OREANDA-NEWS. Hyundai Motor America posted its best year ever with sales of 761,710, up five percent compared with 2014 and this marks sixth consecutive year of record U. S. sales. For the month of December, sales were down 1.5 percent

“Hyundai once again experienced a record year and the CUV segment proved to be the star,” said Derrick Hatami, vice president of national sales for Hyundai Motor America. “Not only did Tucson end the year with sales up 34 percent, but for the month of December we experienced a 167 percent sales gain over last December. For the year, Santa Fe was up nine percent.”

Hyundai Sonata and Genesis sedans saw sales increases for the month of December, up 27 and 15 percent, respectively.

CARLINE

DEC/2015

DEC/2014

CY/2015

CY/2014

ACCENT

2,718

8,566

61,486

63,309

SONATA

22,820

17,924

213,303

216,936

ELANTRA

14,242

18,860

241,706

222,023

SANTA FE

9,518

10,395

118,134

107,906

AZERA

358

697

5,539

7,232

TUCSON

8,311

3,114

63,591

47,306

VERACRUZ

0

0

0

1

VELOSTER

2,246

1,685

24,245

27,598

GENESIS

3,094

2,923

31,374

29,992

EQUUS

201

343

2,332

3,415

TOTAL

63,508

64,507

761,710

725,718

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.