February 1, Hyundai Kia announced that American sales were 80,015 vehicles in January, 2013, up 2.3% year on year on the basis of 78,211 vehicles of the same period last year. The growth rate become slower compared to the average growth rate last year.
Hyundai American sales were 43,713 vehicles in January, up 2.4% year on year compared to 42,694 vehicles in January of 2011. Kia American sales were 36,302 vehicles in January, rose 2.2% year on year compared to 35,517 vehicles in January of 2011.
In January, Hyundai’s best seller in American market was Sonata, declined 8.6% year on year from 14,489 vehicles to 13,247 vehicles. Kia’s best seller was Optima, up 27.7% year on year from 8,814 vehicles to 11,252 vehicles.
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