Hyundai Motor America Reports Record September Sales

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Oct 03, 2016, 12:58 ET

FOUNTAIN VALLEY, Calif., Oct. 3, 2016 /PRNewswire/ -- Hyundai Motor America posted its best September ever, with sales of 66,610, up four percent year-over-year. Both of the company's luxury division offerings, the Genesis G80 mid-luxury sedan, and flagship Genesis G90, are both now arriving at dealerships across the country.

"Strong performances by our Santa Fe and Santa Fe Sport, in addition to the sub-compact Accent, lead the way to yet another record month," said Derrick Hatami, vice president of national sales for Hyundai Motor America. "Dealers are excited to have our new Genesis G80 and G90 models arriving as we start the fourth quarter."

Santa Fe and Santa Fe Sport were up 5.6 percent for the month.

SALES BY BRAND

	SEPT/2016	SEPT/2015	CY/2016	CY/2015
HYUNDAI	65,399	64,015	584,980	578,190
GENESIS	1,211	0	2,708	0
TOTAL	66,610	64,015	587,688	578,190

MODELS

CARLINE	SEPT/2016	SEPT/2015	CY/2016	CY/2015
ACCENT	7,495	3,640	62,200	48,625
SONATA	15,347	16,124	155,279	157,680
ELANTRA	19,382	20,724	157,050	193,962
SANTA FE	11,350	10,752	98,298	88,400
AZERA	419	281	3,775	4,639
TUCSON	7,333	7,925	65,333	41,076
VELOSTER	3,168	2,118	20,085	17,655
GENESIS	845	2,239	21,663	24,423
EQUUS	60	212	1,297	1,730
G80	1,201	0	2,698	0
G90	10	0	10	0