Jun 14, 2006
TUSTIN, Calif., June 14 -- An "ideal" is defined as an excellent or perfect example. In the first Ideal Vehicle Awards, announced today by automotive research and consulting firm AutoPacific, owners rate their new 2006 model year cars and trucks by how closely they come to their ideal. The cars or trucks that owners wo ... Continue reading
New 2007 Hyundai Accent Pricing Announced
Jun 12, 2006
LOS ANGELES, June 12 -- Hyundai Motor America has announced pricing for the all-new 2007 Accent GS and SE three-door models, as well as pricing for the 2007 four-door Accent GLS. The four-door GLS arrived at dealerships in December 2005 as a '06 model-year vehicle, while the new three-door GS and SE are now arriving in ... Continue reading
World Cup Tournament , Hyundai Provides Official Vehicles
Jun 12, 2006
By Marty BernsteinContributing Editor, AIADA Talk about sports irony. The worldâs biggest sporting event, the FIFA World Cup football â soccer in America -- is being held this year in Germany, the home of a few famous automobile brands. Yet the official vehicles come from â¦. Korea! Hyundai, who just scor ... Continue reading
2006 Hyundai Accent GLS Review
Jun 9, 2006
DRIVING DOWN THE ROAD WITH CAREY RUSS 2006 Hyundai Accent GLS 4-Door There is an unfortunate tendency for successful automakers, especially those with humble beginnings, to forget their past. All too often, those who started life by using inexpensive subcompacts as their initial stepping stone to success abandon the en ... Continue reading
Hyundai-Kia Automotive Group Global Sales Gain
Jun 8, 2006
NEWS FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE CONTACT: Michael Choo (mjc@kia.co.kr <mailto:cdore@kia.co.kr> ), International Communications Manager, Kia Motors Corporation, Tel: +82-2-3464-6574, Fax: +82-2-3464-6722 Hyundai-Kia Automotive Group is world's sixth largest automaker in 2005 - Group posts global sales gain of 11.6% in 2005 (S ... Continue reading
Jun 7, 2006
Hyundai Tucson Earns Highest Initial Quality Ranking in Its Segment FOUNTAIN VALLEY, Calif., June 7 -- J.D. Power and Associates announced today that Hyundai is the highest ranked non-premium nameplate in the 2006 Initial Quality Study(SM) (IQS) and is ranked third among all nameplates. Hyundai owners had fewer problem ... Continue reading
Jun 6, 2006
FOUNTAIN VALLEY, Calif., June 5 -- Hyundai Motor America announced today the launch of an initiative to support vehicle owners with special physical needs. Through the new Mobility Program, customers will be reimbursed up to $1,000 for new adaptive equipment installed in any new Hyundai vehicle leased or purchased thro ... Continue reading
Hyundai Offers U.S. Dealers Incentives
Jun 5, 2006
Washington DC June 5, 2006; The AIADA newsletter reported that Hyundai Motor is providing its dealers in the United States with incentives amounting to more than 10 percent of the consumer price on its Sonata sedan, reported The Korea Times. In a recent report, Samsung Securities said the automaker's commission for dea ... Continue reading
Forbes.Com Names Hyundai Azera "Best Luxurious Car For A Non-luxury Price"
Jun 4, 2006
Fountain Valley, CA - June 3, 2006: Forbes.com has named the Hyundai Azera 'Best Luxurious Car for a Nonluxury Price' in the 2006 "Best Cars for the Bucks" list. Forbes.com editors praised the Azera's powerful engine, styling, interior volume and other standard upscale amenities, offered at a sticker price well below o ... Continue reading
Hyundai Reports 2006 Record May Sales
Jun 1, 2006
FOUNTAIN VALLEY, Calif., June 1 -- Hyundai Motor America announced sales of 42,514 vehicles for the month, which represents the best May sales in company history. Hyundai sedans again led the way; the new-for-2006 Sonata improved sales by 112 percent, and the Azera posted an 84 percent increase over XG350 sales from Ma ... Continue reading
Hyundai Debuts ESC Window Decal Alerting Consumers to Life-Saving Technology
May 24, 2006
Electronic Stability Control is Standard Safety Equipment on 70 Percent of Hyundai Vehicles, More Than Any Other Popular Brand FOUNTAIN VALLEY, Calif., May 24 -- Hyundai Motor America announced today a new initiative to inform consumers of the important life-saving technology found as standard equipment on more than 70 ... Continue reading
Ramtron FRAM Memory Enhances Smart Airbags for Hyundai Autonet
May 17, 2006
COLORADO SPRINGS, Colo.--May 17, 2006--Ramtron International Corporation , a leading developer and supplier of nonvolatile ferroelectric random access memory (FRAM) and integrated semiconductor products, today announced that Hyundai Autonet of Korea has selected nonvolatile FRAM memory technology for smart airbags and ... Continue reading
Hyundai Reports 2006 Record April Sales
May 2, 2006
FOUNTAIN VALLEY, Calif., May 2 -- Hyundai Motor America today announced April sales of 41,025, a new record for the month. Hyundai's sedans continued to lead the charge. Azera sales were up 82 percent over XG350/Azera sales in April 2005, and Sonata sales grew by 46 percent over last year. "We are very encouraged by th ... Continue reading
Hyundai Chairman Chung Mong-Koo Arrested
Apr 28, 2006
SEOUL, South Korea - April 28, 2006: Associated Press is reporting that Korean prosecutors have arrested Hyundai Motor Co. Chairman Chung Mong-koo in an embezzlement and slush fund scandal engulfing South Korea's largest automaker, an official said. ADVERTISEMENT Chung's arrest, announced by prosecution spokesman Kang ... Continue reading
All-New 2007 Hyundai Entourage Brings Home the Gold for Safety and Value
Apr 20, 2006
Entourage is $1,400 Less Than Honda Odyssey LX and the Winner of the Insurance Institute for Highway Safety's Gold 'TOP SAFETY PICK' FOUNTAIN VALLEY, Calif., April 19 -- Hyundai Motor America announced pricing today for the best minivan ever tested by the Insurance Institute for Highway Safety (IIHS) -- the 2007 Hyunda ... Continue reading
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