Hyundai is set to launch a flurry of new models over the next 18 months, including all-new cars and replacements for some of its UK best-sellers.
A total of five new Hyundais are set to arrive during the next year and a half, spearheaded by the exciting new Ioniq 3 – due to be revealed at the Milan Design Week in April.
The production version of the stylish Concept Three concept car shown at the Munich Motor Show last autumn (see image below), the electric Ioniq 3 will compete with cars such as the Nissan Leaf and Volkswagen ID.3.
New i20, Bayon, Kona and Tucson
The new Hyundai Ioniq 3 will also take on its sister car, the Kia EV4 – and the shared technology indicates it could have a driving range of around 390 miles. It will be built in Turkey and prices could start from less than £35,000.
Hyundai will launch an all-new version of the Hyundai i20 supermini, too, along with a replacement for the Hyundai Bayon crossover SUV. While the current car is still fresh, there will eventually be a replacement for the Hyundai Kona as well, underlining the firm’s commitment to the small car sector.
Hyundai is also readying replacement for the top-selling Hyundai Tucson. We might get a first look later this year, ahead of it going on sale in 2027. Given how well the current model is still selling, it will be a very important new car for the firm.
The new Hyundai Tucson is expected to continue with hybrid and plug-in hybrid drivetrains, but not a fully electric version: Ioniq models currently serve that role.
Even so, Hyundai’s entire range will be electrified by 2027, allowing buyers to make a choice between hybrid, plug-in hybrid or pure electric.
“We are moving at speed and purpose to give European customers the choices they deserve,” said Hyundai’s European CEO Xavier Martinet.
Hyundai 2025 results
Martinet, who has now been boss of Hyundai Europe for a year, revealed that Hyundai sold just over 603,000 new cars in Europe last year, up around one percent versus 2024.
Importantly, sales of its electrified vehicles – that’s hybrid, plug-in hybrid and electric – grew by 24 percent, with EVs on their own accelerating by almost half.
Nearly one in five new Hyundais sold across Europe was electric. The EV mix was even higher in the UK, at 27 percent.
The UK was also Hyundai’s largest overall market in Europe, with 93,124 new cars registered here last year. This saw the firm move up from ninth to sixth place in the car brand rankings, overtaking Toyota, Nissan and Mercedes-Benz.
The Hyundai Tucson was the firm’s best-selling model in Britain, taking a 30 percent share. Nearly six in 10 Hyundais were either hybrid, plug-in hybrid or electric, 10 percent above the market average.
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