Hyundai Sold 200,000 Sonatas in North America Through 2010

Hyundai has achieved great sales success on the North American continent this year with the 2011 Sonata sedan. The model has been well received on American soil, selling more than 200,000 examples in the U.S. and Canada in 2010, setting a new sales record. The four-door saloon helped the South Korean automaker deliver more than 530,000 vehicles in the United States and over 110,000 in Canada for the first time ever.

"Sonata has delivered some pretty incredible results for us this year. Sonata is the Hyundai brand and it's appropriate that it has led our best year ever. Sonata's innovation has reset the most hotly contested, largest segment in the U.S. car market, with Sonata delivering more year-over-year retail sales growth – about 90,000 units – than any other car in the entire industry," said John Krafcik, Hyundai Motor America president and CEO.

"This car has meant so much to the success of our brand and our dealers," added Krafcik. Sales of the car were up 117 percent in North America and 65 percent up in the US alone, marking this its best year ever. Canadian sales were also up some by 60 percent.

"While cars like Camry and Accord spend more than 50 days on a dealer lot, Sonata leads the segment in 'days-to-turn' through the first three quarters. The average Sonata is sold in 16 days," Krafcik also stated, adding that the Korean sedan improved its fleet sales, moving from sixth place in its segment last November with a mere 5% retail share, to third, behind Honda’s Accord and the Toyota Camry.