Hyundai on track to pass Ford in quarterly sales for first time

On the Dash: Cox forecasts Hyundai Motor Group Q3 sales of 511,421, up 6.5% year over year. Hybrids hit a record 29% of Hyundai brand sales in August, up 33%. Ioniq 5 and Ioniq 6 sales fell sharply in August after the EV tax credit ended. Surging hybrid sales have Hyundai Motor Group on track to sell 511,421 U.S. vehicles this quarter, up 6.5% from a year ago, according to a forecast by Cox Automotive. The third-quarter total would also be up 4.4% from the second quarter. That’s enough to put the group ahead of Ford for the first time, Cox said, as Asian brands gain share on the Detroit 3.…

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