December also the best in company history
Sonata and Elantra both top 200K in sales
Santa Fe family up 25 percent for the year; Elantra up 23 percent
COSTA MESA, Calif., Jan. 3, 2014 – Hyundai Motor America today announced sales for the month of December of 63,005 units, up six percent versus the same period in 2013, representing the best December in company history and the first December to break the 60,000 mark. Annual sales were 720,783 units, up 2.5 percent over a record setting 2012.
“An exceptionally strong post-Christmas sales blitz enabled Hyundai to shatter our annual sales record which was set just last year,” said Dave Zuchowski, president and CEO, Hyundai Motor America. “All year-end indicators appear to be signaling a robust economic environment for 2014. Home prices are back to their pre-recession levels, jobless rates are continuing to decline, and consumer confidence is on the upswing. This is welcome news for the automotive sector and at Hyundai we’re particularly excited to be ringing in the New Year.”
Hyundai’s all-new Genesis sedan will launch later this month at the North American International Auto Show and the completely redesigned Sonata will arrive later in the spring, taking the breadth and depth of the Hyundai line-up to unparalleled heights.
The U.S.-built Elantra and Santa Fe families set full-year records with sales of 247,912 and 88,844, up 23 percent and 25 percent, respectively. Sonata Hybrid finished the year up 26 percent over 2012 with sales of 22,716.
Fleet sales represented 21 percent of total sales in December and 17 percent for the full year. Certified Pre-Owned vehicle sales for the month were 6,029 down six percent; full year sales were 75,941 up eight percent over 2012.
CARLINE DEC/2013 DEC/2012 CY/2013 CY2012
ACCENT 7,100 2,933 60,458 61,004
SONATA 14,479 20,826 203,648 230,605
ELANTRA 21,692 19,024 247,912 202,034
SANTA FE 8,249 7,279 88,844 71,016
AZERA 1,092 847 11,221 8,431
TUCSON 3,714 3,745 41,906 48,878
VERACRUZ 0 58 175 8,232
VELOSTER 3,047 1,976 30,711 34,862
GENESIS 3,280 2,397 32,330 33,973
EQUUS 352 350 3,578 3,972
TOTAL 63,005 59,435 720,783 703,007
SALES-WEIGHTED FUEL ECONOMY
November Window Label Combined MPG December Window Label Combined MPG 2013 CYTD Window Label Combined MPG
Car 27.6 28.0 28.1
Truck 21.2 21.2 21.8
Hyundai Brand 27.3 27.7 27.9
HYUNDAI MOTOR AMERICA
Hyundai Motor America, headquartered in Fountain Valley, Calif., is a subsidiary of Hyundai Motor Co. of Korea. Hyundai vehicles are distributed throughout the United States by Hyundai Motor America and are sold and serviced through more than 820 dealerships nationwide. All Hyundai vehicles sold in the U.S. are covered by the Hyundai Assurance program, which includes the 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. Hyundai Assurance includes Assurance Connected Care that provides owners of Hyundai models equipped with the Hyundai Blue Link telematics system with proactive safety and car care services complimentary for three years. These services include Automatic Collision Notification, Enhanced Roadside Assistance, Vehicle Diagnostic Alert, Monthly Vehicle Health Report and in-vehicle service scheduling.