Hyundai Motor’s Tucson plug-in hybrid / Courtesy of Hyundai Motor
Hyundai Motor and its sister Kia posted a file mixed market share in america in 2025, buoyed by expanded native manufacturing and robust hybrid car gross sales, regardless of Washington’s aggressive tariff measures, officers mentioned Sunday.
The 2 South Korean automakers bought a mixed 1.84 million automobiles within the U.S. final yr, accounting for a file market share of 11.3 p.c, in accordance with information from market watcher Wards Intelligence and trade sources.
Hyundai accounted for six.1 p.c of the U.S. market with gross sales of 984,017 models, whereas Kia held a 5.2 p.c share with 852,155 automobiles bought.
The motor group ranked fourth within the U.S. market final yr, trailing Normal Motors at 17.5 p.c, Toyota Motor Corp. at 15.5 p.c and Ford Motor Co. at 13.1 p.c.
The market share development was attributable to its marked gross sales enlargement.
Whole U.S. auto gross sales rose 2.4 p.c to 16.23 million automobiles in 2025, whereas Hyundai and Kia gross sales climbed 7.5 p.c.
Analysts additionally identified that the group benefited from a versatile manufacturing technique and a choice to soak up tariff-related prices, fairly than passing them on to customers.
Final yr, Hyundai accomplished its third U.S. plant in Georgia, strengthening its skill to reply to native demand and offset tariff pressures. Car shipments from South Korea to the U.S. fell 4.2 p.c on-year in 2025.
Sturdy gross sales of hybrid automobiles additionally boosted the market share, with the automakers’ U.S. hybrid gross sales surging 48.8 p.c to 331,023 models final yr, the information confirmed.
The group has mentioned it plans to broaden U.S. manufacturing capability to greater than 1.2 million automobiles, up from about 700,000 as of 2024.
