Hyundai Announces December 2010 Sales Figures
Hyundai Motor America today announced December 2010 sales soared 33% to 44,802 units. For the entire 2010 calendar year, Hyundai Motor America registered a sales growth of 24%, with 538,228 new Hyundai cars finding buyers in the USA. Leading Hyundai sales last month were the Alabama-built Hyundai Sonata sedan and 2011 Elantra compact sedan with more than 15,000 and 13,000 units sold, respectively. In its 1st month on the market, the all-new Elantra, which achieves 40 miles per gallon in every variant, found 4,724 new owners.
December was another strong month for the 2011 Genesis luxury sedan, which recorded already the 18th consecutive month of year-over-year sales increases. More than 2,300 units of Hyundai Genesis’ were sold last month, while year-to-date Genesis sales hit 29,122 units. According to John Krafcik, president and CEO of Hyundai Motor America, Genesis market share has now exceeded the company’s most optimistic early projections, and has set the stage well for continued growth in premium segments.
Since mid-December Hyundai has had another premium vehicle on sale in the States. The all-new Equus luxury sedan, which competes against premium cars such as Mercedes-Benz S-Class, Audi A8 and BMW 7 Series, has experienced some pretty high demand so far. December sales have hit 196 units, which is not bad at all, since the model has just started to arrive to Hyundai stores. Krafcik states Hyundai Equus sales should improve once more units hit the Hyundai dealerships!