Sales volume of Hyundai Ioniq Electric South Korea 2016-2021

Exactly one electric variant of the Hyundai Ioniq car was sold in South Korea in 2021, as the Ioniq was discontinued in this year. Instead, Hyundai is releasing the new Ioniq 5 and Ioniq 6 models as part of its new Ioniq brand of electric vehicles. Contrary to its successful exports, the Ioniq has proven rather unpopular in the Korean market. Almost 50 thousand Ioniq cars were exported in 2020.
The hybrid variant was first launched in Korea in January 2016, the same time that it was first exported. The electric variant started domestic sales in June, while exports began in February. The plug-in hybrid variant of the Ioniq was only released in March 2017, several months after it was first exported in November 2016.