2011 Hyundai, Kia sales exceed 1 million units in USA

Annual US sales of Hyundai and Kia vehicles exceed 1 million units for the first time!

The South Korean automobile giant Hyundai-Kia Automotive Group has set a significant sales milestone in the USA last month. Their combined 2011 sales exceeded 1 million units for the first time since they entered the market more than 20 years ago.

According to latest sales reports, Hyundai sold 594.926 vehicles during the first 11 months of 2011, while Kia was not far behind with sales-to-date reaching 442.102 units.

Compared with the same time a year earlier, combined sales of the two carmakers are up 26 percent. Furthermore, when you compare this year’s sales results with the 11-month period of 2009, Hyundai-Kia sales are up an impressive 50 percent.

Both carmakers have experienced an increased demand for their latest new offering such as new Elantra, Sonata, Sorento CUV and Optima sedan.

Hyundai’s top-sellers in 2011 are the Sonata mid-size sedan and Elantra compact sedan with 208.621 and 173.336 units sold respectively, while Sorento crossover vehicle remains the top-selling Kia vehicle in the USA with nearly 120.000 units sold during the first eleven months of the year.

Fueled by a surge in consumer demand and still one month left in the year, Hyundai and Kia will likely see their annual sales reach 1.1 million units in the USA.