December 2016: Hyundai Motor America

[William Maley]

Hyundai Motor America Reports Seventh Consecutive Year Of Record Sales

• Best All-Time Sales for Tucson
• Best December for Santa Fe

FOUNTAIN VALLEY, Calif., Jan. 4, 2017 – Hyundai Motor America today announced its seventh consecutive year of record U.S. sales of 775,005 units, an increase of 1.75 percent. For the month of December, sales were down 1.9 percent.

Hyundai Division posts sales of 60,572 units in December
“As consumer confidence surged in December, to the highest level in more than a decade, we were able to capitalize on that and set a new record for sales in 2016,” said Derrick Hatami, vice president of national sales for Hyundai Motor America. 

The SUV/CUV segment led the charge for Hyundai with Tucson setting not only a record in December, but also for the year, with sales up four percent for the month and 41 percent for the year. Combined sales of Santa Fe and Santa Fe Sport were up 14 percent for the month, making it the best Santa Fe December ever, while also achieving double digit growth on the year.

Genesis Division posts sales of 1,733 units in December
“The G90, a finalist for North American Car of the Year, saw sales move up 26 percent over the previous month, as dealer inventory continues to improve,” said Erwin Raphael, general manager of Genesis in the U.S. market. “The brand overall was up 33 percent and we look forward to building upon that momentum in 2017.”

SALES BY BRAND

	DEC/2016	DEC/2015	CY/2016	CY/2015
HYUNDAI	60,572	63,508	768,057	761,710
GENESIS	1,733	0	6,948	0
TOTAL	62,305	63,508	775,005	761,710

MODELS

CARLINE	DEC/2016	DEC/2015	CY/2016	CY/2015
ACCENT	4,159	2,718	79,766	61,486
SONATA	13,802	22,820	199,416	213,303
ELANTRA	19,556	14,242	208,319	241,706
SANTA FE	10,862	9,518	131,257	118,134
AZERA	384	358	4,942	5,539
TUCSON	8,676	8,311	89,713	63,591
VELOSTER	2,699	2,246	30,053	24,245
GENESIS	426	3,094	23,230	31,374
EQUUS	8	201	1,361	2,332
G80	1,354	n/a	6,166	n/a
G90	379	n/a	782	n/a