High demand and tight supply means Hyundai’s the two hottest hatches, i20 WOMEN and bigger i30 FEMALEcurrently on a waiting list in Australia for 12 months or more.
The company always updates its dealers about the inventory situation, which varies depending on the model.
Pocket rockets were among the hardest hit, in part because they came from so far away: i20 WOMEN Originated from Turkey and i30 FEMALE from the Czech Republic.
The company confirmed that it currently holds about 750 outstanding i20 N orders and 850 i30 N hatch orders, which need to be cleared before new orders can be filled.
To put these numbers into context, Hyundai delivered 365 i20 Ns between January and March.
It didn’t disrupt individual i30 N sales, but it averaged 900 sales annually for the manual-only pre-facelift model, and demand has since grown since DCT landed.
Those after a hasty Hyundai may have better luck with i30 Women’s Sedanthere is only a waiting list of about three months or so as advised by the HMCA.
The Kona N cross The average wait time is about seven months.
Both of these vehicles are of Korean origin.
