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Hyundai Has Best August in Company History


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Best all-time sales month for CUV/SUV Segment

FOUNTAIN VALLEY, CA -- Sept. 1, 2015: August proved to be another strong month for the CUV/SUV and mid-size sedan segments, allowing Hyundai Motor America to post its best August ever, with 72,012 units sold, up three percent compared to August 2014.

“As the 2016 Santa Fe, Santa Fe Sport and all-new Tucson began hitting showroom floors, strong sales continued for CUV/SUV models in the Hyundai lineup,” said Dave Zuchowski, president and CEO, Hyundai Motor America. “The Tucson, our compact CUV, saw sales gains of 25.5 percent and the Santa Fe and Santa Fe Sport experienced gains of 30 percent and 18 percent, respectively.

CARLINE

AUG/2015

AUG/2014

CY/2015

CY/2014

ACCENT

4,733

4,724

44,985

42,743

SONATA

21,818

21,092

141,556

150,016

ELANTRA

22,405

22,845

173,238

157,555

SANTA FE

11,255

9,302

77,648

69,962

AZERA

291

511

4,358

5,214

TUCSON

6,609

5,266

33,151

33,369

VERACRUZ

0

0

0

1

VELOSTER

2,276

2,981

15,537

20,188

GENESIS

2,440

3,029

22,184

20,065

EQUUS

185

253

1,518

2,335

TOTAL

72,012

70,003

514,175

501,448