
September, featuring families spending quality time together and
creating memories in the Santa Fe.
-- Hyundai CRADLE Invests with Migo: Hyundai CRADLE, Hyundai Motor
Company's corporate venturing and open innovation business, invested in
Migo, a Mobility-as-a-Service company that currently offers a free app
that allows customers to discover and hail multiple modes of personal
transportation without having to jump from one app to another.
Hyundai Model Sales
Vehicle Sep-18 Sep-17 2018 YTD 2017 YTD
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Accent 2,536 7,379 21,820 44,641
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Azera 1 237 627 2,611
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Elantra 19,923 14,401 148,879 143,067
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Ioniq 864 1,137 11,606 8,429
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Kona 4,327 0 28,465 0
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Santa Fe 10,162 11,420 88,969 95,655
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Sonata 7,735 9,889 80,975 107,718
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Tucson 10,646 10,118 103,514 82,839
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Veloster 746 685 7,936 10,526
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Genesis Model Sales
Vehicle Sep-18 Sep-17 2018 YTD 2017 YTD
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G70 1 0 1 0
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G80 303 1,367 6,924 11,838
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G90 115 369 1,984 3,246
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Hyundai Motor America
Hyundai Motor America is focused on delivering an outstanding customer experience grounded in design leadership, engineering excellence and exceptional value in every vehicle we sell. Hyundai's technology-rich product lineup of cars, SUVs and alternative-powered electric and fuel cell vehicles is backed by Hyundai Assurance--our promise to deliver peace of mind to our customers. Hyundai vehicles are sold and serviced through more than 830 dealerships nationwide and the majority sold in the U.S. are built at U.S. manufacturing facilities, including Hyundai Motor Manufacturing Alabama. Hyundai Motor America is headquartered in Fountain Valley, California, and is a subsidiary of Hyundai Motor Company of Korea.
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