Hyundai Motor America Reports Record January Sales

- Accent, Elantra and Equus all up more than 20 percent

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Feb 03, 2014, 11:56 ET

FOUNTAIN VALLEY, Calif., Feb. 3, 2014 /PRNewswire/ -- HyundaiMotor America today reported its best January in company history, selling 44,005 units for the month, up less than one percent versus the same period last year.

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"While year-over-year sales were up slightly, January was a bit of a challenge due to weather issues across the country, making us wonder how many more units we could have sold," said Bob Pradzinski, vice president, national sales. "Even with our Alabama plant shutting down production of Elantra and Sonata for a couple of days, due to a winter snow storm that crippled Montgomery, our dealers are well stocked with a full lineup of vehicles ready to support customer demand."

Leading the way were Accent, Elantra and Santa Fe with sales up 21, 26 and 12 percent, respectively. Equus experienced sales of 327 units for the month, up 29 percent.

CARLINE	JAN/2014	JAN/2013	CY/2014	CY/2013
ACCENT	4,240	3,495	4,240	3,495
SONATA	9,815	13,247	9,815	13,247
ELANTRA	15,326	12,174	15,326	12,174
SANTA FE	6,721	5,991	6,721	5,991
AZERA	762	797	762	797
TUCSON	3,533	3,493	3,533	3,493
VERACRUZ	1	32	1	32
VELOSTER	1,821	1,759	1,821	1,759
GENESIS	1,459	2,472	1,459	2,472
EQUUS	327	253	327	253
TOTAL	44,005	43,713	44,005	43,713

Certified pre-owned sales saw an increase of 31 percent for the month.

HYUNDAI MOTOR AMERICA
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 820 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 Assurance includes Assurance Connected Care that provides owners of Hyundai models equipped with the Hyundai Blue Link telematics system with proactive safety and car care services complimentary for three years. These services include Automatic Collision Notification, Enhanced Roadside Assistance, Vehicle Diagnostic Alert, Monthly Vehicle Health Report and in-vehicle service scheduling.

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