EV Hyundai And Kia Based On E-GMP Laku More Than 100,000 Units In The US, Dominated By Ioniq 5

Hyundai Ioniq 5. (Doc. Hyundai Motor Group)

Hyundai Motor Group (HMG) has reached a milestone by successfully selling more than 100,000 units of E-GMP-based electric vehicles (EVs) in the US since it was first introduced in 2021.

In detail, the EVs that were successfully sold by the South Korean automotive group were 101,976 units consisting of various models under the auspices of this parent company such as Hyundai Ioniq 5, Ioniq 6, then Kia EV6, and Genesis GV60.

Reporting from Carscoops, November 11, the sales were led by Ioniq 5 as many as 51,240 units, Kia EV6 36,838 units, Hyundai Ioniq 6 totaling 9,557 units, and Genesis GV60 with 4,161 units in Uncle Sam's country.

Then, HMG also managed to record good sales results until October this year reaching 77,772 EV units in the US, an increase of 53.7 percent compared to last year's achievement in the same period. This number includes non-E-GMP-based models such as Hyundai Kona Electric, Genesis GV70 Electrified, and Genesis G80 Electrified.

Meanwhile, the Hyundai brand has sold 51,564 units in the US from January to October 2023, while Kia has sold 26,208 units. Thus, HMG intends to increase its sales figures in the country.

The parent company said it would launch Kia EV9 in the US by the end of this year, as well as implement a sales strategy that fits market situations. They expect EV sales in the country to increase in the second half of the decade.

The company from Ginseng Country has built a special EV factory in Georgia, USA, which has an annual capacity of 300,000 units by producing Hyundai, Kia, and Genesis branded vehicles starting in 2025.