April 2016: Hyundai Motor America

[William Maley]

Hyundai Motor America Reports April Sales

 

FOUNTAIN VALLEY, Calif., May 3, 2016 /PRNewswire/ -- Hyundai Motor America today reported sales of 62,213 for the month of April, down 8.5 percent versus a record-setting April 2015.

 

"While Genesis sedan and our all-new Tucson CUV had their best-ever April sales, we are still seeing softness in car sales, which was the headwind our Sonata and Elantra sedans faced," said Derrick Hatami, vice president of national sales for Hyundai Motor America. 

 

Tucson, Veloster and Accent all experienced sales gains during the month of April, up 92, 69 percent and 58 percent, respectively. Genesis sedan sales were up nine percent for the month, with sales of 2,724 units.

 

Sales of Certified Pre-Owned units were up 10 percent for the month and set a best-ever April with 9,059 units sold.

 

CARLINE	APR/2016	APR/2015	CY/2016	CY/2015
ACCENT	12,933	8,208	30,759	25,007
SONATA	15,211	17,914	76,668	62,604
ELANTRA	12,361	21,911	51,724	78,653
SANTA FE	7,150	10,054	24,367	36,460
AZERA	510	915	1,865	2,872
TUCSON	7,718	4,020	28,102	15,147
VELOSTER	2,792	1,650	9,258	6,887
GENESIS	3,374	3,159	12,019	11,589
EQUUS	164	178	781	819
TOTAL	62,213	68,009	235,543	240,038

 

 

[daves87rs]

Seems things are starting to slow for the sedans.....looks like across many of the makes.....