September 2018: Hyundai Motor America

[William Maley]

Hyundai Motor America Reports September 2018 Sales

• Total Sales Up 1 Percent Year-Over-Year
• Retail Sales Rose by 2 Percent Compared with Last Year
• Best Total SUV September Sales
• Elantra with Nearly 20,000 Units Sold; Up 38 Percent

FOUNTAIN VALLEY, Calif., Oct. 2, 2018 – Hyundai Motor America reported September sales of Hyundai- and Genesis-branded vehicles of 57,359 units, a 1 percent increase in comparison with September 2017. Retail deliveries were up 2 percent for the month, while fleet deliveries were down 7 percent compared with last year. Including September sales results, total Hyundai Motor America sales have increased in four out of the last five months.

Sales by Brand

	Sep-18	Sep-17	2018 YTD	2017 YTD
Hyundai	56,940	55,271	492,792	496,656
Genesis	419	1,736	8,909	15,084
TOTAL	57,359	57,007	501,701	511,740

Hyundai Brand Highlights

Hyundai-branded vehicle sales increased by 3 percent, led by the September record for SUV sales that grew 17 percent compared with the prior year. Tucson set another monthly record, the 19th month in a row, with a 5 percent increase. SUV retail sales in September represented 49 percent of total volume. Elantra again had another strong month, its fifth straight monthly increase, with sales growth of 38 percent. Veloster rounded out the Hyundai models with rising sales, up 9 percent year-over-year.

"Backed by strong performances from Tucson, Kona, Elantra and Veloster we were able to increase sales slightly in a month where we expected the overall industry to be down," said John Angevine, director, National Sales, Hyundai Motor America. "The new models we've launched so far this year – Kona, Santa Fe, Veloster and a refreshed Elantra and Tucson – are hitting the sweet spot of what consumers are looking for. That's also been supported by well-recognized industry awards we received in the month, including the most IIHS TSP+ and TSP rated vehicles in the entire industry."

Hyundai Model Sales

Vehicle	Sep-18	Sep-17	2018 YTD	2017 YTD
Accent	2,536	7,379	21,820	44,641
Azera	1	237	627	2,611
Elantra	19,923	14,401	148,879	143,067
Ioniq	864	1,137	11,606	8,429
Kona	4,327	0	28,465	0
Santa Fe	10,162	11,420	88,969	95,655
Sonata	7,735	9,889	80,975	107,718
Tucson	10,646	10,118	103,514	82,839
Veloster	746	685	7,936	10,526

 

Genesis Model Sales

Vehicle	Sep-18	Sep-17	2018 YTD	2017 YTD
G70	1	0	1	0
G80	303	1,367	6,924	11,838
G90	115	369	1,984	3,246