Hyundai Motor America Reports Its Best January Ever

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Feb 01, 2017, 11:35 ET

FOUNTAIN VALLEY, Calif., Feb. 1, 2017 /PRNewswire/ -- Hyundai Motor America today announced its best January ever, beating last year's record by 3.3 percent. Sales for January were 46,507.

Hyundai Division posts sales of 44,689 units in January

"Coming off a strong December, consumers' interest in our CUVs continued with the Santa Fe family up 53 percent and Tucson up 10 percent, a best January for both," said Derrick Hatami, vice president of national sales for Hyundai Motor America.

Hyundai's small cars played a role in setting Hyundai's best January, too, with Accent up 40 percent, the Elantra family up 33 percent and Veloster up 20 percent.

Genesis Division posts sales of 1,818 units in January

"The Genesis brand continues to build on the momentum set in December with sales up five percent over last month," said Erwin Raphael, general manager of Genesis in the U.S. market.

SALES BY BRAND

	JAN/2017	JAN/2016	CY/2017	CY/2016
HYUNDAI	44,689	45,011	44,689	45,011
GENESIS	1,818	0	1,818	0
TOTAL	46,507	45,011	46,507	45,011

MODELS

CARLINE	JAN/2017	JAN/2016	CY/2017	CY/2016
ACCENT	7,062	5,050	7,062	5,050
SONATA	7,894	15,209	7,894	15,209
ELANTRA	13,185	9,885	13,185	9,885
SANTA FE	7,889	5,139	7,889	5,139
AZERA	278	409	278	409
TUCSON	5,748	5,218	5,748	5,218
VELOSTER	2,438	2,023	2,438	2,023
GENESIS	186	1,907	186	1,907
EQUUS	5	171	5	171
G80	1,350	n/a	1,350	n/a
G90	468	n/a	468	n/a