Hyundai Sets August Sales Record

Hyundai continued its run of record-breaking American sales months in August, while the Montgomery assembly plant hit a six-month high in production to feed that demand.

Hyundai Motor America reported its best August sales month in company history Wednesday, with sales up six percent year-over-year to 70,003 units. It was the fourth consecutive month that the company has reported a record sales total.

Montgomery-made Sonata and Elantra sedans led the way again, with each model topping 20,000 vehicles sold for the month.

“Sales continued to gain momentum as the month progressed and we finished the Labor Day holiday weekend strong,” said Bob Pradzinski, HMA’s vice president of national sales.

The recently redesigned Sonata saw sales rise 25 percent over last year.

But the other locally made car, the Elantra, actually outsold it in August. That’s despite the fact that the Montgomery plant is making mostly Sonatas to keep up with demand for the new model. It’s churning out about two Sonatas for every Elantra.

And it’s building a lot of them. Working around the clock on weekdays and twice on Saturday, workers here rolled out 35,559 vehicles last month. That was just 200 cars shy of the most they’ve built in a single month so far this year.

Hyundai Motor Manufacturing Alabama spokesman Robert Burns said the plant will work two Saturdays again this month to help keep dealers supplied.

Source