News By Topic: Hyundai

Western Automotive Journalists Shindig in Monterey Next Week

Apr 27, 2007

SAN FRANCISCO - April 27, 2007: Western Automotive Journalists, America's second largest group of working automotive journalists, will be holding their 15th annual Media Days event next week in Monterey, beginning Wednesday, May 2nd. Media Days allows all group members to drive and compare dozens of vehicles, head-2-he ... Continue reading

Forbes' Hottest SUV's For 2007

Apr 25, 2007

Sport utility vehicles have become the family vehicles of choice for their spacious interiors and flexible cargo capacity. In recent years, sales of traditional truck-based SUVs have suffered, especially for the largest models. The new trend is crossovers — vehicles with car-like underpinnings matched with tall, s ... Continue reading

Hyundai Vehicles Named "Best Cars For Families"

Apr 20, 2007

April 20, 2007 -- FOUNTAIN VALLEY, Calif. -- AAA (American Automobile Association) and Parents magazine named the 2007 Hyundai Santa Fe and Entourage as two of 2007's "Best Cars for Families." The 15-vehicle list, now in its fifth year, appears with detailed reviews of each model in the April issue of Parents magazine. ... Continue reading

AutoPacific Announces Automotive Brand Image Results

Apr 19, 2007

Hyundai Brand Image Skyrockets, Chrysler Group Plummets TUSTIN, Calif., April 18 -- A study released today by noted automotive consulting firm AutoPacific, Inc. summarizes the results of AutoPacific's Image and Consideration Tracking Study that will help manufacturers measure and manage their image. 1,254 VehicleVoice ... Continue reading

Hyundai Names Goodby, Silverstein & Partners as Its National Marketing Agency

Apr 18, 2007

FOUNTAIN VALLEY, Calif., April 17 -- Hyundai Motor America (HMA) announced today that it has selected Goodby, Silverstein & Partners as its national marketing and advertising agency. The selection was announced following presentations by five agencies at the HMA's national headquarters in Fountain Valley, California, l ... Continue reading

Corning DuraTrap® AT Filters Selected by Hyundai . Kia Motors for Clean Diesel Passenger Cars

Apr 16, 2007

CORNING, N.Y.--Corning Incorporated announced today that Hyundai . Kia Motors is equipping select European-market diesel passenger cars with Corning DuraTrap® AT filters. Corning began serial production of AT filters for Hyundai . Kia Motors at the end of 2006. This agreement represents additional high-volume produc ... Continue reading

Hyundai Gives a Tour of its Hybrid Research Center

Apr 13, 2007

Lee Ki-sang, the head of the hybrid vehicle team at Hyundai Motor’s Namyang Technology Research Center, is confident about the future of Korea’s hybrid car. “We can develop a hybrid car that is way better than Honda’s by 2009,” he says. “Korea has battery manufacturers included in the worl ... Continue reading

Hyundai Santa Fe is Ranked Among the Best Small SUVs Tested By Consumer Reports

Apr 11, 2007

Santa Fe now ranked just below CR's top-rated Toyota RAV4; Dodge Nitro posts disappointing "Fair" score NEW YORK, April 10 /PRNewswire-USNewswire/ -- Newly redesigned, the Hyundai Santa Fe Limited earned a "Very Good" overall rating -- surpassed only by the V6-powered Toyota RAV4 Limited -- in tests for the May issue o ... Continue reading

Hyundai's U.S. Sales Goals Set High

Apr 10, 2007

Washington DC April 10, 2007; The AIADA newsletter reported that Hyundai division is under the gun from its bosses in South Korea to sell 555,000 units in the United States this year -- 500,000 of them retail. "That's ambitious," admits Steve Wilhite, COO of Hyundai Motor America. According to Automotive News, last yea ... Continue reading

Consumer Reports Tests and Ranks Small SUV's

Apr 9, 2007

YONKERS, NY April 9, 2007; Newly redesigned, the Hyundai Santa Fe Limited earned a “Very Good” overall rating — surpassed only by the V6-powered Toyota RAV4 Limited — in tests for the May issue of Consumer Reports. The Santa Fe ranks second overall among some 20 small SUVs recently tested by Consume ... Continue reading

2007 NY Auto Show: Hyundai Reveals Concept Genesis Premium Sports Sedan - VIDEO ENHANCED

Apr 9, 2007

Rear-Wheel Drive and V-8 Engine Promise World Class Dynamics and Refinement NEW YORK - April 9, 2007: Hyundai presented the world debut of Concept Genesis during a press conference at the New York International Auto Show last week. The concept car heralds the future architecture and design of a rear-wheel drive premium ... Continue reading

Hyundai Prepares a Diesel for U.S.

Apr 6, 2007

Washington DC April 6, 2007; The AIADA newsletter reported that Hyundai may soon offer diesel engines to U.S. consumers as an alternative to gasoline-electric hybrids if it can clear cost and technical hurdles, the automaker said yesterday. Steve Wilhite, chief operating officer of Hyundai Motor America, said diesels m ... Continue reading

Hyundai to Unveil Concept Genesis Premium Sports Sedan

Apr 4, 2007

Rear-Wheel Drive and V-8 Engine Promise World Class Dynamics and Refinement FOUNTAIN VALLEY, Calif., April 4 -- Hyundai will present the world debut of Concept Genesis during a press conference at the New York International Auto Show on April 4. The concept car heralds the future architecture and design of a rear-wheel ... Continue reading

Hyundai 2007 March Sets Record Sales

Apr 3, 2007

FOUNTAIN VALLEY, Calif., April 3 -- Hyundai Motor America today reported its best March ever with sales of 41,984 vehicles, up 22 percent over February. The all-new Santa Fe and Accent were up 109 percent and 57 percent over March 2006 respectively. "Once again we are pleased to see such a strong March given the contin ... Continue reading

Asian Automakers Dominate Luxury Sector

Mar 28, 2007

Washington DC March 28, 2007; The AIADA newsletter reported that Japanese and Korean automakers at the New York International Auto Show next week will showcase new offerings that could tighten their stranglehold on the luxury vehicle segment in the United States. More than seven of 10 of the 1.5 million luxury cars sol ... Continue reading