Hyundai Motor America Reports Its Best Month Ever

- All-New 2015 Sonata Begins Arriving at Dealerships

- CUV Segment Up 36 Percent

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Jun 03, 2014, 12:18 ET

FOUNTAIN VALLEY, Calif., June 3, 2014 /PRNewswire/ -- Hyundai Motor America just closed its best month ever with May sales of 70,907, up 3.7 percent versus the same period a year ago.

"Our excellent spring selling season continued through the month of May with dealerships across the country seeing an increase in customers visiting their showrooms," said Bob Pradzinski, vice president of national sales, Hyundai Motor America. "From Accent to our two CUVs, all the way to Equus, we saw double-digit gains over last May."

Both premium sedans, Equus and Genesis, experienced sales gains up 26 and 24 percent, respectively for the month.

Additionally, the first 2015 Sonata, built at the company's Alabama assembly plant, was sold this past Saturday and the first mass-produced retail Tucson fuel cell will be delivered to a customer in California a week from today, demonstrating Hyundai's fuel cell leadership position.

CARLINE	MAY 2014	MAY 2013	CY 2014	CY 2013
ACCENT	6,117	5,578	28,544	24,222
SONATA	20,404	20,194	81,152	83,556
ELANTRA	21,867	25,090	95,329	104,081
SANTA FE	10,638	7,116	43,075	33,502
AZERA	667	861	3,486	4,979
TUCSON	4,482	3,664	20,560	18,407
VERACRUZ	0	5	1	157
VELOSTER	2,971	2,826	12,416	12,303
GENESIS	3,437	2,767	10,937	13,464
EQUUS	324	257	1,527	1,332
TOTAL	70,907	68,358	297,027	296,003

Hyundai continues to set monthly records with Certified Pre-Owned sales up 26 percent year-to-date over last May.

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Hyundai Motor America, headquartered in Fountain Valley, Calif., is a subsidiary of Hyundai Motor Co. of Korea. Hyundai vehicles are distributed throughout the United States by Hyundai Motor America and are sold and serviced through more than 820 dealerships nationwide. All Hyundai vehicles sold in the U.S. are covered by the Hyundai Assurance program, which includes the 5-year/60,000-mile fully transferable new vehicle limited warranty, Hyundai's 10-year/100,000-mile powertrain limited warranty and five years of complimentary Roadside Assistance. Hyundai Blue Link Connected Care provides owners of Hyundai models equipped with the Blue Link telematics system with proactive safety and car care services complimentary for one year with enrollment. These services include Automatic Collision Notification, Enhanced Roadside Assistance, Vehicle Diagnostic Alert, Monthly Vehicle Health Report and in-vehicle service scheduling.

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