Hyundai Motor America Reports 2017 December And Total Year Sales

January 4, 2018 by Hyundai

•Establishes Another All-Time Best Month for Tucson

•Best December Total SUV Sales in Company History

•December Sales Records for Elantra and Santa Fe Sport

•All-Time Best Month Ever for Genesis G80

FOUNTAIN VALLEY, Calif., Jan. 3, 2018 – Propelled by standout months from Elantra (up 9 percent), Santa Fe Sport (up 28 percent) and Tucson (up 34 percent), Hyundai Motor America reported December sales of Hyundai- and Genesis-branded vehicles of 63,594, a 2 percent increase in comparison with December 2016 and the second highest December sales total in company history. Tucson again set an all-time monthly sales record, surpassing 11,000 units for the second consecutive month, while Elantra and Santa Fe Sport achieved their best December totals.

2017 Year End Sales

For the complete year, 685,555 Hyundai and Genesis branded vehicles were sold, a 12 percent decline from the all-time yearly sales record established in 2016. Annual sales were lower due in large part to a concerted effort to decrease fleet sales, which were down 31 percent on the year. Retail sales were down only 5 percent, despite a car-to-SUV mix inverse to the industry.

That mix is improving however, as Hyundai SUV sales set an all-time annual record with nearly 250,000 sold, a 12 percent increase over 2016. SUV sales represented 36 percent of total sales, the highest SUV mix in Hyundai history. The Hyundai Tucson saw the biggest model gain on the year, selling more than 100,000 units for the first time ever, an increase of 28 percent over 2016, while Santa Fe Sport was up 12 percent. Both the Tucson and the Santa Fe family set all-time annual sales records.