USA - OCTOBER SALES - Hyundai.

• All-new 2015 Genesis sedan sales up 53 percent
• CUV segment up 43 percent for the month

Hyundai Motor America today announced October sales of 50,081 units, down 6 percent versus the same period in 2013.

“While we struggled in a couple of segments, our compact and midsize-CUV’s continue to outpace the overall industry,” said Bob Pradzinski, vice president of national sales. “Our all-new 2015 Genesis sedan continued its brisk pace, finishing up more than 50 percent for the month.”

Santa Fe and Tucson, Hyundai’s CUV’s, were up 7.6 percent and 78.2 percent, respectively.

CARLINE	OCT/2014	OCT/ 2013	CY 2014	CY 2013
ACCENT	4,839	3,605	51,244	48,717
SONATA	15,563	19,872	180,497	172,574
ELANTRA	12,758	14,876	189,161	209,469
SANTA FE	8,817	8,194	87,724	70,938
AZERA	287	512	6,263	9,617
TUCSON	3,592	2,016	40,550	34,907
VERACRUZ	0	0	1	175
VELOSTER	1,652	2,175	24,617	25,448
GENESIS	2,325	1,944	24,638	27,061
EQUUS	248	361	2,844	2,867
TOTAL	50,081	53,555	607,539	601,773