FOUNTAIN VALLEY, Calif., June 3, 2019 – Hyundai Motor America reported May sales of 66,121 units, a 2% increase in comparison with May 2018 and the tenth straight month of increasing total sales on a comparative basis. Hyundai’s sales gains were a result of the highest total SUV sales month ever, while Santa Fe, Tucson and Kona all set new May monthly sales records.
Retail sales increased for the fourth straight month on a comparative basis and grew by 4% in May. This result was backed by retail increases for Tucson (up 46%), Santa Fe (up 37%), Kona and Kona EV (up 41%) and Veloster (40%), while fleet sales declined by 5%.
Sales Summary
May-19 | May-18 | 2019 YTD | 2018 YTD | |
Hyundai | 66,121 | 64,980 | 269,126 | 264,530 |
May Highlights
Hyundai SUV sales had a historic May with the most SUV vehicles sold in a single month of all time, growing 27% compared with May 2018. Santa Fe and Santa Fe XL sales were up a combined 29%, Tucson was up 20% and Kona sales increased by 42%, with Santa Fe, Tucson and Kona setting May monthly sales records. The strong SUV performance represented 55% of total Hyundai sales. On the car front, Accent sales grew 8% and Veloster 40%.
“The focus on our core models, along with the efforts of our regions and retail partners, strong marketing support and an exceptional product line, continued to grow sales and pick up market share in an industry that we expected to be down in May,” said John Cook, director, Sales Operations, Hyundai Motor America. “Hyundai’s expanding SUV lineup is clearly resonating with customers and with Palisade sales starting this month, our SUV mix is becoming more in line with the industry and represents a big opportunity for Hyundai sales throughout the rest of this year.”
May Product and Corporate Activities
Model Sales
Vehicle | May-19 | May-18 | 2019 YTD | 2018 YTD |
Accent | 2,659 | 2,471 | 12,274 | 12,705 |
Elantra | 15,733 | 20,762 | 68,431 | 81,870 |
Ioniq | 1,471 | 1,506 | 5,992 | 7,093 |
Kona | 7,197 | 5,079 | 30,748 | 10,953 |
Nexo | 19 | 19* | 98 | 36* |
Santa Fe | 13,807 | 10,707 | 53,236 | 48,659 |
Sonata | 8,599 | 10,728 | 38,753 | 44,169 |
Tucson | 15,616 | 12,972 | 53,129 | 53,740 |
Veloster | 1,020 | 728 | 6,465 | 4,692 |
* Tucson Fuel Cell sales
Hyundai Motor America
Hyundai Motor America is focused on delivering an outstanding customer experience grounded in design leadership, engineering excellence and exceptional value in every vehicle we sell. Hyundai’s technology-rich product lineup of cars, SUVs and alternative-powered electric and fuel cell vehicles is backed by Hyundai Assurance—our promise to deliver peace of mind to our customers. Hyundai vehicles are sold and serviced through more than 830 dealerships nationwide and the majority sold in the U.S. are built at U.S. manufacturing facilities, including Hyundai Motor Manufacturing Alabama. Hyundai Motor America is headquartered in Fountain Valley, California, and is a subsidiary of Hyundai Motor Company of Korea.
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