Hyundai Motor America Reports February Sales

- Weather wreaks havoc on sales nationwide

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Mar 03, 2014, 12:40 ET

FOUNTAIN VALLEY, Calif., March 3, 2014 /PRNewswire/ -- Hyundai Motor America announced February sales of 49,003, down six percent from a year ago while up 11 percent over January.

"I don't like to make excuses, but the awful weather we saw across the country really hurt traffic to our dealerships and ultimately kept our sales at a pace well below what we were expecting," said Bob Pradzinski, vice president of sales. "They say 'If you want to see the sunshine you have to weather the storm,' so we're all looking forward to some sunshine in March."

Despite a tough month, Hyundai saw sales of its two smallest cars, Accent and Veloster, up 20 percent and two CUVs, Santa Fe and Tucson, up 12 percent.

CARLINE	Feb. 2014	Feb. 2013	CY 2014	CY 2013
ACCENT	5,925	4,750	10,165	8,245
SONATA	11,190	16,007	21,005	29,254
ELANTRA	16,393	16,219	31,719	28,393
SANTA FE	6,993	6,339	13,714	12,330
AZERA	596	795	1,358	1,592
TUCSON	3,956	3,444	7,489	6,937
VERACRUZ	0	65	1	97
VELOSTER	2,083	1,905	3,904	3,664
GENESIS	1,607	2,517	3,066	4,989
EQUUS	260	270	587	523
TOTAL	49,003	52,311	93,008	96,024

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