Kia, Hyundai U.S. Market Sales Figures For June 2014

The Hyundai Motor Group announced sales for the month of June, as well as for year to date, and the news was very good indeed.

Both Hyundai Motor America -HMA and Kia Motors America -KMA posted sales increases for the month.

HMA were able to post a 3.7% increase, while KMA saw sales rise by a modest 0.2% when compared to June of last year.

HMA saw their June numbers go from 65,007 units to 67,407 units, year over year, while KMA went from 50,536 to 50,644.

This improvement pretty much sets the trend for what Hyundai and Kia experienced globally in terms of sales.

Hyundai reported a 1.2% sales increase to 412,648 units sold, while Kia hit 245,234 units, for an increase of 3.5% over last year.

U.S. Market Sales

The automakers combines for a total of 118,051 units sold in the US last month, which is 17.9% of the total number they posted globally.

Hyundai Motor America Best-Sellers

HMA were proud to announce that their June 2014 sales figures were a historical best for the company since they started selling cars in the US back in 1986.

The big winner in June was the Sonata sedan, with a 30% year on year increase to 25,195 units.

It was likely boosted by the fact that the seventh generation of the vehicle was released in the US just last month.

Both the Sport and long wheelbase models of the Santa Fe SUV performed well, jumping 16.6% to 8.930 units sold.

Hyundai were also pleased with the performance of the Genesis premium sedan, which managed 3,109 units sold for an increase of 5.8% over the previous year.

Kia Motors America Top-Selling Models

The vehicles that performed well for Kia were the Sportage and Sorento SUV’s, the Cadenza luxury sedan, and the ever popular Kia Soul.

The Soul managed a sales increase of 9.1%, hitting 12,322 units in the month of June. Equally impressive was the Optima midsize with 13,866 units.

Year-to-date-sales performance

Both companies reported sales increases for the year to date.

Hyundai sold 364,434 units for a 0.9% increase, while Kia jumped 7.2% to 297,413 units.

Bob Pradzinski, vice president of national sales for HMA, said that he expects things to continue to go well as the summer season goes into full swing. He is especially excited about the all-new 2015 Genesis and Sonata.

Michael Sprague, executive vice president of sales and market for Kia, agreed that the numbers should continue to be strong, adding that the latest figures were yet another sign of just how far the brand has come in the last 20 years.

The summer months will see Kia release the all-new Sedona minivan, with the all-new Sorento expected to be out later this year.