USA FEBRUARY SALES - HYUNDAI - A great month again for the Korean brand.

• Hyundai Motor America today reported its best February ever, selling 52,505 units for the month, up seven percent versus the same period last year.  

“Even the treacherous weather across the country couldn’t keep shoppers away from dealerships in February,” said Bob Pradzinski, vice president, national sales. “With consumer spending and confidence continuing to grow at the fastest pace in years, customers bought Hyundais in record numbers, giving us the best February in our history.”  

Genesis sedan led the charge with a whopping 175 percent increase over last year, while all three U.S.-built models were up for the month, too.  Elantra was up one percent, followed by Sonata and Santa Fe Sport up 33 and 42 percent, respectively.  

CARLINE	FEB/2015	FEB/2014	CY/2015	CY/2014
ACCENT	4,867	5,925	9,305	10,165
SONATA	13,987	11,190	26,350	21,005
ELANTRA	15,708	16,393	27,948	31,719
SANTA FE	8,762	6,993	16,511	13,714
AZERA	757	596	1,341	1,358
TUCSON	3,869	3,956	6,905	7,489
VERACRUZ	0	0	0	1
VELOSTER	1,555	2,083	2,857	3,904
GENESIS	2,793	1,607	5,366	3,066
EQUUS	207	260	427	587
TOTAL	52,505	49,003	97,010	93,008