February 2016: Hyundai Motor America

[William Maley]

FOUNTAIN VALLEY, Calif., March 1, 2016 /PRNewswire/ -- Hyundai Motor America today reported its best February in company history, selling 53,009 units for the month, up one percent versus the same period last year.         

 

"The strong demand for the all-new Tucson continued through the month with sales up 90 percent over last February," said Derrick Hatami, vice president of national sales for Hyundai Motor America. "Our refreshed Santa Fe and Santa Fe Sport models have begun hitting showrooms.  Combined with the success of Tucson, we expect our CUV lineup to lead the charge as we close out the first quarter."

 

Genesis sedan saw sales gains of 13 percent while Equus climbed 38 percent.  Other standouts include Sonata with sales up 25 percent and Veloster up 35 percent.

 

CARLINE	FEB/2016	FEB/2015	CY/2016	CY/2015
ACCENT	4,897	4,867	9,947	9,305
SONATA	17,470	13,987	32,679	26,350
ELANTRA	11,973	15,708	21,858	27,948
SANTA FE	5,532	8,762	10,671	16,511
AZERA	438	757	847	1,341
TUCSON	7,336	3,869	12,554	6,905
VELOSTER	2,101	1,555	4,124	2,857
GENESIS	2,976	2,793	4,883	5,366
EQUUS	286	207	457	427
TOTAL	53,009	52,505	98,020	97,010