Hyundai Motor America Breaks All-Time November Sales Record

Hyundai Motor America today announced record sales of 53,487 vehicles in November, an eight percent total sales increase compared with the same record-setting period a year ago. Sales are also up eight percent for the first eleven months of the year.

“The Black Friday sales period once again provided a strong boost for Hyundai in the back half of the month and helped break our all-time November sales record,” said Dave Zuchowski, executive vice president of sales. “We were also very encouraged by the strong sales recovery experienced in those northeastern regions that were ravaged by Super Storm Sandy and expect continued momentum there for the balance of the year.”

The recent recipients of ALG’s award for the highest residual value -- Azera, Elantra and Santa Fe -- all experienced solid sales gains over last November, with Elantra up 28 percent. Sonata sales continue to be strong registering a 13 percent uptick for the month. Additionally, the new three-row, seven-passenger Santa Fe made its world debut at last week’s 2012 Los Angeles Auto Show, joining the two-row, five-passenger Santa Fe Sport, and will be on sale early 2013.

“We’re encouraged that the 10 percent month-over-month lift firms like Compete have seen in our shopper counts has translated to our best-ever November retail sales and total sales,” said John Krafcik, president and CEO, Hyundai Motor America. “With increased Elantra availability, thanks to the recently added third shift in our Alabama plant, and demand high for everything in our lineup from Accent to Equus, we’re looking forward to breaking our all-time annual sales record early in December.”

CARLINE
   

NOV/2012
   

NOV/2011
   

CY/2012
   

CY/2011

ACCENT
   

3,260
   

4,682
   

58,071
   

50,285

SONATA
   

17,660
   

15,668
   

209,779
   

208,621

ELANTRA
   

15,923
   

12,414
   

183,010
   

173,336

SANTA FE
   

6,754
   

6,129
   

63,737
   

69,309

AZERA
   

751
   

58
   

7,584
   

1,506

TUCSON
   

3,838
   

4,101
   

45,133
   

42,774

VERACRUZ
   

491
   

1,018
   

8,174
   

8,603

VELOSTER
   

2,084
   

2,538
   

32,886
   

7,096

GENESIS
   

2,385
   

2,702
   

31,576
   

30,528

EQUUS
   

341
   

300
   

3,622
   

2,868

TOTAL
   

53,487
   

49,610
   

643,572
   

594,926

SALES WEIGHTED FUEL ECONOMY
   

October Window Label Combined MPG
   

November Window Label Combined MPG
   

2012 CYTD Window Label Combined MPG

Car
   

27.9
   

27.7
   

28.0

Truck
   

22.6
   

22.6
   

22.1

Hyundai Brand
   

27.7
   

27.5
   

27.6

Courtesy of Hyundai Motor America Newsroom