Autobytel.com article about Hyundai's February sales

February Sales: Hyundai Reaps Record Volume and MPG Ratings

By Charles Krome | March 2, 2012

In the words of that legendary 1980s band The Fixx, “One thing leads to another." For example, last month, Hyundai reported it had set both a new benchmark for CAFE performance and a February sales record, and you can be certain that the former had a lot to do with the latter. In the face of escalating fuel prices across the country, Hyundai—offering four different vehicle families capable of at least 40 mpg—garnered 51,151 sales last month as it grew volume by 18 percent. The company has now broken sales records in 13 of the past 14 months and is enjoying particularly strong demand for the heart of its lineup.

“February business was surprisingly strong for Hyundai,” said Dave Zuchowski, executive vice president for National Sales at Hyundai Motor America. “Although we continue to deal with tight vehicle supply across the country, our core vehicles—Sonata, Elantra and Accent—all saw healthy double digit sales increases for the month. Additionally, combined sales of our premium Genesis/Equus models were up 5 percent over last year, setting all-time records in premium segment retail market share.”

The specific numbers for that top trio:

• Hyundai Sonata; 17,425 sales; +10.8 percent

• Hyundai Elantra; 13,820 sales; +12.5 percent

• Hyundai Accent; 5,806 sales; +28.9 percent

The Hyundai Veloster also had a positive month, just about doubling sales over its January performance to deliver 3,240 units.