Hyundai Sales Up 7% in March
- First quarter sales up by 5 percent against last year
- Sales results show a balanced model mix
Rüsselsheim, April 4, 2005 -- Hyundai Motor Europe GmbH announced March sales of 39,026 vehicles. In the three month period from January to March 2005, Hyundai sales in Europe rose to 89,790 units, up by 5 percent compared to last year.
Ike Oh, newly appointed President of Hyundai Motor Europe GmbH said: ”The European new car market is tougher than ever before and relentlessly punishes inattentiveness. Hyundai is carefully paying attention to all aspects of the business and we can see our success in the first quarter continuing. I am sure we are on the right track as the coming months will prove.”
Hyundai’s the SUV models turned out to be especially popular in Europe, with sales up by 26 percent against the same quarter last year.
Selected sales breakdown for Hyundai Motor Europe:
| Model |
Mar/2005 |
Q1 2005 |
Q1 2004 |
|
|
|
|
|
| Atos |
3,890 |
10,115 |
8,805 |
| Getz |
13,166 |
26,357 |
27,444 |
| Accent |
2,447 |
6,219 |
8,681 |
| Santa Fe |
3,672 |
9,320 |
11,664 |
| Tucson |
5,720 |
13,822 |
- |
| Matrix |
3,830 |
8,159 |
10,602 |
|
|
|
|
| Passenger Cars |
22,682 |
49,974 |
52,769 |
| SUV & MPV |
15,339 |
37,094 |
29,435 |
| LCV |
1,005 |
2,722 |
3,685 |
Established in 1967, Hyundai Motor Co. has grown into the Hyundai Kia Automotive Group which includes over two dozen auto-related subsidiaries and affiliates. Employing over 50,000 people worldwide, Hyundai Motor posted US$26.1 billion in sales in 2004 (on a non-consolidated basis). Hyundai motor vehicles are sold in 193 countries through some 5,000 dealerships and showrooms. Hyundai Motor Co. is a sponsor of the 2006 FIFA Germany World Cup. Further information about Hyundai Motor Europe and its products is available on the Internet at http://www.hyundai-europe.com/. | 
