Hyundai, Kias European Sales Slip 1.8% In April 2025

Seoul: Combined car gross sales of South Korea’s main automaker Hyundai Motor and its associate Kia in Europe fell 1.8 in keeping with cent from a yr previous in April, business knowledge confirmed on Tuesday. According to the knowledge from the European Automobile Manufacturers’ Association (ACEA), Hyundai and Kia bought a mixed 89,890 devices in Europe final month.

ACEA knowledge confirmed Hyundai Motor’s gross sales shed 3.3 % on-year to 45,227 devices, whilst the ones of Kia dropped 0.2 % to 44,663 devices, experiences Yonhap information company. The South Korean automakers bought 357,201 devices mixed in Europe all the way through the January-April duration, down 3.4 % from the similar duration final yr.

The mixed marketplace percentage of Hyundai and Kia in Europe all the way through the primary 4 months of the yr was once tallied at 8 %, down 0.3 proportion issues from final yr. Meanwhile, Hyundai Motor quickly suspended manufacturing of its Ioniq 5 and Kona electrical automobiles (EVs) at its major home plant final month for every week, as weakening out of the country call for continues to weigh on exports.

The automaker close down Line 12 at its Plant 1 in Ulsan, 305 kilometers southeast of Seoul, the place the 2 EV fashions are assembled, mentioning declines in orders from key export markets, together with Europe, Canada and the United States.

The drop adopted a shift of presidency EV coverage adjustments out of the country. Canada and a number of other European international locations, together with Germany, have scrapped or scaled again EV subsidies, whilst the U.S. is dealing with renewed uncertainty from steep tariff threats below the Donald Trump management.

Hyundai Motor has tried to counter gradual call for through providing zero-interest financing offers in North America and down fee help in markets like Germany and Britain, however with restricted luck, in keeping with resources.

This marked the second one brief manufacturing halt this yr, following a an identical five-day suspension in February because of a slowdown in international EV call for amid coverage shifts and marketplace transitions.