Hyundai Motor America Reports August 2008 Sales

FOUNTAIN VALLEY, Calif., Sept. 3, 2008 - Hyundai Motor America today announced sales of 41,130 for the month of August, an 8.8 percent decrease from the all-time August sales record set in 2007.

"Once again the fuel-efficient Accent, Sonata and Elantra, despite restricted availability, continued their upward sales trend with increases of 73 percent, 17 percent and 13 percent, respectively, over the same month last year," said Dave Zuchowski, Hyundai Motor America's vice president of national sales. "As illustrated by our August sales, the small to midsize segments continue to be where the market is and we believe Hyundai is extremely well positioned to capitalize on this."

"Additionally, we just finished our first full month of sales of our new rear-wheel drive Genesis and we are thrilled with the results of 1,177 units. Genesis is changing the way American buyers think about the Hyundai brand and is attracting an entirely new type of prospect to our showrooms."

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 7-year/unlimited-mile anti-perforation warranty and 5-year/unlimited-mile roadside assistance protection.

Hyundai Motor America, headquartered in Fountain Valley, Calif., is a subsidiary of Hyundai Motor Co. of Korea. Hyundai vehicles are distributed throughout the United States by Hyundai Motor America and are sold and serviced through 800 dealerships nationwide.

  CARLINE                AUG/2008     AUG/2007      CY2008       CY2007

  ACCENT                   6,455        3,731       41,379       26,092
  SONATA                  11,477       10,348       88,813       92,808
  ELANTRA                 10,031        8,812       82,463       66,726
  TIBURON                    984        1,646        7,053       10,614
  SANTA FE                 7,675       10,570       51,953       62,509
  AZERA                      703        1,992       12,954       15,938
  TUCSON                   1,685        4,954       14,953       28,756
  ENTOURAGE                  391        1,295        3,905       14,785
  VERACRUZ                   552        1,739        7,600        6,965
  GENESIS                  1,177            0        1,826            0

  TOTAL                   41,130       45,087      312,899      325,193