The automaker said Feb. 18 that since it began selling the Sonata Hybrid in the United States in 2011, it has sold a total of 1,014,943 eco-friendly vehicles through January, including hybrids, electric vehicles and hydrogen fuel cell vehicles.
Sales have climbed sharply in recent years, reaching 75,009 units in 2021 — more than triple the prior year — then 98,443 in 2022 and 159,549 in 2023.
In 2024, Hyundai sold 204,115 eco-friendly vehicles in the U.S., topping 200,000 for the first time. Their share of Hyundai’s U.S. sales rose to 22.4%, also the first time it exceeded 20%.
Last year, Hyundai set an annual record with 259,419 eco-friendly vehicles sold, lifting the share to 26.4% — about one out of every four vehicles it sold in the U.S.
In January, eco-friendly vehicle sales rose more than 30% from a year earlier to 17,408, the highest January total on record, the company said.
By type, hybrids accounted for 759,359 units, or 75% of cumulative eco-friendly sales. EVs totaled 253,728, followed by 1,856 hydrogen fuel cell vehicles.
Hyundai’s best-selling eco-friendly model in the U.S. was the Tucson Hybrid. Since its U.S. debut in 2021, it has sold 233,793 units through January. Next were the Sonata Hybrid with 205,420 and the Ioniq 5 with 150,618.
Hyundai currently sells four hybrid models, seven EV models and one hydrogen fuel cell model in the U.S.
The Palisade Hybrid, launched locally last year, won the utility category at the “2026 North American Car of the Year” awards in January, Hyundai said.
Hyundai is expanding eco-friendly vehicle production at its Alabama plant (HMMA) and at Hyundai Motor Group Metaplant America (HMGMA). Eco-friendly vehicle sales from the two plants totaled 132,533 last year, about 50 times higher than in 2022, the first year of mass production.
The company plans to add hybrid production by introducing a mixed-model production system at HMGMA, its EV manufacturing hub. It also plans to expand annual capacity from 300,000 units to 500,000.
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