June 2012 Sales: Hyundai Up 7.7 Percent at 63,813 Units

Both Hyundai and Kia reported their best June sales ever, with Kia up 13.9 percent over the same period last year with 51,326 units sold, and Hyundai up 7.7percent,with 63,813 total sales. Kia also notes that in the second quarter of this year, it sold more than 150,000 units for the first time.

The Sonata midsize sedan once again led sales volume for Hyundai, with 20,931 units sold for a gain of 12.2 percent over the 18,644 units sold in June 2011. Sales of the compact Accent were also strong in June, with 5660 units sold – an increase of 56.7 percent over the 3612 units sold the same month last year. The all-new Azera sold 1001 units, way up compared to the 222 units sold in June 2011, when production of the previous-generation Azera was beginning to wind down.

Hyundai’s SUVs and crossovers weren’t as successful as the automaker’s cars, with the Santa Fe down 16.1 percent from the 7987 units sold the same month last year, to 6703 units. With an all-new model arriving this month, however, the crossover’s sales may soon improve. The Hyundai Tuscon compact crossover slipped to 4231 units in June, down 4.0 percent from the 4406 units sold in June 2011. Crossovers weren’t the only models to see decreases in June, as the compact Elantra was down 11.7 percent from the 19,992 units sold the same period in 2011, at 17,655 total sales this past month. Hyundai attributes this to low dealer stock.