{"id":76233,"date":"2024-08-28T09:05:00","date_gmt":"2024-08-28T13:05:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/autosector.com\/?p=76233"},"modified":"2024-08-28T09:05:00","modified_gmt":"2024-08-28T13:05:00","slug":"hyundai-plans-to-double-hybrid-lineup-and-increase-sales-30-by-2030","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"http:\/\/autosector.com\/?p=76233","title":{"rendered":"Hyundai plans to double hybrid lineup and increase sales 30% by 2030 – Autoblog"},"content":{"rendered":"

Hyundai<\/a> Motor Co. plans to double its lineup of hybrid cars<\/a> as demand for pure electric vehicles<\/a> slows, and announced a 4 trillion won ($3 billion) share buyback as part of a plan to boost investor returns.<\/p>\n

Unveiling a new strategy at its 2024 investor day Wednesday, the world\u2019s third-biggest carmaker said it will increase the number of hybrids<\/a> in its lineup to 14 \u2014 moving beyond compact and mid-size cars to add large and luxury vehicles<\/a>. However, it kept its EV sales target unchanged at 2 million a year by 2030.\u00a0<\/p>\n

Hyundai shares jumped as much as 5.5% in Seoul trading Wednesday and closed up 4.7% as investors welcomed the buyback and the company\u2019s commitment to pay a minimum annual dividend of 10,000 won a share \u2014 the key planks in a strategy to target a total shareholder return of 35% from 2025 to 2027. \u00a0<\/p>\n

\u201cThe shareholder return, which is the key interest of investors, is particularly impressive,\u201d said James Hong, an analyst at Macquarie Securities Korea Ltd. \u201cOverall, it beat market expectations,\u201d he said, adding that the 4 trillion won share buyback over three years was bigger than expected.<\/p>\n

The move to accelerate the production of hybrids comes amid a broad slowdown in EV demand globally. Ford<\/a> Motor Co., Porsche<\/a> AG and Mercedes-Benz<\/a> Group AG have all walked back their EV ambitions in recent months, while Tesla<\/a> Inc. is well off the pace of 1.8 million cars sold last year.<\/p>\n

\u201cUltimately, we think it\u2019s the right move to maintain our path to EVs,\u201d Hyundai Chief Executive Officer Jaehoon Chang said. \u201cBut we do need to improve charging infrastructure and ensure we tackle range issues with improved technology.\u201d<\/p>\n

To help combat range anxiety, Hyundai will release an extended-range EV \u2014 which uses a small gasoline engine to keep an on-board battery<\/a> charged while driving \u2014 in North America and China<\/a>. The car will be capable of traveling more than 900 kilometers (560 miles) on a single charge.\u00a0<\/p>\n

\u201cWhile the rate of electrification is slowing, we\u2019re still seeing stricter environmental regulations around automobiles, which means we can\u2019t just sit and watch dwindling sales of EVs,\u201d Chang said. \u201cExtended-range EVs can tackle some of these issues, including consumers who are hesitant to purchase EVs because of their concerns over charging.\u201d<\/p>\n

Hyundai also indicated it doesn\u2019t see EV demand picking up again for several years.<\/p>\n

\u201cThe company aims to address the EV deceleration by expanding its hybrid and new extended-range EV offerings and gradually increasing EV models by 2030, when a recovery in EV demand is expected,\u201d its exchange statement said.<\/p>\n

Meanwhile, Hyundai has been enjoying robust sales of hybrids, which accounted for around 12% of total vehicle sales in the second quarter, propelling profit to a record. The company plans to produce hybrids at an EV plant it\u2019s building in Georgia in the US, Chang said.<\/p>\n

The Georgia plant is likely to begin hybrid output in the first quarter of 2026 and hybrid production will be equal to around one-third of the facility\u2019s total capacity, Hyundai said Wednesday. Construction of the $7.6 billion plant hit a snag earlier this week with news the US federal government may now reassess its environmental permit.<\/p>\n

Among other initiatives announced at the investor day, Hyundai said it will spend 121 trillion won over the next decade to boost production and make progress in areas such as hydrogen cars<\/a>, EV batteries and software for future mobility.\u00a0<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

Hyundai Motor Co. plans to double its lineup of hybrid cars as demand for pure electric vehicles slows, and announced a 4 trillion won ($3 billion) share buyback as part of a plan to boost investor returns. Unveiling a new strategy at its 2024 investor day Wednesday, the world\u2019s third-biggest carmaker said it will increase […]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":76234,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"site-sidebar-layout":"default","site-content-layout":"","ast-site-content-layout":"default","site-content-style":"default","site-sidebar-style":"default","ast-global-header-display":"","ast-banner-title-visibility":"","ast-main-header-display":"","ast-hfb-above-header-display":"","ast-hfb-below-header-display":"","ast-hfb-mobile-header-display":"","site-post-title":"","ast-breadcrumbs-content":"","ast-featured-img":"","footer-sml-layout":"","ast-disable-related-posts":"","theme-transparent-header-meta":"","adv-header-id-meta":"","stick-header-meta":"","header-above-stick-meta":"","header-main-stick-meta":"","header-below-stick-meta":"","astra-migrate-meta-layouts":"default","ast-page-background-enabled":"default","ast-page-background-meta":{"desktop":{"background-color":"","background-image":"","background-repeat":"repeat","background-position":"center center","background-size":"auto","background-attachment":"scroll","background-type":"","background-media":"","overlay-type":"","overlay-color":"","overlay-opacity":"","overlay-gradient":""},"tablet":{"background-color":"","background-image":"","background-repeat":"repeat","background-position":"center center","background-size":"auto","background-attachment":"scroll","background-type":"","background-media":"","overlay-type":"","overlay-color":"","overlay-opacity":"","overlay-gradient":""},"mobile":{"background-color":"","background-image":"","background-repeat":"repeat","background-position":"center center","background-size":"auto","background-attachment":"scroll","background-type":"","background-media":"","overlay-type":"","overlay-color":"","overlay-opacity":"","overlay-gradient":""}},"ast-content-background-meta":{"desktop":{"background-color":"var(--ast-global-color-5)","background-image":"","background-repeat":"repeat","background-position":"center center","background-size":"auto","background-attachment":"scroll","background-type":"","background-media":"","overlay-type":"","overlay-color":"","overlay-opacity":"","overlay-gradient":""},"tablet":{"background-color":"var(--ast-global-color-5)","background-image":"","background-repeat":"repeat","background-position":"center center","background-size":"auto","background-attachment":"scroll","background-type":"","background-media":"","overlay-type":"","overlay-color":"","overlay-opacity":"","overlay-gradient":""},"mobile":{"background-color":"var(--ast-global-color-5)","background-image":"","background-repeat":"repeat","background-position":"center center","background-size":"auto","background-attachment":"scroll","background-type":"","background-media":"","overlay-type":"","overlay-color":"","overlay-opacity":"","overlay-gradient":""}},"footnotes":""},"categories":[2],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-76233","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-industry"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"http:\/\/autosector.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/76233","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"http:\/\/autosector.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"http:\/\/autosector.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"http:\/\/autosector.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"http:\/\/autosector.com\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcomments&post=76233"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"http:\/\/autosector.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/76233\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"http:\/\/autosector.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/media\/76234"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"http:\/\/autosector.com\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fmedia&parent=76233"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"http:\/\/autosector.com\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcategories&post=76233"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"http:\/\/autosector.com\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Ftags&post=76233"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}