Hyundai Motor America stories the perfect January ever in america. Final month, the corporate offered 52,001 models, which is sort of 9 % greater than a yr in the past.
In the meantime, the corporate’s all-electric automobile gross sales are rising quickly. The Hyundai Ioniq 5 famous a 57 % improve year-over-year to 1,548 (3 % of the whole quantity), whereas the Hyundai Kona Electrical gross sales improved by 334 % (however the producer doesn’t reveal the precise quantity – BEV and ICE variations are counted collectively: 5,826).
Will probably be very attention-grabbing to see what’s going to actually occur with the Hyundai Ioniq 5 gross sales in 2023, however we’re cautiously optimistic as the amount presently is steady at roughly 1,500 per thirty days.
For reference, in the course of the 12 months of 2022, the whole gross sales of the Hyundai Ioniq 5 amounted to 22,982, which represents about 3.2 % of the whole quantity.
The 2023 mannequin yr model of the Hyundai Ioniq 5 is about $1,500 costlier. The most important unknown is the $7,500 federal tax credit score eligibility below the Inflation Discount Act of 2022 (IRA) and the way a lot the dearth of eligibility would possibly affect Hyundai.
This Spring, the all-new Hyundai Ioniq 6, with an EPA mixed vary of as much as 361 miles (581 km), is predicted to be out there in dealerships within the US. That ought to strengthen the corporate’s outcomes.
Within the long-term, Hyundai (and the broader Hyundai Motor Group) will produce electrical automobiles regionally within the US, so there will probably be no situation of lack of eligibility for native EV incentives.
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Sadly, the official stats don’t embrace the gross sales outcomes of different all-electric or plug-in hybrid fashions (Kona Electrical, Ioniq Electrical, Ioniq Plug-In, Santa Fe PHEV and Tucson PHEV), as they’re counted along with typical or non-rechargeable hybrids.
The hydrogen gas cell mannequin – Hyundai Nexo – famous simply 16 models in January (down 43%). In 2022 Hyundai offered 408 models (down 5%). There’s not a lot progress within the FCEV section generally.
