Hyundai June 2012 Sales Up 7.8%

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Sonata proves it is still the driver within the Hyundai lineup.

Wayne Gerdes - CleanMPG - July 3, 2012

2012 Hyundai Sonata Hybrid on an All-American Road Trip – $25,850 to start and an easy 35/40 mpgUS city/highway rating makes for one very comfortable road trip car.

The Sonata Hybrid

The 2012 Hyundai Sonata Hybrid arrives equipped with standard Blue Link telematics that provides a host of features accessible through multiple applications whether it be in the car, on your smartphone, or over the web.

For 2012, an optional Leather Package was offered including leather seats, wheel and shift knob plus heated front and rear seats, and auto-dimming rearview mirror with HomeLink and compass. Previously, these features were only available to the fully-equipped Sonata Hybrid buyer.

On the safety front, it is an IIHS “Top Safety Pick” and was top rated by the NHTSA with a 5-star crash test rating.

Room did you say? How about 103.8 cu. ft. that is enough to really take 5 adults to a ball game or other venue of choice…

And off to the ball games we did go

Citi in NY, Progressive in Cleveland and Miller Park in Milwaukee


Busch in St. Louis, Kaufman in Kansas City and Chase in Phoenix

Hyundai June Sales

Hyundai announced it has achieved an all-time June sales record of 63,813 vehicles, up 7.8% over last year’s all-time June record. For the first half of the year, sales are up 10 percent to a record 356,669 units, with retail sales up 13 percent.

Dave Zuchowski, Executive VP of Sales:

“We expect continued sales growth with help from three recent new additions to our line-up of industry-leading fuel-efficient vehicles: the all-new Veloster Turbo, the Elantra GT and Elantra Coupe.”

The all-new Azera continued its strong sales pace resulting in a 350 percent gain over last June. Accent and Sonata saw sales gains of 57 percent and 12 percent respectively, over the same period a year ago.

Elantra sales declined 12 percent as a function of very low inventory levels according to the Hyundai sales release. With just 8,160 Elantra sedans in dealer stock nationally at month-end, there was little they could do about it. Contrary to industry trends this month, Hyundai fleet sales and mix were once again down from last year, to an 11 percent mix for the month and a nine percent mix year-to-date, among the lowest in the industry.

Sales weighted Fuel Economy

	June CAFÉ (mpg)	2012 CYTD CAFÉ	June Window Label Combined MPG	2012 CYTD Window Label Combined MPG
Car	37.8	38.0	28.5	28.6
Truck	28.8	28.9	22.0	22.0
Hyundai Brand	37.0	37.2	28.0	28.0

	June	2012 CYTD
40-mpg sales	24,140	137,922
Mix of Total Sales	38%	39%

Hyundai achieved a corporate average fuel economy (CAFÉ) level of 37.0 MPG (28.5 MPG Monroney label value) in June, while selling 24,140 vehicles (38 percent of total sales) with 40 MPG window label highway fuel economy ratings.

John Krafcik, president and CEO of Hyundai Motor America:

“June was another month for us to cheer for the Hyundai manufacturing teams and their efforts to keep up with consumer demand, and hard-working dealers for their efforts matching consumers with on-ground and inbound inventory. “With retail inventories of just 28 days, we’re doing our best to meet demand and appreciate the patience of Hyundai shoppers looking to put a new Hyundai in their driveway.”

Hyundai June 2012 Highlights and Overall Sales

Model	Jun-12	Jun-11	Jun-DSR % change	Jun-12 YTD	Jun-11 YTD	YTD-DSR % change
Veloster	3,232	--	--	18,829	--	--
Accent	5,660	3,612	+50.9%	36,470	24,018	+49.9%
Elantra	17,655	19,992	-15.0%	97,769	103,301	-6.6%
Sonata	20,931	18,644	+8.1%	117,412	115,014	+0.8%
Hyundai Totals	63,813	59,209	+3.8%	356,669	322,797	+9.1%

The daily selling rate (DSR) is calculated with 27 days for June 2012 and 26 days for June 2011. Year-to-date,
the DSR is calculated with 154 days for 2012 and 152 days for 2011. All percentages reflect DSR.

Top 10 – June 2012 US Automobile Sales Leaders

Sales Rank	Make	Model	Jun-12	Jun-11	Jun-DSR % change	Jun-12 YTD	Jun-11 YTD	YTD-DSR % change
1	Ford	F-Series	55,025	49,618	+6.8%	301,141	264,079	+12.6%
2	Chevrolet	Silverado	33,566	32,579	-0.8%	141,437	122,783	+13.7%
3	Toyota	Camry	32,107	21,375	+44.6%	213,903	147,469	+43.2%
4	Chevrolet	Malibu	31,402	23,737	+27.4%	141,437	122,783	+13.7%
5	Honda	Accord	28,924	15,712	+77.3%	155,178	127,105	+20.5%
6	Ford	Escape	28,500	22,274	+23.2%	127,167	122,607	+2.4%
7	Honda	Civic	27,500	17,485	+51.5%	162,582	127,571	+25.8%
8	Toyota	Corolla	26,647	18,872	+36.0%	151,726	136,747	+9.5%
9	Ford	Fusion	24,443	20,808	+13.1%	136,849	131,686	+2.6%
10	Ram	P/U	23,951	21,362	+8.0%	138,581	111,898	+22.2%

The daily selling rate (DSR) is calculated with 27 days for June 2012 and 26 days for June 2011. Year-to-date,
the DSR is calculated with 154 days for 2012 and 152 days for 2011. All percentages reflect DSR.

Top 10 Sales Leaders - Items of note: Camry swapped places from 2 to 3 with the Chevrolet Silverado while the F-Series punched through the 50,000 mark for the fourth consecutive month. Malibu jumped from 7th to 3rd, Accord climbed one from 6th to 5th, Escape leapt from off the list last month to 6th this, the Civic fell from 4th to 7th, the Corolla fell from 5th to 8th, Fusion fell from 8th to 9th and RAM fell from 9th to 10th. The CR-V fell off the list by a few hundred vehicles.

B-Segment Sales Rank

1. Nissan Versa - 8,746
2. Chevrolet Sonic - 6,785
3. Hyundai Accent - 5,660
4. Ford Fiesta - 4,589
5. Honda Fit - 4,584
6. Kia Rio - 3,668
7. Toyota Yaris - 2,007
8. Mazda2 - 938

C-Segment Sales Rank

1. Honda Civic - 27,500
2. Toyota Corolla - 26,647
3. Ford Focus - 21,186
4. Chevrolet Cruze - 18,983
5. Hyundai Elantra - 17,655
6. VW Jetta - 11,598
7. Nissan Sentra - 9,211
8. Mazda3 - 8,835
9. Kia Forte - 7,461

D-Segment Sales Rank

1. Toyota Camry - 32,107
2. Chevrolet Malibu - 31,402
3. Honda Accord - 28,924
4. Ford Fusion - 24,433
5. Nissan Altima - 21,812
6. Hyundai Sonata - 20,931
7. Kia Optima - 13,393
8. Chrysler 200 - 10,871
9. VW Passat - 10,252

Segment ranking items of note: In the B-Segment ranks, the Fit and Rio swapped positions while Yaris sales fell sharply. The C-Segment ranks did not change other than the Sentra jumping two places ahead of both the Mazda3 and Kia Forte. The D-Segment ranks saw the Accord swap places with the Malibu from 2nd to 3rd .

Automobile Manufacturer's US Sales Rank – June 2012 vs. June 2011 Comparison and Total Sales

1. GM June Sales up 15.5% with 248,750 vehicles sold.
2. Ford June Sales up 7.0% with 207,759 vehicles sold.
3. Toyota June Sales up 60.3% with 177,795 vehicles sold.
4. Chrysler June Sales up 20.3% with 144,811 vehicles sold.
5. Honda June Sales up 48.8% with 124,808 vehicles sold.
6. Nissan June Sales up 28.2% with 92,237 vehicles sold.
7. Hyundai June Sales up 7.8% with 63,813 vehicles sold.
8. Kia June Sales up 13.9% with 51,326 vehicles sold.
9. VW June Sales up 34.2% with 38,170 vehicles sold.
10. BMW June Sales up 3.2% with 27,720 vehicles sold.
11. Subaru June Sales up 40.0% with 27,702 vehicles sold.
12. Mercedes-Benz June Sales up 12.5% with 25,388 vehicles sold.
13. Mazda June Sales up 3.1% with 19,911 vehicles sold.
14. Audi June Sales up 26.0% with 12,664 vehicles sold.

Through the first six months of 2012, the Seasonally Adjusted Annual Rate (SAAR) is running at approximately 14.3 million.