Kia Sorento continues as best-selling automobile for the seventh consecutive month throughout April with a complete of seven,865 models offered. Surprisingly the KIA Sportage bought the second place, with a complete of seven,179 models offered. Hyundai’s fifth technology Santa Fe offered 5,847 models and now its positioned on the sixth place.
Hyundai Motor launched the fifth technology mannequin Santa Fe in August 2023 and began promoting it solely with a gasoline engine. Within the first two months when the brand new Santa Fe gross sales started, the hybrid mannequin was not accessible, making it troublesome to benefit from the full new automobile impact.
Again in October, deliveries of the Hybrid mannequin began and gross sales have jumped considerably. Whereas initially recorded 550 models in August and 4329 models in September, started to benefit from the impact of recent automobile, promoting 7946 models in October due to the added Hybrid powertrain. Once more in November, the Santa Fe reached 8,780 models offered (the very best month to this point). Throughout December gross sales decreased to 7,682 models whereas in January offered 8,016 models, the very best knowledge to this point, however now in February a brand new rival take the second place.
Kia additionally launched the 4th technology Sorento’s facelift in August and began promoting it in South Korea. The Kia Sorento was a extremely popular SUV and ranked first in gross sales for the previous fourth consecutive years.
Will the Sportage reign over Sorento and Santa Fe throughout Might?
The New Sorento maintained gross sales by persevering with the recognition of the prevailing Sorento, whereas additionally reaching a rise in gross sales because of the new automobile impact instantly after its launch. It confirmed a noticeable upward development, surpassing 7,000 models in August, when the launch befell, and over 10,000 models in September subsequent month.
The brand new Sorento additionally ranked first in October home automobile gross sales, with 8,777 models even in October, when the Santa Fe hybrid started to ship. Of those, hybrid mannequin gross sales accounted for 65.9% with 5,786 models. Once more in November and December, Kia Sorento tops the gross sales chart with 9,364 models and was near the ten,000 barrier respectively, whereas in January offered one other 9,284 models. February and March had been one other triumph for the Sorento.
What was surprising was Santa Fe gross sales drop in April, with Sportage, Hyundai Grandeur or Kia Carnival ahead. Did the All-New Santa Fe failed once more even with the brand new technology?