January 4, 20179 yr Hyundai Motor America Reports Seventh Consecutive Year Of Record Sales Best All-Time Sales for Tucson Best December for Santa Fe FOUNTAIN VALLEY, Calif., Jan. 4, 2017 – Hyundai Motor America today announced its seventh consecutive year of record U.S. sales of 775,005 units, an increase of 1.75 percent. For the month of December, sales were down 1.9 percent. Hyundai Division posts sales of 60,572 units in December “As consumer confidence surged in December, to the highest level in more than a decade, we were able to capitalize on that and set a new record for sales in 2016,” said Derrick Hatami, vice president of national sales for Hyundai Motor America. The SUV/CUV segment led the charge for Hyundai with Tucson setting not only a record in December, but also for the year, with sales up four percent for the month and 41 percent for the year. Combined sales of Santa Fe and Santa Fe Sport were up 14 percent for the month, making it the best Santa Fe December ever, while also achieving double digit growth on the year. Genesis Division posts sales of 1,733 units in December “The G90, a finalist for North American Car of the Year, saw sales move up 26 percent over the previous month, as dealer inventory continues to improve,” said Erwin Raphael, general manager of Genesis in the U.S. market. “The brand overall was up 33 percent and we look forward to building upon that momentum in 2017.” SALES BY BRAND DEC/2016 DEC/2015 CY/2016 CY/2015 HYUNDAI 60,572 63,508 768,057 761,710 GENESIS 1,733 0 6,948 0 TOTAL 62,305 63,508 775,005 761,710 MODELS CARLINE DEC/2016 DEC/2015 CY/2016 CY/2015 ACCENT 4,159 2,718 79,766 61,486 SONATA 13,802 22,820 199,416 213,303 ELANTRA 19,556 14,242 208,319 241,706 SANTA FE 10,862 9,518 131,257 118,134 AZERA 384 358 4,942 5,539 TUCSON 8,676 8,311 89,713 63,591 VELOSTER 2,699 2,246 30,053 24,245 GENESIS 426 3,094 23,230 31,374 EQUUS 8 201 1,361 2,332 G80 1,354 n/a 6,166 n/a G90 379 n/a 782 n/a
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