Hyundai Motor America Sets a New Annual Sales Record for the 5th Consecutive Year

FOUNTAIN VALLEY, Calif., Jan. 4, 2006 -- Hyundai Motor America today announced sales of 43,021 units for the month of December, establishing a new December sales record as well as a new all-time annual sales record of 455,012 vehicles. These results represent a 16 percent sales increase over December 2004 and an 8.7 percent improvement over 2004's record sales.

"We are very pleased with our fifth consecutive record-setting year in 2005 and our seventh straight year of year-over-year sales improvement," said Mark Barnes, vice president, National Sales. "The new Azera, which was released in December, is generating significant traffic among consumers who may not have previously put a Hyundai on their shopping lists."

All Hyundai vehicles sold in the U.S. are covered by The Hyundai Advantage, America's Best Warranty. Hyundai buyers are protected by a 10-year/100,000-mile power train warranty, a 5-year/60,000-mile bumper-to-bumper warranty, a 5-year/100,000-mile anti-perforation warranty and 5-year/unlimited-mile roadside assistance protection.

  CARLINE      December 2004    December 2005    CY2004    CY2005

  ACCENT           2,847            1,661        43,258    41,012
  SONATA           8,178           20,853       107,189   130,365
  ELANTRA         10,227            8,907       112,892   116,336
  TIBURON          1,322            1,183        20,125    20,600
  SANTA FE         9,370            3,753       111,447    68,006
  XG350/AZERA      1,389            1,745        16,630    17,645
  TUCSON           3,815            4,919         7,074    61,048

  TOTAL           37,148           43,021       418,615   455,012