Hyundai Sales Up 30 Percent, Kia Climbs 17 Percent

by Edward Niedermeyer

Published: May 3rd, 2010

hyundai sales up 30 percent kia climbs 17 percent

Hyundai and Kia kept up their winning ways last month, combining for a 24 percent sales increase. Most of the increase comes courtesy of the Hyundai brand, which rose 30 percent on strong sales of the new Tucson and Sonata (up 271 and 57 percent respectively) and Santa Fe (+59 percent). Kia’s volume was largely boosted by its new Sorento SUV, which sold 8,486 units, and a strong rise in Soul sales volume. Forte sold 5,807 units, but didn’t outperform last April’s 7,165 sales of its predecessor, the Spectra. Full numbers after the jump.

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TonyJZX on May 03, 2010

hyundai/kia are essentially the same company the forte coupe looks great there too bad it's not 4wd or rwd with a turbo

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GarbageMotorsCo. on May 04, 2010

Forte coupe is a knockout styling wise, even if they took a few cues from the Civic Si :)

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- Russell on May 04, 2010
  
  wow, you are so original.
  
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