Hyundai Motor America reviews the very best March ever in america and the fifth consecutive month with a complete month-to-month gross sales document. In March, the corporate bought 75,404 automobiles, which is 27 % greater than a yr in the past. Up to now this yr, the corporate bought 184,449 items, which is 16 % greater than in 2022 at this level.
March additionally brings the first-ever gross sales of the all-new Hyundai Ioniq 6 (222 items), which comes on prime of the Hyundai Ioniq 5 (2,114 items). Nonetheless, within the case of the Ioniq 5, the amount weakened by 22 % year-over-year.
The corporate gives a 3rd all-electric automobile – Hyundai Kona Electrical – nevertheless it doesn’t report its outcomes (it is counted along with different powertrain variations).
The whole Hyundai Ioniq 5/Ioniq 6 gross sales amounted to 2,336 (down 13 % year-over-year), which represents about 3.1 % of the entire quantity.
Hyundai BEV gross sales:
Up to now this yr, 5,736 Hyundai Ioniq 5 have been bought within the US (down 8 % year-over-year). Even with 222 Hyundai Ioniq 6, the entire BEV quantity is down year-over-year at just below 6,000 items.
Hyundai BEV gross sales in Q1 2023:
For reference, through the 12 months of 2022, the entire gross sales of the Hyundai Ioniq 5 amounted to 22,982, which represented about 3.2 % of the entire quantity.
We guess that Hyundai’s all-electric automobile gross sales endure due to the Inflation Discount Act of 2022 (IRA), which eliminated the $7,500 federal tax credit score for imported BEVs. Another excuse could be provide constraints.
The South Korean producer should comparatively rapidly spend money on the native manufacturing of its electrical automobiles to revenue from the motivation and be sure that its BEVs are aggressive.
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Sadly, the official stats don’t embrace the gross sales outcomes of different all-electric or plug-in hybrid fashions, as they’re counted along with standard or non-rechargeable hybrids.
The hydrogen gasoline cell mannequin – Hyundai Nexo – famous simply 21 items within the final month (down 81 %). Up to now this yr, 65 have been delivered, which is 61 % lower than a yr in the past.
