Hyundai, Kia’s eco-friendly car sales in US reach record 346,441 units in 2024

Hyundai Motor’s Ioniq 5 electrical car / Courtesy of Hyundai Motor

Hyundai Motor and Kia, Korea’s main automakers, achieved their highest-ever gross sales of eco-friendly autos in the USA final 12 months, based on the businesses Tuesday.

Hyundai and Kia offered a mixed whole of 346,441 electrical autos (EVs) and hybrids within the American market in 2024, marking a 24.6 p.c acquire from a 12 months earlier.

It marked the very best mixed tally since Hyundai and Kia started promoting eco-friendly vehicles within the U.S. in 2011.

Hyundai offered 204,115 eco-friendly autos, up 27.9 p.c from the earlier 12 months, whereas Kia offered 142,326 autos, marking a 20 p.c on-year enhance.

By gasoline sort, the businesses offered 222,486 hybrid autos and 123,861 EVs. Gross sales of hydrogen gasoline cell autos, nonetheless, declined 61 p.c to only 94 items.

Amongst EVs, Hyundai’s Ioniq 5 offered 44,400 items, whereas Kia’s EV9 and EV6 offered 22,017 items and 21,715 items, respectively, all setting record-high gross sales.

Hyundai Motor Group’s whole U.S. gross sales, together with inside combustion engine vehicles, recorded an all-time excessive of 1,708,293 items final 12 months, rating fourth amongst international vehicle manufacturing teams. (Yonhap)