Hyundai will likely be discontinuing gross sales of its Sonata for the North American market earlier than the last decade ends, in line with a number of stories in latest weeks. First printed by South Korean media outlet Chosun Ilbo, then by commerce publication Automotive Information, the corporate is extensively anticipated to nix the long-running sedan by 2028, the anticipated finish of its present technology.
These stories additionally recommend that Kia's K5 and Stinger sedans may additionally be discontinued.
As Hyundai Motor Group makes the shift towards electrification, the main target has principally been on the extra standard SUV section. The 2022 Hyundai Ioniq 5 and 2022 Kia EV6 each match into that slot, whereas the approaching Kia EV9 and Ioniq 7 promise to achieve bigger SUV patrons.
Additionally coming is the Ioniq 6, an all-electric sedan, although no particulars can be found but. Hyundai solely says it expects it to compete effectively in its section and maintain its personal when in comparison with its SUV choices.
Reached by e-mail, a Hyundai spokesperson informed Newsweek that the Sonata is a crucial a part of the corporate's lineup and that it would not touch upon product hypothesis.
"Sedans proceed to stay necessary for Hyundai. Whereas their share of gross sales has declined, there are nonetheless tens of millions of consumers that purchase sedans every year and we need to try to seize as lots of these clients as attainable. Elantra, Elantra Hybrid, Elantra N Line, Sonata, Sonata N Line and Sonata Hybrid characterize the core of our sedan portfolio and supply shoppers with a wide range of nice choices."
The 2022 Hyundai Sonata begins at $24,500. The hybrid variant begins at $27,350, whereas the sporty Sonata N Line has a beginning MSRP of $33,750.
On the finish of 2021, greater than 93,000 Sonatas have been offered, which was a 21 % enchancment over the earlier 12 months. However the Elantra, a step down in dimension, overshadowed it with about 124,000 fashions leaving dealership tons.
Kia's K5 ended final 12 months equally, promoting about 92,000 items. It offered about 13,000 of the Stinger sports activities sedan.
In its latest Model Watch quarterly report, Kelley Blue Guide discovered that solely 37 % of customers within the non-luxury section thought-about a sedan for a brand new car buy.
Bigger sedans have been slowly exiting the American marketplace for years as effectively. The Chevrolet Impala and Ford Fusion each left in 2020. The Mazda6 was discontinued for the 2022 mannequin 12 months. Volkswagen and Toyota have stated that the Passat and Avalon sedans will likely be gone after this 12 months as effectively.
Among the many section, some nonetheless stay. The 2022 Honda Accord dominates together with the 2022 Toyota Camry; the 2022 Nissan Altima and 2022 Nissan Maxima are nonetheless on provide and the 2022 Chrysler 300 continues to kick on.
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