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Hyundai and Kia kept up their winning ways last month, combining for a 24 percent sales increase. Most of the increase comes courtesy of the Hyundai brand, which rose 30 percent on strong sales of the new Tucson and Sonata (up 271 and 57 percent respectively) and Santa Fe (+59 percent). Kia’s volume was largely boosted by its new Sorento SUV, which sold 8,486 units, and a strong rise in Soul sales volume. Forte sold 5,807 units, but didn’t outperform last April’s 7,165 sales of its predecessor, the Spectra. Full numbers after the jump.
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Forgive me if this has been answered before, but is there no breakdown between the Genesis Coupe and the Genesis Sedan available anywhere?
Interesting how the Kia Forte hasn’t been able to surpass April ’09 or YTD sales figures for its awful predecessor, the Spectra!
Can chalk that up to a lack of a Forte hatch/wagon, as well as reduced incentives and fleet sales.
Does liking the look of the Forte Koup make me a bad man?
I’m bad too!
I don’t think so. I think Kia’s really stepped up their game with regard to styling.
Not at all. The Forte Koup is a great looking small car. Not sure about performance but the styling is great.
Hyundai also doesn’t have the crutch of weak prior year sales to compare results with. They are really on the march.
Exactly.
A better indication of how each manufacturer is doing would be a comparison w/ April 2008 sales:
April 2010/April 2008
GM : 183,997/260,922 = -30%
Ford: 167,542/196,385 = -15%
Chrysler: 95,703/147,751 = -35%
Toyota: 157439/217700 = -28%
Honda: 113697/135180 = -16%
Nissan: 63,769/75,855 = -16%
Hyundai: 44023/39280 = +12%
Kia: 30036/30066 = 0%
Yes, very impressive when you consider Hyundai isn’t digging it’s way out of a deep hole like most of the other auto companies. Having said that, what is going on with Veracruz sales. The Veracruz got great reviews, even positively comparing it to the Lexus RX350…for a several grand less.
Expect this trend to weigh on their Q2 earnings around June/July.
Why again are Hyundai and Kia results being combined?
hyundai/kia are essentially the same company
the forte coupe looks great there
too bad it’s not 4wd or rwd with a turbo
Forte coupe is a knockout styling wise, even if they took a few cues from the Civic Si :)
wow, you are so original.