Jessica Lynn WalkerCar and driver
- Hyundai It is reported that it will stop producing the mid-size sedan Sonata after the current generation works.
- The Sonata has been sold in the US since the 1989 model year.
- The new EV models will eventually replace the Sonata in the lineup, including the Ioniq 6 sedan.
The main segment of mid-size sedans has shrunk significantly in recent years, with Hyundai and Kia two of the key fans along with Honda, Toyota and several others. But even well-established Sanata According to Fr. Report by the Korean newspaper Chosun. A Hyundai spokesman said in response C / D“Sonata remains and will remain an important part of Hyundai’s product line. Any rumors about its future are pure speculation.”
The report cites sources at Hyundai who say the company is not developing the next generation Sonata, with the sedan scheduled to disappear after the current model goes live, possibly in 2025. She will probably get the last lift before this bow forever, as the eighth-generation Sonata, which goes on sale today, debuted in the 2020 model year.
The Sonata, which offers two petrol engines and a hybrid transmission, will be phased out in favor of the new EV models. Upcoming Ioniq 6 EV will be a sedan and can effectively replace the Sonata in the Hyundai lineup, although it will likely cost much more than Sonata’s current base price of $ 25,545. Hyundai also recently announced plans a new plant in the US who will build electric cars and batteries; it is unclear what models will be produced there.
There is also no word on how this could affect the future of Sonata’s corporate cousin, the Kia K5 sedan. It will probably be some time before Sonata’s production officially comes to an end, so we expect to listen more over the next year or so.
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