Hyundai April 2012 Sales up 1%

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More importantly, 38 percent of all Hyundai vehicles sold last month have a 40_mpg highway rating!

Wayne Gerdes - CleanMPG - May 1, 2012

2012 Hyundai Accent Sedan - $12,545 to start, a 30/40 mpgUS city/highway rating and an unusually spacious 89.7/13.7 cu. ft. of passenger/cargo volume make for one of if not the best value on the road today.

While its base specs and price are absolutely delectable, the Accents exterior and interior design, interior material selection and appointments are a step above its competitors that cost thousands of $’s more.

A few examples can be seen in the now famous fluidic sculpture design language. It is moving before you have even touched the key. The interior headliner is an actual cloth like piece with visors completely wrapped in the same material. How about a real sunglass holder, dual interior lights, map lights underneath the visors and cloth inserts in the doors. Adding, consider the ergonomically functional driver layout and pleasing interior colors with chrome accents.

From the propulsion side, an honest to goodness direct injected 1.6L engine providing 138 HP to propel its 2,396 – 2,654 pound platform. My more than 3,300 pound Accord EX-L is being driven by a 160 HP 2.4L and nobody has ever complained about that vehicles power to weight ratio.

All-in, a class favorite and for a price that is not only worthy of your consideration but on a feature comparable basis, may in fact provide the lowest total cost of ownership of any vehicle available in America!

Hyundai April 2012 Sales

Hyundai earlier today announced an all-time April sales record of 62,264 units, up 1 percent over last year’s all-time April record, and the second best sales month in company history after last month’s all-time record.

Another positive for future residuals is that Hyundai’s fleet sales continue to account for less than 10% of its monthly sales, amongst the lowest levels in the industry according the April sales release details.

Hyundai April 2012 Sales Highlights

The real winner is Hyundai’s 2012 Accent. Not so much on an overall volume basis at 6,160 vehicles sold but on the increase compared to last April’s 4,390 unit sales performance and how it is selling compared to the rest of its B-Segment competitors. In April it outsold the Fiesta, Fit, Yaris and Rio while just missing the sales mark set by the well established Sonic and catching up to the perennial sales leading Versa.

The Sonata continues to sell well with over 20,000 vehicles sold in April.

Santa Fe saw a 9.5% increase and Veloster was purchased by 3,192 enthusiasts prior to the release of the fire breathing turbo.

Hyundai April 2012 Sales Weighted Fuel Economy

	April CAFÉ (mpg)	2012 CYTD CAFÉ	April Window Label Combined MPG	2012 CYTD Window Label Combined MPG
Car	37.9	38.2	28.5	28.7
Truck	28.9	28.9	22.1	22.1
Hyundai	37.1	37.4	27.9	28.1

	April	2012 CYTD
40-mpg sales	23,632	88,168
Mix of Total Sales	38%	39%

Hyundai achieved a corporate average fuel economy level of 37.1 mpg (27.9 mpg Monroney label value) in April, while selling 23,632 vehicles (38 percent of total sales) with 40 mpg window label highway fuel economy ratings.

John Krafcik, President and CEO of Hyundai Motor America:

“Low availability of our 40-mpg highway Accent, Veloster, and Elantra definitely impacted our final sales result.”

Hyundai April 2012 Highlights and Overall Sales

Model	Apr-12	Apr-11	Apr-DSR % change	Apr-12 YTD	Apr-11 YTD	YTD-DSR % change
Sonata	20,521	21,738	+6.2%	75,716	73,616	+3.9%
Elantra	16,836	22,100	-14.3%	61,237	63,303	-2.3%
Accent	6,160	4,390	+57.9%	24,644	18,877	+31.8%
Hyundai Totals	62,264	61,754	+13.4%	225,837	204,374	+11.6%

The daily selling rate (DSR) is calculated with 24 selling days in April of 2012 and 27 selling days during April of 2011.
Year-to-date, the DSR is calculated with 101 days for 2012 and 102 days for 2011. All percentages reflect DSR.

Top 10 – April 2012 US Automobile Sales Leaders

Sales Rank	Make	Model	Apr-12	Apr-11	Apr-DSR % change	Apr-12 YTD	Apr-11 YTD	YTD-DSR % change
1	Ford	F-Series	47,453	45,435	+17.5%	191,280	172,062	+12.3%
2	Toyota	Camry	36,820	30,443	+36.1%	142,225	107,264	+33.9%
3	Honda	Accord	35,385	28,180	+41.3%	96,517	94,375	+3.3%
4	Chevrolet	Silverado	30,749	29,342	+17.9%	126,387	121,797	+4.8%
5	Toyota	Corolla	24,804	24,215	+15.2%	93,232	100,890	-6.7%
6	Honda	Civic	24,423	26,777	+2.6%	101,592	91,745	+11.8%
7	Honda	CR-V	23,627	21,683	+22.6%	98,214	79,116	+25.4%
8	Chevrolet	Malibu	21,906	24,701	-0.2%	80,456	73,446	+10.6%
9	Ford	Fusion	21,610	21,189	+14.7%	85,559	86,212	+0.2%
10	Hyundai	Sonata	20,521	21,738	+6.2%	75,716	73,616	+3.9%

The daily selling rate (DSR) is calculated with 24 selling days in April of 2012 and 27 selling days during April of 2011.
Year-to-date, the DSR is calculated with 101 days for 2012 and 102 days for 2011. All percentages reflect DSR.
Prius sales combined reached 25,168 but within the sales breakout, none were in the top 10.

Top 10 Sales Leaders - Items of note: Camry and a fast charging Accord are neck and neck. Corolla and Civic both jumped 3 places. CR-V and Fusion fell 3 places. Malibu with tons of cash on the hood climbs back into the top 10 and Sonata edges out RAM to take the final spot.

B-Segment Sales Rank

1. Nissan Versa - 8,335
2. Chevrolet Sonic - 6,387
3. Hyundai Accent - 6,160
4. Ford Fiesta - 5,135
5. Toyota Yaris - 4,274
6. Kia Rio - 4,006
7. Honda Fit - 3,202
8. Mazda 2 - 1,048

C-Segment Sales Rank

1. Toyota Corolla - 24,804
2. Honda Civic - 24,423
3. Ford Focus - 19,425
4. Chevrolet Cruze - 18,205
5. Hyundai Elantra - 16,836
6. VW Jetta - 15,658
7. Mazda3 - 8,508
8. Nissan Sentra - 7,410

D-Segment Sales Rank

1. Toyota Camry - 36,820
2. Honda Accord - 35,385
3. Chevrolet Malibu - 21,906
4. Ford Fusion - 21,610
5. Hyundai Sonata - 20,521
6. Nissan Altima - 16,239
7. Kia Optima - 11,021
8. Chrysler 200 - 13,343
9. VW Passat - 10,096

April segment ranking items of note: Versa still leads the B-Segment with Sonic and Accent closing. Yaris passed the Fit and Rio while Rio outsold the Fit.

In the C-Segment, the ancient Corolla took hold of the lead with the much maligned Civic grabbing second place. Focus fell from first to third yet still outsold the Cruze.

The Camry leads everyone in the car segment and we mean all segments with the Accord jumping way up to second place with Malibu, Fusion and Sonata battling for third, fourth and fifth.

Automobile Manufacturer's US Sales Rank - April 2012 vs. April 2011 Comparison and Total Sales

1. GM April Sales down 8.2% with 213,387 vehicles sold.
2. Ford April Sales down 5.0% with 180,350 vehicles sold.
3. Toyota April Sales up11.6% with 178,044 vehicles sold.
4. Chrysler April Sales up 20.4% with 141,165 vehicles sold.
5. Honda April Sales down 2.2% with 122,012 vehicles sold.
6. Nissan April Sales down 0.3% with 71,329 vehicles sold.
7. Hyundai April Sales up 0.8% with 62,264 vehicles sold.
8. Kia April Sales up 1.0% with 47,550 vehicles sold.
9. VW April Sales up 31.5% with 37,525 vehicles sold.
10. BMW April Sales up 6.1% with 26,793 vehicles sold.
11. Subaru April Sales up 6.3% with 26,310 vehicles sold.
12. Mercedes-Benz April Sales up with 22,336 vehicles sold.
13. Mazda April Sales up 4.2% with 21,506 vehicles sold.
14. Audi April Sales up 15.0% with 11,521 vehicles sold.

March manufacturer sales rank items of note: Toyota just misses topping Ford, Nissan falls well behind Honda and Hyundai/Kia combined, Mercedes-Benz tops Mazda and BMW outsells Subaru.

SAAR is running at approximately 14.5 Million units.