Award evaluation process included 39 U.S. automotive brands

Editors considered quality, safety, cabin, and cargo space among other factors in four vehicle categories - Car, SUV, Truck and Luxury

Hyundai's popular range of SUVs includes the Kona/Kona Electric, Tucson/Tucson Hybrid, Santa Fe/Sante Fe Hybrid and Palisade/Palisade Hybrid, along with the IONIQ 5 EV and IONIQ 9 EV

FOUNTAIN VALLEY, Calif. , Nov. 20, 2025 /PRNewswire/ -- Hyundai has been named the ' 2026 Best SUV Brand' by U.S. News & World Report . The award recognizes industry-wide excellence in the automotive market and reflects the best combination of quality, safety, reliability, space, convenience, and connectivity. The publication's editors evaluated 39 automotive brands and concluded that Hyundai SUVs stood out

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