Hyundai Motor Group’s US sales on rise for 11 months in row
Hyundai Motor Group has seen an increase in its US sales for 11 consecutive months, the South Korean automaker’s US office said on Friday.
According to Hyundai Motor America, the Korean carmaker sold 64,200 units in June, about a 2 per cent rise from a year earlier.
Hyundai Motor’s Palisade (Hyundai Motor Group) Sport utility vehicles led the uptrend, the company said, recording a 10 per cent sales increase on-year and accounting for 53 per cent of the total monthly sales.
By type, 50 per cent of SUV sales in the US last month were led by the subcompact crossover SUV Kona, followed by the Santa Fe at 36 per cent.
The automaker said the overall SUV sales in the US have been growing upon the debut of the premium SUV Palisade in the US market in June A total of 383 units of Palisade have been sold less than in a month since its launch, it added.
Kia Motors America said its June sales in the US also inched up 0.4 per cent on-year, mainly due to improved sales of compact crossover Soul and sedan Optima at 11.6 per cent and 7.7 per cent respectively.
“Despite the slowing growth of the American automotive market, Kia managed to achieve an accumulated on-year growth rate of 3.8 per cent from January to June,” said Michael Cole, chief operating officer of Kia Motors America.