Key facts
- Hyundai confirmed to Business Insider that the Standard model Ioniq 6 is discontinued in the US.
- Hyundai said it sold 229 Ioniq 6s in February, the model's final full month of sales.
- Hyundai said in February it would not ship the 2026 Kona Electric from Korea to US dealers.
- The Kia Niro EV was discontinued in the US, InsideEVs reported; Kia did not comment to Business Insider.
- Cox Automotive data showed US EV deliveries fell 20.5% in the second quarter of 2026.
Hyundai confirmed to Business Insider that it has discontinued the Standard model Ioniq 6 in the US, and said it will stop selling the Korean-built sedan there. Hyundai said it sold 229 Ioniq 6s in February, its final full month of sales. The company said it plans to import a limited number of high-performance Ioniq 6 N models to the US and that 2025 Ioniq 6 sedans remain available at dealers. The Ioniq 6 will still ship to Canadian dealerships.
Hyundai said in February that it would not ship the 2026 Kona Electric from its Korean plants to US dealerships. The model, which started at around $33,000 in 2025, remains available in limited numbers as a 2025 model and could return for the 2027 model year.
The Kia Niro EV has been discontinued in the US, InsideEVs reported. The model was imported from Kia's Hwaseong plant in South Korea, leaving it exposed to US automotive tariffs, and those added costs combined with slowing EV sales reportedly made it difficult to justify at dealerships, according to InsideEVs. Kia did not respond to a request for comment from Business Insider.
The lineup changes follow a decline in US EV deliveries. Cox Automotive data showed deliveries dropped 20.5% in the second quarter of 2026, after a 27% drop in the first quarter of 2026 and a 36% drop in the final quarter of 2025. The federal $7,500 tax credit for US-made EVs ended in September 2025.
Seth Goldstein, an analyst at Morningstar, told Business Insider that automakers are retooling their EV strategies and looking to discontinue unprofitable EVs in favor of more affordable, long-range models.