Which top nine automakers set record U.S. sales for 2016? We count down which ones and how many cars they sold

2017 Hyundai Elantra Sport

Hyundai – 775,005

As Kia goes, it seems, so does Hyundai. They just had their seventh straight year of record U.S. sales. They’ve also had the same marked increase in quality and capability as Kia, and now that Kia designer Peter Schreyer is in charge of design for both companies, the sky is the limit for the Korean upstarts.