January 2, 2013
Hyundai Motor Reports 2012 Global Sales
Of 4.4 Million Vehicles
(Seoul, Korea) Hyundai Motor Company, South Korea's largest automaker, sold 4.4 million vehicles in 2012, a 8.6 percent increase over 2011. December global sales were up 5.4 percent, at 391,152 vehicles. December 2012 Results Unit = one vehicle
| | | Dec-12 | Y-o-Y | Dec-11 | 2012 FY | Y-o-Y | 2011 FY |
Domestic
Sales | Passenger Cars | 35,002 | -1.1% | 35,395 | 393,707 | -6.6% | 421,696 |
| SUVs | 13,436 | 95.3% | 6,878 | 112,007 | 45.8% | 76,814 |
| CVs | 14,668 | -9.6% | 16,226 | 162,063 | -12.4% | 185,060 |
| Total | 63,106 | 7.9% | 58,499 | 667,777 | -2.3% | 683,570 |
Overseas
Sales | Exports | 109,556 | -15.1% | 128,971 | 1,235,071 | 3.5% | 1,193,343 |
| Overseas Plants | 218,490 | 18.9% | 183,790 | 2,499,099 | 14.9% | 2,174,803 |
| Total | 328,046 | 4.9% | 312,761 | 3,734,170 | 10.9% | 3,368,146 |
| Global Sales Total | 391,152 | 5.4% | 371,260 | 4,401,947 | 8.6% | 4,051,716 |
1. Commercial Vehicles (CV) include buses & trucks.
2. Hyundai Motor currently has seven overseas plants in Brazil, China, the Czech Republic, India, Russia, Turkey and the U.S.
※Excludes CKD (Complete Knock Down) unit sales.
About Hyundai Motor Established in 1967, Hyundai Motor Co. has grown into the Hyundai Motor Group, with more than two dozen auto-related subsidiaries and affiliates. Hyundai Motor -- which has seven manufacturing bases outside of South Korea including Brazil, China, the Czech Republic, India, Russia, Turkey and the U.S. -- sold 4.4 million vehicles globally in 2012. Hyundai Motor, which employs over 80,000 worldwide, offers a full line-up of products including small to large passenger vehicles, SUVs and commercial vehicles. Further information about Hyundai Motor and its products is available at www.hyundai.com.
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