Kia Corp.'s sales dropped 2% year over year with 179,621 vehicles delivered, marking the second-best first-quarter behind 2023's record. With sales of the new, all-electric three-row EV9 SUV, Kia's first-quarter EV sales were up 88% from the previous year.

Hyundai Motor Co. on Tuesday said it sold 184,804 vehicles for a slight sales increase of 0.2% compared with the first three months of 2023, setting a new first-quarter record. Its EV sales for the quarter increased 62% year over year.

Toyota Motor Corp. reported selling 565,098 Toyota and Lexus vehicles for the quarter, up 20% from the same period a year earlier. Sales of electrified vehicles — which for Toyota are primarily hybrids — surged by 74%, the company said, to 206,850 units sold, making up more than a third of its overall sales.

Honda Motor Co.'s sales increased 17% compared from a year ago, reaching 333,824 units sold when including its Acura brand. Honda said that's the best first quarter for overall sales since 2021.

Subaru Corp. reported its sales were up 6.7% for the quarter, to 152,996 vehicles.

Nissan Motor Co. Ltd. said its first-quarter U.S. sales rose by 7.2% to 252,735.

Ford Motor Co. will report sales Wednesday.

(Detroit News staff writer Luke Ramseth contributed.)

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