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2022 Hyundai Santa Cruz Dethrones Corvette as Fastest-Selling New Car in US
It looks like the funky pickup is a hit.

From Fox News: (sorry if this is a dup)Doh! I looked around to see if it had already been posted. Obviously I missed that thread. Mods may delete at their discretion.
I just saw the same thing on "car scoops"![]()
2022 Hyundai Santa Cruz Dethrones Corvette as Fastest-Selling New Car in US
It looks like the funky pickup is a hit.www.thedrive.com
Old thread but I wonder what the numbers would look like if everything wasn't supply constrained. Sales numbers reflect what is available not necessarily what is in demand.
Me either. I buy what I want. Ive bought vehicles that most considered terrible. Is ok. I wanted them. I'm just saying everyone here is constantly bashing the maverick and wanting to validate their choice with it. I wouldn't have a Maverick at all and I have 7 Ford vehicles tagged at this moment BUT bashing it or thinking the Santa Cruz outsells much of anything is foolish when it sold 100k units before even coming out. Would have sold more but Ford stopped pre orders. The Cruz sold 3k units one month. (F150 sells that A DAY same for Gm and Ram) Double that for fun and it's still less than 50 other models including several from hyundai themselves.I really don't see the point in comparing sales numbers or demand for the Maverick. They compete in utility but they are targeted at completely different audiences. The target audience for the Maverick is much larger. I honestly don't care if the Santa Cruz is a niche product. I would rather drive a quirky low volume vehicle than something sure to become synonymous with cheap fleet vehicle.
Speaking for myself I wanted something loaded with tech (stop and go adaptive cruise, lane centering), upscale interior, all the creature comforts (heated wheel, ventilated seats), a quiet cabin with comfortable ride, AWD with decent ground clearance, the more towing capacity the better so I'm not limited on boat choice (my next purchase). The Maverick was a complete non-starter for what I wanted. I was cross shopping the SC Limited with much more expensive vehicles. The SC Limited was the cheap option.Me either. I buy what I want. Ive bought vehicles that most considered terrible. Is ok. I wanted them. I'm just saying everyone here is constantly bashing the maverick and wanting to validate their choice with it. I wouldn't have a Maverick at all and I have 7 Ford vehicles tagged at this moment BUT bashing it or thinking the Santa Cruz outsells much of anything is foolish when it sold 100k units before even coming out. Would have sold more but Ford stopped pre orders. The Cruz sold 3k units one month. (F150 sells that A DAY same for Gm and Ram) Double that for fun and it's still less than 50 other models including several from hyundai themselves.
All I'm saying is all this talk about the Cruz being a success but does hyundai really think so? Its outsold 5 to one by the tuscon. 4 to 1 by the kona
The F150 is built in Kansas city and Dearborn factories. Those are amazing plants. Very efficient. .
The hermillo plant could make nearly 300k Maverick a year BUT they also make other models like the equally unimpressive Bronco sport. So that 100k will take a long time to meet the pre-orders and longer before ANY hit the lot.
I don't see how anyone could claim they compete for different markets though. MAYBE one could claim the Ridgeline is too big and even i say the Gladiator is a completly different market. But nobody is saying the maverick and Cruz are different markets. That's why many here had Maverick pre-orders and gave up the wait and bought an available cruz
🤔 the poll isn’t about volume…BUT bashing it or thinking the Santa Cruz outsells much of anything is foolish when it sold 100k units before even coming out. Would have sold more but Ford stopped pre orders. The Cruz sold 3k units one month. (F150 sells that A DAY same for Gm and Ram) Double that for fun and it's still less than 50 other models including several from hyundai themselves.
🤔 the poll isn’t about volume…
Hence why Corvette’s been #1 for so many months since it’s release.