SEOUL, November 4 (AJP) - Hyundai Motor and its affiliate Kia posted their highest-ever U.S. sales last month, thanks to growing demand for hybrid and electric vehicles (EVs).
Hyundai Motor and its affiliate Kia posted record U.S. sales last month, as demand for hybrid and electric vehicles (EVs) continued to grow.
The two automakers sold a combined 160,083 vehicles in the U.S. in October, up 9.5 percent from a year earlier, marking their highest-ever sales for the month. Hyundai including its luxury brand Genesis sold 80,075 vehicles, up 3.8 percent from a year earlier, while Kia's sales climbed 16 percent to 80,008 units.
Eco-friendly vehicles were a major growth driver, with the two automakers selling a combined 54,505 hybrid and electric cars, up 56 percent from a year earlier. They accounted for a record 34 percent of the automakers' total U.S. sales in October.
Kia saw particularly strong growth in this segment, with sales of its eco-friendly models surging 111.9 percent to more than 30,000 units for the first time.
At Hyundai, the Santa Fe sport utility vehicle (SUV) was the best-selling model, with 17,959 units sold, followed by the Tucson with 17,808 and the Elantra sedan with 12,011.
Kia's top seller was the Sportage SUV, with 17,977 units, followed by the Telluride SUV with 14,009 units and the K4 sedan with 11,391 units.
Hyundai Motor and its affiliate Kia posted record U.S. sales last month, as demand for hybrid and electric vehicles (EVs) continued to grow.
The two automakers sold a combined 160,083 vehicles in the U.S. in October, up 9.5 percent from a year earlier, marking their highest-ever sales for the month. Hyundai including its luxury brand Genesis sold 80,075 vehicles, up 3.8 percent from a year earlier, while Kia's sales climbed 16 percent to 80,008 units.
Eco-friendly vehicles were a major growth driver, with the two automakers selling a combined 54,505 hybrid and electric cars, up 56 percent from a year earlier. They accounted for a record 34 percent of the automakers' total U.S. sales in October.
Kia saw particularly strong growth in this segment, with sales of its eco-friendly models surging 111.9 percent to more than 30,000 units for the first time.
At Hyundai, the Santa Fe sport utility vehicle (SUV) was the best-selling model, with 17,959 units sold, followed by the Tucson with 17,808 and the Elantra sedan with 12,011.
Kia's top seller was the Sportage SUV, with 17,977 units, followed by the Telluride SUV with 14,009 units and the K4 sedan with 11,391 units.
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