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Hyundai Announces Pricing on All-New 1999 Sonata

26 October 1998

Hyundai Announces Pricing on All-New 1999 Sonata; Price Reduction of 4 Percent on GLS Model Makes it an Outstanding Value

    FOUNTAIN VALLEY, Calif., Oct. 26 -- Hyundai Motor America
today announced suggested retail pricing on its all-new 1999 Sonata, lowering
the price on the top-of-the-line GLS model by 4 percent in comparison with the
1998 model.
    The GLS with automatic transmission is just $17,799 -- a $750 reduction
from the price of last year's Sonata GLS automatic.  The base Sonata with
automatic transmission is equipped like last year's mid-range GL model, yet is
priced $550 lower, at just $15,799.
    The Sonata is an all-new car for 1999, with new engines, new transmissions
and class-leading safety equipment, including standard side air bags, seat
belt pretensioners and a passenger detection system that prevents air bags
from deploying if there is 66 pounds or less in the passenger seat.
    "The new Sonata is truly an outstanding value," said Finbarr O'Neill,
president and chief executive officer of Hyundai Motor America.  "Plus, it's
backed by the best warranty in the industry, which includes a 10-year,
100,000-mile powertrain coverage and five years of free roadside assistance."

    Suggested prices on the 1999 Sonata models are:
        Sonata with 5-speed manual transmission             $14,999
        Sonata with 4-speed automatic transmission          $15,799
        Sonata GLS with 5-speed manual transmission         $16,999
        Sonata GLS with 4-speed automatic transmission      $17,799

    Destination charges remain the same at $435 in the continental United
States and Hawaii, and $585 for Alaska.
    Hyundai Motor America, based in Fountain Valley, Calif., is a subsidiary
of Hyundai Motor Company of Korea.  Hyundai cars are distributed in the United
States by Hyundai Motor America and are sold and serviced through nearly 500
dealerships nationwide.