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Hyundai Reports December Sales

5 January 1999

Hyundai Reports December Sales

    FOUNTAIN VALLEY, Calif., Jan. 5 -- Hyundai Motor America
today announced sales of 6,862 vehicles for the month of December.

    Following is the sales breakdown:

    CARLINE               Dec/1998      Dec/1997       CY1998        CY1997

    SONATA                   1,441         4,159       14,144        22,128
    ELANTRA                  3,019         5,986       37,501        41,303
    ACCENT                   1,922         6,822       30,231        40,355
    TIBURON                    480           702        8,341         9,391
    SCOUPE                       0             0            0             9
    TOTAL                    6,862        17,669       90,217       113,186