2022 (Full Year) USA: Hyundai Motor America Car Sales by Model

In full-year 2022, Hyundai Motor America car sales were 2% lower in the USA with the Tucson and Santa Fe the best-selling models. The outlook for 2023 is more positive.

In full-year 2022, Hyundai Motor America car sales were 2% lower in the USA with the Tucson and Santa Fe the best-selling models.
Hyundai Ioniq 5 © Hyundai Motor America

2022 (January to December): Hyundai vehicle sales in the USA decreased by 2% to 724,265 vehicles but record sales in the final five months of the year hint at a positive outlook for 2023. Hyundai SUV sales were mostly higher but car sales were mostly lower as with other carmakers in the USA in 2022. The most popular Hyundai model in the USA in 2022 was the Tucson.

Hyundai Motor America US Car Sales in 2022 (Full Year)

 FY 2022FY 2021% Chg
Hyundai724,265738,081-2%

In the full calendar year 2022, Hyundai Motor America sold 724,265 vehicles in the USA — a small decrease of 2% compared with 2021. Hyundai outperformed the industry with forecasts predicting a drop of 8.4% in total sales when adjusted for selling days.

Due to strong consumer demand, Hyundai established a new annual retail sales record with 708,217 units sold, a 2% increase over the previous high set in 2021. During the year, Hyundai fleet sales were among the lowest in the industry at 2.2% of total volume.

Particularly positive for Hyundai’s outlook for 2023 is that the company had record sales for five consecutive months at the end of 2022.

Hyundai Sales by Model in the US in 2022

Hyundai Motor America sales per model in the USA were as follows in full-year 2022:

VehiclesFY 2022FY 2021% Chg
Accent17,82319,614-9%
Elantra117,177124,422-6%
Ioniq3,67219,885-82%
Ioniq 522,982153+14921%
Kona63,99490,069-29%
Nexo408430-5%
Palisade82,68886,539-4%
Santa Cruz36,48010,042+263%
Santa Fe119,589112,071+7%
Sonata55,13193,142-41%
Tucson175,307150,949+16%
Veloster1,9202,112-9%
Venue27,09428,653-5%

The most popular Hyundai model in the USA in 2022 was again the Tucson. The Santa Fe replaced the Elantra as the second-best-selling Hyundai car in the USA in 2022.

Some of the highlights of the year 2022 for Hyundai Motor America included:

Car Sales by Brand in the USA in 2022 (Full Year)

Car Sales by Brand in the USA in 2022 (Full Year):

NOTE: “Sales” as reported by the various brands generally refer to deliveries and not necessarily sales to the customer or final registration. Terms and definitions may vary. All statistics are provided by respective car manufacturers unless clearly marked otherwise.

Hyundai Motor America

Hyundai Motor America focuses on ‘Progress for Humanity’ and smart mobility solutions. Hyundai offers U.S. consumers a technology-rich lineup of cars, SUVs, and electrified vehicles. The 830 dealers sold more than 724,000 vehicles in the U.S. in 2022, and nearly half were built at Hyundai Motor Manufacturing Alabama.

About the author:

Henk Bekker

Henk Bekker is a freelance writer with over 20 years of experience in online writing. His best-selling cars website has been reporting car sales statistics since 2008 with classic car auction prices focusing on the most expensive automobiles sold at public auctions in the past decade. He also owns the travel websites European-Traveler.com and Lake Geneva Switzerland. Henk holds an MBA from Edinburgh Business School and an MSc in Finance from the University of London.