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Hyundai vehicles hit more speed bumps in delivery times

Hyundai cars are seen at a customs terminal on the outskirts of Saint Petersburg, Russia on June 1. [REUTERS]

Hyundai cars are seen at a customs terminal on the outskirts of Saint Petersburg, Russia on June 1. [REUTERS]

 
Delivery delays of Hyundai Motor vehicles are becoming more severe as the shortage of components for cars such as semiconductors continues.
 
Certain models are set to take at least a year and half to be delivered to customers, according to delivery information obtained by the JoongAng Ilbo on Sunday. 
 
If customers want additional features, delivery times can be increased to as much as two years. 
 
The models hit hardest are sports utility vehicle (SUV) GV80 and the Santa Fe Hybrid. A customer who purchases a GV80 will have to wait more than one year and six months before they can drive it off the lot. If the customer chooses the second row comfort package, which upgrades the backseats of the car, or the popular package, which adds additional features to the heads-up display and includes driving assistant features such as an augmented reality navigation system, they will have to wait another six months.
 
Like the GV80, the Santa Fe Hybrid takes more than a year and six months to be delivered. If customers want to add a sunroof and a third row, the delivery period will be even longer. 
 
Delivery delays are also severe for other SUVs from Hyundai. The GV70, GV60, Ioniq 5, Tucson Diesel Hybrid and Venue will take a year to be delivered. 
 
The GV70 is facing delivery delays due to a shortage of semiconductors used in its audio system made by Lexicon and of panoramic sunroofs. 
 
In the case of the Tucson, there is a shortage of hybrid-related parts due to a shortage of engines. For the Venue, there is a problem with the supply of rear-facing radars. 
 
Among SUVs, only the compact Casper has a good delivery time of one month, but only one smart key is issued for the car due to a lack of semiconductors. 
 
In the case of Hyundai's Kona line, customers who choose hybrids must wait 10 months for their vehicles to be delivered. 
 
Delivery delays are also serious for small commercial vehicles. In the case of Porter electric vehicles (EVs), production is delayed due to a shortage of dosing control units semiconductors. It takes more than a year for a Porter EV to be delivered. The Staria, a van, which is experiencing a shortage of integrated central control unit semiconductors, takes nine to 10 months to be delivered if customers choose a vehicle that uses liquefied petroleum gas as fuel. If the diesel model is chosen, the delivery time will be slightly shortened.
 
Sedans are faring better than SUVs or small commercial vehicles. However, for the Avante Hybrid, customers have to wait more than one year and four months. In the case of the Grandeur, whose new 7th-generation model will be released in the second half of the year, it will take eight months if the existing hybrid is selected. This is due to a lack of hybrid engine semiconductors. The 2.5 turbo engine is also suffering from a semiconductor shortage. 
 
In the case of the top-end model G90, the delivery situation has improved compared to the beginning of this year, but if customers choose a general sedan rather than a long wheelbase, they will have to wait eight months.
 

BY KANG BYUNG-CHUL [lim.jeongwon@joongang.co.kr]
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