Hyundai Motor Group (HMG), including Hyundai Motor Company and Kia Corporation, reported a 2.1% year-on-year decline in US sales to 159,216 vehicles in April 2026, compared with strong year-earlier deliveries of 162,615 vehicles – many of which were purchased just before the imposition of import duties from South Korea. Sales last month were underpinned by strong demand for hybrid-electric vehicles, with combined sales rising by 58% to 41,239 units, after the group expanded their hybrid line-ups in the last year.

In the first four months of 2026, HMG delivered 565,263 vehicles in the US, down by 3.7% compared with 587,028 units in the same period last year.

Hyundai Motor reported a slight sales increase to 285,545 units in the four-month period, led by the Tucson SUV with 77,450 deliveries, followed by the Elantra sedan with 47,841 units and the Santa Fe SUV with 42,401 units. This includes 24,673 units sold under the company’s upmarket Genesis brand, which increased by 10% compared with 22,360 vehicles sold in the same period last year.

Kia’s sales increased by 2% to 279,718 units in the four-month period, from 273,655 units a year earlier, led by the Sportage SUV with 60,507 units, followed by the K4 sedan with 50,434 units and the Telluride with 48,505 units.