November 2016: Hyundai Motor America

[William Maley]

Hyundai Motor America Reports Record November Sales

FOUNTAIN VALLEY, Calif., Dec. 1, 2016 /PRNewswire/ -- Led by CUVs and Hyundai's smallest cars, Accent and Veloster, Hyundai had its best November ever, with overall sales of 62,507, up four percent over one year ago.

Hyundai Division posts sales of 61,201 units
"With gas prices remaining relatively low throughout the year and a rather robust economy, our Tucson and Santa Fe CUVs, with sales up 10 and 18 percent, respectively, continue to be the shining stars in the Hyundai line-up," said Derrick Hatami, vice president of national sales for Hyundai Motor America.   

Genesis Division posts sales of 1,306 units
"As dealers' inventory continues to improve, with more G80 and G90 models arriving weekly, sales for the brand were up nine percent over October," said Erwin Raphael, general manager of Genesis in the U.S. market.

SALES BY BRAND

	NOV/2016	NOV/2015	CY/2016	CY/2015
HYUNDAI	61,201	60,007	707,485	698,202
GENESIS	1,306	0	5,215	0
TOTAL	62,507	60,007	712,700	698,202

MODELS

CARLINE	NOV/2016	NOV/2015	CY/2016	CY/2015
ACCENT	6,909	5,041	75,607	58,768
SONATA	15,363	16,732	185,614	190,483
ELANTRA	15,796	17,634	188,763	227,464
SANTA FE	10,786	9,156	120,395	108,616
AZERA	424	299	4,558	5,181
TUCSON	7,616	6,906	81,037	55,280
VELOSTER	3,721	2,204	27,354	21,999
GENESIS	560	1,837	22,804	28,280
EQUUS	26	198	1,353	2,131
G80	1,005	n/a	4,812	n/a
G90	301	n/a	403	n/a

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