News By Topic: Hyundai

2007 Hyundai Santa Fe GLS Review

Sep 7, 2007

DRIVING DOWN THE ROAD WITH CAREY RUSS The newest Hyundai Santa Fe is a mid-size crossover SUV that is equal to any vehicle in its class in refinement, comfort, space, and performance. This shouldn't be surprising, as it was designed with a close look at the most popular entry-luxury crossovers, not merely its price-lev ... Continue reading

Hyundai Wins Four AutoPacific 2007 Ideal Vehicle Awards

Sep 5, 2007

Sonata, Elantra, Tucson and Entourage Earn Top Category Honors FOUNTAIN VALLEY, Calif., Sept. 5 -- Automotive research and consulting firm AutoPacific announced today that Hyundai has won the 2007 Ideal Vehicle Award in four product segments: -- Most Ideal Premium Mid-Size Car: Hyundai Sonata -- Most Ideal Compact Car: ... Continue reading

Hyundai Adds Auto Industry Veteran Trainor to Public Relations Team

Sep 5, 2007

FOUNTAIN VALLEY, Calif., Sept. 4 -- Hyundai Motor America named James "Jim" Trainor National Manager of Product Public Relations today, reporting to Vice President of Corporate Communications Chris Hosford. In his position, Trainor will develop vehicle communication strategy and oversee all new model introductions, aut ... Continue reading

Hyundai Motor America Reports 2007 Best August Ever

Sep 4, 2007

FOUNTAIN VALLEY, Calif., Sept. 4 -- Hyundai Motor America today reported its best August ever with sales of 45,087 vehicles, an increase of one percent over August 2006. Vehicle sales were led by the all-new Santa Fe with sales of 10,570 for the month, up 55 percent over last year, followed closely by the Sonata with s ... Continue reading

South Korean Automakers August 2007 Sales up 22.5%

Sep 4, 2007

Sept 3, 2007; Cheon Jong-woo and Jessica Kim writing for Reutersreported that combined August sales at Hyundai Motor Co. and other South Korean auto makers grew 22.5 percent to 396,024 units from a year ago on higher exports, the companies said on Monday. Overseas sales of South Korea's five car makers rose 27.0 percen ... Continue reading

Hyundai Elantra and Mazda3 Shine in New Consumer Reports' Tests

Aug 29, 2007

YONKERS, NY August 29, 2007; The redesigned Hyundai Elantra outscored the Mitsubishi Lancer, Nissan Sentra, and Scion xB in Consumer Reports’ testing of a group of four small sedans and wagons for the October issue. The Elantra now ranks sixth overall among the 14 small cars that CR has tested recently. Also, Cons ... Continue reading

Hyundai Outlines New Strategy in China

Aug 28, 2007

SHANGHAI - August 28, 2007: Hyundai, the sixth largest automaker in the world, plans to produce and sell 600,000 vehicles in the Chinese market by 2008 (halting the company's downward trends this year), Chinese media reported today. Hyundai's two joint ventures in China: Beijing Hyundai and Dongfeng Yueda Kia, are busy ... Continue reading

BorgWarner Turbo Powers New Hyundai Grand Starex

Aug 17, 2007

Variable Turbine Geometry (VTG(TM)) Technology Improves Fuel Economy, Emissions and Performance AUBURN HILLS, Mich., Aug. 16 -- BorgWarner's recently introduced variable turbine geometry (VTG(TM)) turbocharger improves the fuel economy, emissions and performance of the Hyundai Grand Starex, newly launched for the busin ... Continue reading

All-New 2009 Elantra Touring Moves a Popular Nameplate in a Sportier, More Functional Direction

Aug 13, 2007

August 8, 2007 -- TRAVERSE CITY, Mich. -- Hyundai Motor America Vice President of Product Development and Strategic Planning John Krafcik, speaking at the Center of Automotive Research Management Briefing Seminars, announced Hyundai's all-new five-door compact will be named "Elantra Touring." Elantra Touring will reach ... Continue reading

Hyundai Announces Name of Future Five-Door

Aug 8, 2007

All-New 2009 Elantra Touring Moves a Popular Nameplate in a Sportier, More Functional Direction TRAVERSE CITY, Mich., Aug. 8 -- Hyundai Motor America Vice President of Product Development and Strategic Planning John Krafcik, speaking at the Center of Automotive Research Management Briefing Seminars, announced Hyundai's ... Continue reading

Guangzhou Hyundai Commercial Vehicle Project Is Grounded

Aug 8, 2007

SHANGHAI - August 8, 2007: China's largest commercial vehicle project, Guangzhou Hyundai commercial vehicle, was grounded and its future remains unclear, Chinese media reported today. "There are no signs that the project could possibly start by the end of this year," said a worker at the planned project’s construc ... Continue reading

Hyundai Motor America Reports July 2007 Sales

Aug 1, 2007

FOUNTAIN VALLEY, Calif., Aug. 1 -- Hyundai Motor America recorded July sales of 43,511, a decrease of eight percent over the same period last year. Vehicle sales were led by Sonata which posted July sales of 14,802, up five percent over the same period last year. The Entourage posted sales totaling 1,544, an increase o ... Continue reading

Hyundai's Global Brand Value Rises

Jul 27, 2007

Hyundai Brand Value Ranked As Eighth Most Valuable In Auto Industry SEOUL, Korea, July 27 -- Hyundai Motor Company's brand power continues to rise as it was ranked 72nd in the 2007 Best Global Brands survey jointly conducted by Interbrand, a leading consultancy in branding and BusinessWeek, the New York-based global bu ... Continue reading

Top 10 Most Unpopular Cars in China

Jul 26, 2007

SHANGHAI - July 26, 2007: China along with its booming economy is also privy to a booming auto industry. With an annual growth of over 20 percent, it's now the world's third-largest auto-maker in the world. All the international automakers are in a race to get their share of the profits, launching new models and increa ... Continue reading

Beijing Hyundai to Promote Procurement in China

Jul 25, 2007

SHANGHAI - July 25, 2007: Beijing Hyundai, a joint venture between South Korea's biggest automaker Hyundai Motors and Beijing Automotive Industry Holding, is actively planning to promote procurement in China in the hope of cutting costs. But the problem is that it's far from being complete. All the business of the join ... Continue reading