- Hyundai studies its greatest first half of gross sales in firm historical past to begin 2026.
- Hybrids now account for 33% of gross sales.
- Hybrid gross sales are up 74% in June 2026.
2026 is off to an important begin for Korean automaker Hyundai. The corporate’s native arm, Hyundai Motor America, simply revealed its June gross sales numbers, which embody figures for Q2 and the primary half of 2026. Hyundai has 450,568 causes to rejoice.
Hyundai posted 450,568 items offered by the primary half of 2026, a 3.0 p.c improve over final yr when it offered 439,280 autos. That is one of the best first half of gross sales in firm historical past, which was made doable by one of the best June ever. Hyundai moved 77,555 items final month, an 11.0 p.c year-over-year improve. Q2 gross sales totaled 245,180 items, up 4.0 p.c.
June was a very robust month for a slew of Hyundai fashions throughout quite a lot of segments. The next fashions noticed year-over-year will increase in comparison with June 2025:
- Elantra (up 22.0%)
- Ioniq 9 (up 21.0%)
- Palisade (up 23.0%)
- Santa Fe (up 1.0%)
- Sonata (up 36.0%)
- Tucson (up 20.0%)
- Venue (up 20.0%)
Trying extra granularly, Hyundai noticed huge progress with its electrified fashions within the month of June. The Santa Fe Hybrid improved by 12.0 p.c, the Tucson Hybrid elevated by 14.0 p.c, and Sonata Hybrid gross sales have been up by 246.0 p.c.
Total, Hyundai hybrids noticed 74.0 p.c gross sales progress in comparison with June 2025, 71.0 p.c in Q2, and 67.0 p.c thus far within the first half of the yr
| Mannequin | 2026 YTD Gross sales | 2025 YTD Gross sales | % Change |
| Elantra | 79,839 | 74,768 | 7% |
| Ioniq 5 | 20,730 | 19,092 | 9% |
| Ioniq 6 | 1,241 | 6,322 | -80% |
| Ioniq 9 | 4,858 | 1,013 | 380% |
|
Kona |
36,169 | 39,828 | -9% |
| Palisade | 63,453 | 57,197 | 11% |
| Santa Cruz | 9,981 | 14,221 | -30% |
| Santa Fe | 64,003 | 65,078 | -2% |
| Sonata | 37,057 | 32,986 | 12% |
| Tucson | 117,612 | 113,310 | 4% |
| Venue | 15,625 | 15,463 | 1% |
Hyundai says electrified autos, counting hybrids, plug-in hybrids, and electrical autos, now account for 33.0 p.c of the corporate’s gross sales. In case you take hybrids out of the equation and solely rely EVs, that share is probably going a lot decrease, but it surely’s not possible to say for positive as a result of Hyundai does not separate Kona Electrical gross sales from general Kona numbers.
The Kona Electrical is not an enormous vendor, which is why that mannequin is skipping the 2026 mannequin yr. If we solely embody the Ioniq 5, Ioniq 6, and Ioniq 9, EVs accounted for 26,829 items, round 5.9 p.c of gross sales. The Ioniq 6 was also discontinued (excluding the Ioniq 6 N), so it is unsurprising to see gross sales down 80.0 p.c this yr. Ioniq 5 gross sales are up 9.0 p.c to twenty,730 items regardless of the expiration of the federal tax credit score, whereas Ioniq 9 gross sales have skyrocketed 380.0 p.c, albeit to a modest 4,858 items.
Motor1’s Take: Hyundai just lately expressed curiosity in following Toyota’s lead, making some models hybrid only. Based mostly on the success of its hybrid fashions, this looks like a wise transfer.
