Hyundai USA Sales Grows 20% thanks to Tucson, Santa Fe

Hyundai and Kia Motors saw their combined U.S. sales reach 110,049 units last month, up 16.1 percent from a year ago. In the U.S. market, Hyundai Motor sold 60,005 units during the month of October, up 19.8 percent year on year, the highest October sales in its history.

[ads id=”0″ style=”float:left;padding:9px;”]The sales of Tucson and Santa Fe increased sharply, leading the overall growth in Hyundai Motor’s sales in America. The Santa Fe was sold more than 10,000 units, registering a positive year-on-year growth of 25 percent, while the sales of the Tucson doubled to 7,298 units thanks to the launch of a new model. This could be better when Hyundai Motor America apply the facelift received in South Korea.

Kia Motors America also enjoyed strong sales there last month. It sold 50,044 units, up 12.0 percent year on year. For last month, Hyundai Motor’s per-unit incentive amounted to US$2,408, the third lowest behind Honda’s $2,093 and Subaru’s $591. Kia Motors’ per-unit incentive was $2,826, higher than that of Hyundai Motor.

For the January-October period of this year, the combined U.S. sales of Hyundai Motor and Kia Motors totaled 1,164,219 units, up 6.1 percent from the same period last year.

Hyundai October Sales Figures