May 1, 2019   SOURCE: PR NewsWire

Hyundai Motor America Reports April 2019 Sales

FOUNTAIN VALLEY, Calif., May 1, 2019 /PRNewswire/ -- Hyundai Motor America reported April sales of 55,420 units, a 1% increase in comparison with April 2018 and the ninth straight month of increasing total sales. Retail sales in April grew by 2% backed by retail increases for Elantra (up 8%), Tucson (up 33%), Santa Fe (up 23%) and Kona (up 40%).

Sales Summary


                Apr-19 Apr-18  2019 YTD   2018 YTD



        Hyundai 55,420  55,035    203,005     199,550

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April Highlights
April was a solid month for Hyundai with total sales increasing for a variety of products across the lineup. Total SUVs sales equaled 24,601 units, 44% of the total mix, with Kona, the North American Utility Vehicle of the Year up 55% and combined Santa Fe and Santa Fe XL sales up 14%. On the car front, Elantra total sales grew by 18% and Veloster increased by 68%.

"Our focus on retail deliveries and working closely with our dealer partners in providing an exceptional shopping and buyer experience resulted in the third straight month of growing retail sales for Hyundai," said John Cook, director, Sales Operations, Hyundai Motor America. "April was also an important month for brand lift as we executed two exciting new vehicle introductions at the New York International Auto Show, resulting in Hyundai being the second most talked about brand at the show. Despite challenging market conditions and slowing industry sales, we are cautiously optimistic as we enter May and typically strong Memorial Day holiday weekend sales."

April Product and Corporate Activities

    --  Hyundai Venue Global Introduction: Hyundai's New York International Auto
        Show included the successful world debut of the all-new entry SUV Venue.
        Venue is packed with a host of premium driver safety and convenience
        technologies and is the perfect fit for those seeking a seamless
        combination of style and versatility, while slotting in as the most
        affordable Hyundai SUV in the lineup. Venue will arrive in U.S.
        showrooms in the fourth quarter of this year.
    --  2020 Sonata North American Introduction: The dramatically redesigned
        2020 Sonata made its North American debut at the New York International
        Auto Show and showed off its Sensuous Sportiness design philosophy, an
        all-new powertrain and segment-first technology, like the Hyundai
        Digital Key. Production of the 2020 Sonata starts in September at
        Hyundai Motor Manufacturing Alabama and retail sales begin in October.
    --  Santa Fe Earns Wards Best Interior Distinction: The 2019 Santa Fe was
        named to the Wards 10 Best Interiors list and caught the publication's
        attention for "its high-quality materials, attention to detail and
        overall value."
    --  NEXO Fuel Cell Earth Day: To celebrate Earth Day, Hyundai announced that
        its NEXO fuel cell SUV and the Tucson fuel cell SUV, together have
        accumulated more than 7.5 million miles on U.S. roads, all while
        emitting only clean water vapor. This cumulative distance is the
        equivalent of circumnavigating the Earth's surface more than 300 times
        at the equator.

Model Sales


        Vehicle  Apr-19   Apr-18  2019 YTD     2018 YTD

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        Accent    2,834     2,816      9,615        10,234

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        Elantra  16,586    14,044     52,698        61,108

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        Ioniq     1,211     1,789      4,521         5,587

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        Kona      5,154     3,315     23,551         5,874

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        Nexo         19 
         15*        79  
            17*

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        Santa Fe 10,746     9,400     39,429        37,952

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        Sonata    8,634     9,616     30,154        33,441

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        Tucson    8,682    12,888     37,513        40,768

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        Veloster  1,554       924      5,445         3,964

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               * Tucson Fuel Cell
                sales

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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