In August, both Hyundai and Volkswagen’s US sales fell

Compared with the period of rapid increase in sales of government vehicles last year, in August, the sales of American cars by car manufacturers generally fell. According to data released by Hyundai and Volkswagen USA, the sales volume of the two car companies in the United States dropped year-on-year.

In August, Hyundai Motor's US sales fell 11% year-on-year, from 53,603 vehicles in the same period last year to 60,467. In the first eight months of this year, Hyundai’s US sales increased by 17% year-on-year.

Among them, the sales of the modern best-selling model Sonata almost doubled to 21,399 units. The sales of the popular Tuscon SUV, a popular model, rose 32% year-on-year to 3,343 units.

In August, Volkswagen’s US sales fell by 7.9% year-on-year to 22,855 units. Among them, Volkswagen's top-selling model, Jetta, sold 10,667 units; the popular Jetta SportWagen sales increased 125% year-on-year to 2,560 units.