Hyundai Motor America today reported sales of 62,213 for the month of April, down 8.5 percent versus a record-setting April 2015.
“While Genesis sedan and our all-new Tucson CUV had their best-ever April sales, we are still seeing softness in car sales, which was the headwind our Sonata and Elantra sedans faced,” said Derrick Hatami, vice president of national sales for Hyundai Motor America.
Tucson, Veloster and Accent all experienced sales gains during the month of April, up 92 percent, 69 percent and 58 percent, respectively. Genesis sedan sales were up nine percent for the month, with sales of 2,724 units.
Sales of Certified Pre-Owned units were up 10 percent for the month and set a best-ever April with 9,059 units sold.
| Model | APR/2016 | APR/2015 | CY/2016 | CY/2015 |
| Accent | 12,933 | 8,208 | 30,759 | 25,007 |
| Sonata | 15,211 | 17,914 | 76,668 | 62,604 |
| Elantra | 12,361 | 21,911 | 51,724 | 78,653 |
| Santa Fe | 7,150 | 10,054 | 24,367 | 36,460 |
| Azera | 510 | 915 | 1,865 | 2,872 |
| Tucson | 7,718 | 4,020 | 28,102 | 15,147 |
| Veloster | 2,792 | 1,650 | 9,258 | 6,887 |
| Genesis | 3,374 | 3,159 | 12,019 | 11,589 |
| Equus | 164 | 178 | 781 | 819 |
| Total | 62,213 | 68,009 | 235,543 | 240,038 |
