Jul 11, 2005
NEW YORK, July 11 -- According to new data from GfK Automotive, men and women really are different when it comes to their next new car purchase. Fast and expensive vehicles drive men to take out their checkbooks while women are on the lookout for affordable, family-friendly wheels. For men, the Porsche 911 is the bigge ... Continue reading
BorgWarner Begins Production of Turbochargers For Hyundai/Kia Motor Company
Jul 11, 2005
AUBURN HILLS, Mich., July 11 -- BorgWarner has begun production of turbochargers for Hyundai/Kia Motor Company, Korea as part of its continuing expansion in the Asian market. The first products to be manufactured are BV43 turbocharger systems with variable turbine geometry (VTG). The systems are produced at BorgWarner' ... Continue reading
Jul 8, 2005
San Diego's Ecke Y.M.C.A Hosts First of Nine Local Tournaments in the 2005 Hyundai Cup World Soccer Open SAN DIEGO, July 8 -- Hyundai Motor America will kick off the 2005 Hyundai Cup World Soccer Open at Ecke Y.M.C.A in San Diego tomorrow. Hyundai and its partner Soccer for Hope, a Southern California-based non-profit ... Continue reading
2006 Hyundai Sonata GLS V6 Review
Jul 7, 2005
DRIVING DOWN THE ROAD WITH CAREY RUSS 2006 Hyundai Sonata GLS V6 Byte-Bite:If I was working for one of Hyundai's competitors, I'd be worried. Hyundai has arrived. If your concept of Hyundai is ``cheap Korean car,'' with the emphasis on ``cheap'' as synonym for ``shoddy'' more than ``inexpensive,'' it's time to move out ... Continue reading
Beijing Hyundai boosts 2005 sales target
Jul 7, 2005
BEIJING, July 7, 2005; (Xinhuanet) -- Hyundai Motor Co.’s Beijing joint venture had raised its full-year sales target by 15 percent to 230,000 following strong sales so far this year, the president of the joint venture said. In the first half, Beijing Hyundai Motor Co. sold 109,564 cars to dealerships, up nearly ... Continue reading
Jul 6, 2005
THE AUTO PAGE By JOHN HEILIG SPECIFICATIONS MODEL: 2006 Hyundai Sonata LX ENGINE: 3.3-liter V6 HORSEPOWER/TORQUE: 235 hp @ 6,000 rpm TRANSMISSION: 5-speed automatic WHEELBASE: 107.4 in. LENGTH x WIDTH x HEIGHT: 188.9 x 72.1 x 58.1 in. CARGO: 16.3 cu. ft. ECONOMY: 20 mpg city/30 mpg highway/23.8 mpg test PRICE: $22,895 ... Continue reading
Hyundai Sets New All-Time Monthly Sales Record in June 2005
Jul 1, 2005
FOUNTAIN VALLEY, Calif., July 1 -- Hyundai Motor America today announced sales of 43,051 vehicles for the month of June, setting a new all-time, single-month record for the company. Leading the way was the Elantra with sales of 11,910 units. SUV sales were also very strong with combined Santa Fe and Tucson sales of 14, ... Continue reading
Jul 1, 2005
Hyundai Sonata Ranks in Top Three in the Entry Midsize Car Segment FOUNTAIN VALLEY, Calif., June 30 -- Hyundai improved dramatically in the 2005 J.D. Power and Associates Vehicle Dependability Study (VDS) with an industry-leading reduction in problems reported by owners. Problems per 100 Hyundai vehicles declined by 11 ... Continue reading
2005 Comparative New Car Rollover Rankings - Vehicles More Stable
Jun 24, 2005
The number of SUVs with a four-star rollover rating had increased substantially since U.S. Department of Transportation’s National Highway Traffic Safety Administration (NHTSA) began rating them in 2001. That year, just one SUV earned four-stars, whereas in 2005, 24 earned a four-star rating as part of the newly ... Continue reading
Jun 23, 2005
Number of SUVs Earning Four-Star Rating Leaps From 1 to 24 WASHINGTON, June 22 -- SUVs and light trucks are less prone to rollover according to new rankings and reports released today by the National Highway Transportation Agency (NHTSA). Less than five years after the implementation of NHTSA's rollover rating program, ... Continue reading
NHTSA 2005 SUV Crash, Rollover Ratings
Jun 22, 2005
Model year 2005 Acura MDX, Ford Freestyle, and Jeep Grand Cherokee earned the top rating of 5-stars for all available seating positions in frontal and side crash tests announced the U.S. Department of Transportation’s National Highway Traffic Safety Administration (NHTSA) in their SUV Crash Test Summary. All resu ... Continue reading
Philadelphians Say Long Commutes Impact Job Satisfaction and Car Selection
Jun 13, 2005
Hyundai Findings Indicate Feature-Rich Vehicles Such as the 2006 Hyundai Sonata Can Help Alleviate Traveling Woes PHILADELPHIA, June 13 -- A new study shows that nearly 40 percent of Philadelphia commuters are now spending half an hour or more on the road to work each way, with 19 percent spending at least 45 minutes e ... Continue reading
IntelliChoice Announces New Car Best Deals for June 2005
Jun 9, 2005
CAMPBELL, Calif.--June 9, 2005--PRIMEDIA's IntelliChoice, the leading source for automotive ownership cost and value analysis, today announced its "Best Deals of the Month" selections for June, identifying the vehicles with the best ownership cost value in 29 respective classes. IntelliChoice's "Best Deals of the Month ... Continue reading
Hyundai Forms New Information Technology Unit
Jun 8, 2005
Hyundai Information Service North America Will Serve Hyundai and Kia FOUNTAIN VALLEY, Calif., June 8 -- Hyundai today announced the formation of a new company in the U.S. designed to provide information technology services for all Hyundai and Kia affiliates in the United States and Canada. The new company is called Hyu ... Continue reading
TI Automotive Opens State-of-the-Art Fuel Tank Plant in Georgia
Jun 7, 2005
HARTWELL, Ga.--June 7, 2005--TI Automotive today opened its $30 million state-of-the-art manufacturing facility here to produce automotive fuel-tank systems. The plant, located off Interstate 85 at Exit 177 in northeast Georgia, initially will manufacture blow-molded plastic fuel tanks and filler pipes for vehicles bui ... Continue reading
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