OREANDA-NEWS. Hyundai Motor America posted its best November ever, with sales of 60,007, up 12 percent compared with one year ago. Small cars and CUVs lead the charge.

“With the combination of a strong economy, lower gas prices and improving crossover inventory, Hyundai experienced a record November,” said Derrick Hatami, vice president of national sales for Hyundai Motor America. “In addition to our Tucson nearly doubling its sales over November 2014, a number of our products experienced double digit sales gains.”

Hyundai’s small cars, Accent, Veloster and Elantra were up 44, 70 and 26 percent, respectively, while Tucson was up 90 percent and 6/7 passenger Santa Fe up 55 percent.

CARLINE

NOV/2015

NOV/2014

CY/2015

CY/2014

ACCENT

5,041

3,499

58,768

54,743

SONATA

16,732

18,515

190,483

199,012

ELANTRA

17,634

14,002

227,464

203,163

SANTA FE

9,156

9,787

108,616

97,511

AZERA

299

272

5,181

6,535

TUCSON

6,906

3,642

55,280

44,192

VERACRUZ

0

0

0

1

VELOSTER

2,204

1,296

21,999

25,913

GENESIS

1,837

2,431

28,280

27,069

EQUUS

198

228

2,131

3,072

TOTAL

60,007

53,672

698,202

661,211

Hyundai Motor America, headquartered in Fountain Valley, Calif., is a subsidiary of Hyundai Motor Co. of Korea. Hyundai vehicles are distributed throughout the United States by Hyundai Motor America and are sold and serviced through more than 830 dealerships nationwide. All Hyundai vehicles sold in the U.S. are covered by the Hyundai Assurance program, which includes the 5-year/60,000-mile fully transferable new vehicle limited warranty, Hyundai’s 10-year/100,000-mile powertrain limited warranty and five years of complimentary Roadside Assistance. Hyundai Blue Link Connected Care provides owners of Hyundai models equipped with the Blue Link telematics system with proactive safety and car care services complimentary for one year with enrollment. These services include Automatic Collision Notification, Enhanced Roadside Assistance, Vehicle Diagnostic Alert, Monthly Vehicle Health Report and In-Vehicle Service Scheduling.