Hyundai Motor America Reports December, Q4 and 2020 Sales

- December Total Sales Grew 2%; December Retail Sales Up 12%

- Q4 Retail Sales Up 3%

- 2020 Total Year Retail Volume Increased 1%

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Jan 05, 2021, 09:00 ET

FOUNTAIN VALLEY, Calif., Jan. 5, 2021 /PRNewswire/ -- Hyundai Motor America reported total December sales of 66,278 units, a 2% increase compared with December 2019. December retail sales were up 12%. Hyundai December fleet sales were down 34%.

Hyundai sold 57,777 retail units in December, with SUVs representing 70% of the total retail mix. Retail sales rose for every Hyundai SUV model: Venue (+108%), Kona (+11%), Tucson (+10%), Santa Fe (+27% and its best December ever) and Palisade (+46%). Eco-friendly vehicle retail sales grew 92% with Ioniq up 101% and Sonata Hybrid up 409%.

Q4 and 2020 Year End Sales
In Q4, Hyundai sold a total of 178,844 units, a 2% decline and 155,584 retail units, a 3% increase compared with Q4 2019. For the year, Hyundai sold 622,269 total vehicles, a 10% decline compared with 2019. Hyundai SUVs set an all-time annual record with 402,661 total units sold, a 9% increase. On the retail front, Hyundai sold 565,022 retail units for a 1% gain.

"We have to give a lot of credit to our Hyundai dealers. It was their ingenuity and resiliency that sustained us through this challenging year and positioned the company for future growth," said Randy Parker, vice president, National Sales, Hyundai Motor America. "We were leaders in retail and total market share gain for the year thanks to quick action by the entire company and one of the strongest product lineups in the industry."

Total Sales Summary

	Dec-20	Dec-19	Q4 2020	Q4 2019	2020 YTD	2019 YTD
Hyundai	66,278	64,720	178,844	182,415	622,269	688,771

December Product and Corporate Activities

Strategy 2025: Hyundai Motor Company updated the roadmap for its future business strategy
Elantra Awards: Elantra was named a finalist for the prestigious 2021 North American Car of the Year award and was selected as the Car of the Year by the Detroit Free Press
2021 Kelley Blue Book Best Buy Awards: Santa Fe, Kona Electric and Elantra received Best Buy Awards from Kelley Blue Book
2021 Palisade TSP+: The 2021 Palisade received a 2020 TOP SAFETY PICK+ (TSP+) award from IIHS, giving Hyundai the most combined TSP+ and TSP rated vehicles in the industry
2021 IMSA Pilot Challenge: Hyundai announced a three-car commitment to the 2021 IMSA Michelin Pilot Challenge season with the new Elantra N TCR model

Model Total Sales

Vehicle	Dec-20	Dec-19	Q4 2020	Q4 2019	2020 YTD	2019 YTD
Accent	1,559	2,311	3,660	5,613	15,975	25,628
Elantra	10,849	18,720	30,372	49,625	105,475	175,094
Ioniq	2,039	1,164	4,331	5,428	13,570	19,574
Kona	8,349	6,678	23,440	18,188	76,253	73,326
Nexo	13	15	70	70	208	267
Palisade	8,123	5,654	22,078	15,279	82,661	28,736
Santa Fe	12,500	10,350	30,337	31,054	100,757	127,373
Sonata	8,059	7,105	23,871	19,098	76,997	87,466
Tucson	11,881	11,224	32,518	34,520	123,657	137,381
Veloster	267	712	1,006	2,463	7,591	12,849
Venue	2,639	787	7,161	1,077	19,125	1,077

Hyundai Motor America
At Hyundai Motor America, we believe everyone deserves better. From the way we design and build our cars to the way we treat the people who drive them, making things better is at the heart of everything we do. 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 create a better experience for customers. Hyundai vehicles are sold and serviced through more than 820 dealerships nationwide and nearly half of those sold in the U.S. are built at 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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