The Hyundai IONIQ 5 remains a top-selling EV as sales cross 20,000 in the first half of 2026
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- Hyundai sold 20,730 IONIQ 5 models in the first half of 2026, a 9% increase from roughly 19,000 in the same period of 2025, even as several competing EV nameplates posted sharp declines.
- Hyundai's total US sales reached a record 450,568 vehicles in H1 2026, up 3% year-over-year, with electrified vehicles accounting for 33% of that total and hybrid sales up 71% in Q2.
- The IONIQ 5 outsold the Chevy Equinox EV — GM's top-selling EV at 16,249 units through H1, down 41% — as well as the Toyota bZ (17,553 units), Ford Mustang Mach-E (11,632, down 47%), and Honda Prologue (8,407, down 48%).
- Hyundai's three-row IONIQ 9 SUV posted sales of 4,858 units in H1 2026, up 380% year-over-year, giving the automaker a growing second EV model alongside the IONIQ 5.
- Hyundai now competes in the US EV market with just two models after discontinuing the standard IONIQ 6 (only the N Line remains on sale), with both the IONIQ 5 and IONIQ 9 built at its Metaplant America facility near Savannah, Georgia.
- Chevy remains the second-best-selling EV brand behind Tesla in the US, but Hyundai is closing the gap using only two nameplates, while the new Chevy Bolt added 4,224 units in H1 2026.
Why it matters: While most legacy automakers saw EV sales slide 41–48% in the first half of 2026, Hyundai grew IONIQ 5 deliveries 9% and is narrowing the US EV-brand gap to Chevy using just two models built domestically in Georgia — a concrete data point that Hyundai is taking US EV share as competitors retreat.
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