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Hyundai Reports December Sales

6 January 1998

Hyundai Reports December Sales

    FOUNTAIN VALLEY, Calif., Jan. 6 -- Hyundai Motor America
today announced its December sales of 17,669.  Year-end sales for 1997 were
113,186.

    Following is the sales breakdown:

    CAR LINE      DEC. 97    DEC. 96      CY 97        CY 96

    SONATA          4,159      1,487     22,128       14,616
    ELANTRA         5,986      4,252     41,303       39,801
    ACCENT          6,822      4,070     40,355       53,252
    TIBURON           702        178      9,391          341
    SCOUPE              0          1          9          458
    TOTAL          17,669      9,988    113,186      108,468

SOURCE  Hyundai Motor America