​Hyundai Motors Ioniq 5’out of sale’ on the first day of pre-contract in Europe

Hyundai Motor’s first exclusive electric vehicle (EV)’Ioniq 5’set a new record in a domestic pre-contract on the 25th, and the pre-contract volume was sold out in Europe in one day.

According to the industry on the 1st, Hyundai Motor Company received a pre-contract with Ioniq 5 for only 3,000 units in Europe on the 25th (local time), and as a result, more than three times the amount prepared, 10,000 people were sold out. According to Hyundai Motor Company’s European subsidiary, 236,000 cases of interest and inquiries about the vehicle have reached since the release of Ioniq 5.

Andreas Christoph Hoffman, vice president of Hyundai Motors Europe, said, “The high interest in the IONIQ 5 emphasizes the strengths of Hyundai’s eco-friendly mobility.” Changer.”

Ionic 5 is the first electric vehicle to apply E-GMP, a platform exclusively for electric vehicles of Hyundai Motor Group. In Korea, on the first day of the pre-contract on the 25th, it recorded 23,760 reservations, breaking the record of pre-contracting for the finished car model. Ioniq 5’s success factors include price competitiveness, original design inspired by Pony, and spacious interior space compared to its class.

In addition, fast charging made possible by the application of E-GMP also attracts attention from consumers. According to Hyundai Motors, the maximum driving distance per charge is 410 to 430km based on the long-range rear-wheel drive model (the result of our laboratory measured by a domestic certification method), and when the 350kW class super-fast charging is performed, 80% of the battery capacity is charged and 5 It can travel up to 100km with a minute charge (based on European certification WLTP). The world’s first 400V/800V multi-fast charging system, which can use various charging infrastructures, is also applied to IONIQ 5.

Hyundai Motor Company set the sales target of Ioniq 5 this year to 26,500 units in Korea and 70,000 units by global standards. After next year, it aims to sell 100,000 units per year.

Meanwhile, the Hyundai Motor Group will unveil the CV (project name), Kia’s first dedicated electric vehicle next month following the Ioniq 5, and will sell it in Korea and Europe at the same time in July.