Overview
- Hyundai and Kia sold a combined 137,412 vehicles in the U.S. in February, up 5% year over year and a record for the month.
- Hyundai, including Genesis, delivered 71,407 units (+5.7%), and Kia reported 66,005 (+4.3%) as the redesigned Telluride hit an all-time monthly high of 13,198.
- Combined U.S. EV sales for the two automakers fell 21.9% to 5,576, with Kia America data showing EV6 at 600 (-52.9%) and EV9 at 819 (-39.8%).
- Kia’s global February sales declined 2.8% to 247,401, which the company attributed to fewer working days during the Lunar New Year period.
- Smaller domestic players were mixed: KG Mobility slipped 2.6% to 8,237 on weaker exports, while Renault Korea plunged 36.2% to 3,893 as domestic sales fell and exports rose.