HYUN MTR GDR REG S : Hyundai Motor Reports 2012 Global Sales Of 4.4 Million Vehicles
January 03, 2013 at 02:40 am EST
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(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.
Hyundai Motor Co is a Korea-based company principally engaged in the manufacture and distribution of automobiles. The Company operates its business through three segments. The Automobile segment manufactures and sells automobiles including large commercial vehicles, small commercial vehicles, passenger cars, recreational vehicles (RVs), among others; and eco-friendly vehicles such as hybrid electric vehicles (HEVs), electric vehicle (EVs) and Plug-in hybrid vehicles (PHEVs). The segment also provides automotive maintenance services and related parts. The Financial segment provides financial services including installment financing, lease, credit cards. The Other segment is engaged in the manufacture of railway vehicles and systems, as well as the provision of the train maintenance services. The Company is also developing autonomous driving software.