Sister brands Hyundai and Kia ended July with a bang, but the two marques’ electric models failed to keep up with the momentum stateside. For both automakers, it was the best-ever July in terms of sales, as well as the third consecutive month of growth, and it was mostly due to the huge success of hybrids.
Hyundai sold a total of 82,480 cars in the United States last month, up 3% year-over-year, followed by Kia with 75,857 units, a 7% increase over the same month last year. The Hyundai Sonata hybrid, Elantra hybrid, and Tucson set all-time July sales records, which also helped the nameplate land a best-ever July for hybrid sales.
View Price on AmazonThe Tucson crossover was Hyundai’s best-selling model last month in the United States, landing 19,714 deliveries. The Elantra sedan was a close second, with 17,115 sales, followed by the Santa Fe SUV with 13,373 units.
Meanwhile, Hyundai’s electric offerings went into the red. The Ioniq 6 sedan was the company’s worst-selling model in July, with just 76 units delivered, down 82% year-over-year. However, this shouldn’t come as a surprise, seeing how Hyundai discontinued the regular Ioniq 6 trims stateside, leaving just a limited number of Ioniq 6 N available for customers.
The Hyundai Ioniq 9 SUV scored 700 new customers last month, a 35% decrease from last year, while the Ioniq 5 crossover secured 3,636 sales in July, down 38% compared to the same month last year. Looking at the overall picture, though, it’s still looking decent for Hyundai’s EVs. From January through July, the Ioniq 5 sold 24,366 units, down 2% from the same period last year, while the Ioniq 9 sold 5,558 units, a 166% increase year-over-year.
It’s a similar story at Kia. The company’s hybrid models led the July charts with record-setting sales figures and a 108% increase over the same month last year. The Sportage crossover was at the top of the list, with a 76% boost in sales, while the Carnival hybrid and Sorento hybrid gained 16% each.
The Sportage was the brand’s best-selling model overall, with 16,083 units reaching new customers, followed by the K4/Forte with 12,094 sales and the Telluride with 11,816 units. On the EV front, Hyundai sold 674 EV6 crossovers, down 47% compared to last year, while the EV9 SUV ended July with 1,650 sales, down 5% year-over-year.
Source: insideevs.com
