{"id":48777,"date":"2023-05-03T00:03:35","date_gmt":"2023-05-03T04:03:35","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/autosector.com\/?p=48777"},"modified":"2023-05-03T00:03:35","modified_gmt":"2023-05-03T04:03:35","slug":"us-hyundai-bev-sales-april2023","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"http:\/\/autosector.com\/?p=48777","title":{"rendered":"US: Ioniq 6 Boosted Hyundai BEV Sales In April 2023 Beyond 3,000"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>Hyundai Motor America reports the best April ever in terms of car sales in the United States. Last month, the company sold 70,812 vehicles (up almost 15 percent year-over-year). After the first four months, Hyundai sold 255,261 units (up 15.3 percent year-over-year).<\/p>\n<p>The South Korean brand is also increasing its all-electric car sales &#8211; specifically, sales of the E-GMP-based models (Ioniq 5 crossover\/SUV and Ioniq 6 sedan).<\/p>\n<p>In April, <a href=\"https:\/\/insideevs.com\/hyundai\/\">Hyundai<\/a> BEV sales (excluding the Kona Electric, for which data remain unavailable), amounted to 3,213, which is the first-ever result above 3,000 in a single month. The year-over-year increase was 20 percent, while the Ioniq 5\/Ioniq 6 share out of the brand&#8217;s total volume amounted to 4.5 percent.<\/p>\n<p>It&#8217;s worth noting that the Ioniq 5 noted a slight decrease in sales by 13 percent year-over-year compared to 2,323, but we must remember that it&#8217;s not eligible for the $7,500 federal tax credit so it&#8217;s not a surprise. Meanwhile, the Ioniq 6 sales, in the second month on the market, approached 1,000 units.<\/p>\n<p>Hyundai BEV sales last month:<\/p>\n<blockquote\/>\n<section contenteditable=\"false\" draggable=\"true\" data-widget=\"special_image\" data-align=\"center\">\n<div class=\"spi_wrapper\"><a class=\"lightzoom\" href=\"https:\/\/cdn.motor1.com\/images\/custom\/hyundai-ioniq-5ioniq-6-sales-in-the-us-april-2023.png\"> <img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"custom-image\" draggable=\"false\" src=\"https:\/\/cdn.motor1.com\/images\/custom\/thumbnail\/hyundai-ioniq-5ioniq-6-sales-in-the-us-april-2023.png\" alt=\"external_image\" width=\"898\" height=\"423\" loading=\"lazy\"\/> <\/a><\/div>\n<\/section>\n<p>So far this year, more than 9,000 Hyundai Ioniq 5\/Ioniq 6 were sold in the US (up 3 percent year-over-year).<\/p>\n<p>Hyundai BEV sales YTD in 2023:<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>Hyundai Ioniq 5: 8,059 (down 10% year-over-year)<\/li>\n<li>Hyundai Ioniq 6: 1,112 (new)<\/li>\n<li>Hyundai Kona Electric: N\/A<\/li>\n<li>Total Ioniq family: 9,171 (up 3% year-over-year) and 3.6% share<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>For reference, <a href=\"https:\/\/insideevs.com\/news\/629418\/us-hyundai-ioniq5-sales-december2022\/\">during the 12 months of 2022, the total sales of the Hyundai Ioniq 5 amounted to 22,982<\/a>, which represented about 3.2 percent of the total volume.<\/p>\n<p>This year, Hyundai will be affected by the Inflation Reduction Act of 2022 (IRA), which removed the $7,500 federal tax credit for imported BEVs, but that&#8217;s a temporary issue considering the already announced investments in local production.<\/p>\n<section contenteditable=\"false\" draggable=\"true\" data-widget=\"special_image\" data-align=\"center\">\n<div class=\"spi_wrapper\"><a class=\"lightzoom\" href=\"https:\/\/cdn.motor1.com\/images\/custom\/hyundai-ioniq-5ioniq-6-sales-in-the-us-april-2023-b.png\"> <img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"custom-image\" draggable=\"false\" src=\"https:\/\/cdn.motor1.com\/images\/custom\/thumbnail\/hyundai-ioniq-5ioniq-6-sales-in-the-us-april-2023-b.png\" alt=\"external_image\" width=\"897\" height=\"428\" loading=\"lazy\"\/> <\/a><\/div>\n<\/section>\n<p>Unfortunately, the official stats do not include the sales results of other all-electric or plug-in hybrid models, as they are counted together with conventional or non-rechargeable hybrids.<\/p>\n<p>What we do know is that the Kona Electric is up 155 percent year-over-year, while the Tucson PHEV noted a 47 percent increase.<\/p>\n<p>The hydrogen fuel cell model &#8211; Hyundai Nexo &#8211; noted just 16 units last month (down 66 percent). So far this year, 81 have been delivered, which is 62 percent less than a year ago.<\/p>\n<section class=\"relatedContent-new\" contenteditable=\"false\" draggable=\"true\" data-widget=\"related-content\" data-widget-size=\"content\" data-params=\"%7B%22type_id%22%3A0%2C%22title_id%22%3A%22%22%2C%22items%22%3A%5B%7B%22article_edition_id%22%3A%22664682%22%2C%22title%22%3A%22US%3A%20Hyundai%20Motor%20Group%20And%20SK%20On%20Confirm%2035%20GWh%20Battery%20JV%22%2C%22alias%22%3A%22us-hyundai-motor-group-skon-battery-jv%22%2C%22section%22%3A%221%22%2C%22is_video%22%3A%220%22%2C%22images%22%3A%7B%22s5%22%3A%22https%3A%2F%2Fcdn.motor1.com%2Fimages%2Fmgl%2FZnMblZ%2Fs5%2F2024-kia-ev9-in-us-specification-exterior-front-three-quarter-view.jpg%22%7D%7D%2C%7B%22article_edition_id%22%3A%22664554%22%2C%22title%22%3A%22Watch%202024%20Hyundai%20Ioniq%205%20N%20Go%20Hard%20At%20The%20Nurburgring%22%2C%22alias%22%3A%22watch-2024-hyundai-ioniq-5-on-nurburgring%22%2C%22section%22%3A%221%22%2C%22is_video%22%3A%221%22%2C%22images%22%3A%7B%22s5%22%3A%22https%3A%2F%2Fcdn.motor1.com%2Fimages%2Fmgl%2F1Z44Eq%2Fs5%2F2024-hyundai-ioniq-5-prototype-on-the-nurburgring-nordschleife.jpg%22%7D%7D%5D%7D\">   <\/section>\n<section class=\"trinity-skip-it\" contenteditable=\"false\" draggable=\"true\" data-widget=\"video_mstv\"><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"sizer\" draggable=\"false\" src=\"data:image\/png;base64,iVBORw0KGgoAAAANSUhEUgAAABAAAAAJCAYAAAA7KqwyAAAAGXRFWHRTb2Z0d2FyZQBBZG9iZSBJbWFnZVJlYWR5ccllPAAAABpJREFUeNpi\/P\/\/PwMlgImBQjBqwLAwACDAAOVfAw9\/ZDvcAAAAAElFTkSuQmCC\" alt=\"\"\/>  <\/section>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Hyundai Motor America reports the best April ever in terms of car sales in the United States. Last month, the company sold 70,812 vehicles (up almost 15 percent year-over-year). After the first four months, Hyundai sold 255,261 units (up 15.3 percent year-over-year). 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