According to Hyundai sales data, by the end of last month, the cumulative sales of pelised in the United States reached 506,425 units.
Hyundai Motor launched the first generation pelised SUV in the US market in 2019 six years ago. According to the report, the second generation model is to be released there later this year. In 2024, about two-thirds of the global sales of 165,745 units of Palisad came from the US market.
Describing the US as the “world's most competitive SUV market”, Hyundai said that it would further increase sales there with a diverse SUV lineup made of Tuxon, Santa FE and pelised model.
According to automotive sales data firm Marklines, out of 4.02 million vehicles sold in the US during the January-March period, 3.12 million units or 78 percent were SUVs and other multipurpose vehicles.
The second -generation pelised SUV will be available in the world's most important automobile market in the second half of the year. It was launched in January domestically.
The new pelised comes with a 3.5-liter gasoline engine or a 2.5-liter turbocharged gasoline hybrid engine for the US market.