Hyundai to sell half of cars in US with eco-friendly models by 2030
Byung-Uk Do
Jan 10, 2022 (Gmt+09:00)
Hyundai Motor Co., South Korea’s top automaker, aims to sell half of the cars in the US with eco-friendly models by 2030, increasing sales of electric vehicles in the world’s second-largest auto market.
Jose Munoz, Hyundai’s chief operating officer and head of its US and North America business, said the carmaker was ready to raise the product mix of eco-friendly cars in total US sales to 40-50% from the current 10% by then.
“A big trend in the US market is the electrification. So, we put a specific focus,” Muniz told g group of South Korean reporters on Jan. 5 on the sidelines of the Consumer Electrics Show 2022 in Las Vegas.
“We are really well equipped. We are really getting ready to support the 40 to 50% mix of battery EV sales in the US market by 2030.”
Hyundai’s EV sales in the US soared more than 130% in 2021, he said.
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Munoz reiterated Hyundai’s EV production plan in the US.