Korean automaker surges on the back of Elantra and Sonata.

It isn’t enough to sell cars to customers. You want them to come back the next time that they are in the market for a new …

Compact Hyundai Elantra’s 40 MPG claims are being challenged.
The Hyundai Elantra was all-new for model year 2011, a compact car that has adopted the Sonata’s fluidic design and successfully readapted it to a small car …

Compact Elantra offers fluidic design, value and plenty of amenities.

The 2012 Hyundai Elantra is a five-passenger compact sedan, priced from $16,445, and loaded with such amenities and safety features as front and rear heated seats, …

Limited used car inventory fuels higher resale prices.

If you have shopped for a used car this year, chances are you have experienced the same sticker shock new car buyers may sometimes feel including shortness of …

Stylish midsize sedan remains in strong demand.
MONTGOMERY, ALA. – The midsize Hyundai Sonata has endured as the longest continually selling Hyundai model in North America. When this vehicle was introduced in the late 1980s, it …

Compact cars provide excellent fuel economy at an affordable price.

The hybrid vehicle market remains weak, far weaker than what some people would like to admit. You can’t blame car shoppers for bypassing hybrids in favor …

Hyundai continues to tear up the auto industry.
Hyundai Motors continues to tear up the car industry, releasing a series of bold, new products and increasing market share even throughout the Great Recession. Along with Kia, …

Quake aftermath looms large for the Honda Civic.
2012 Honda Civic
The Honda Motor Company anticipates that its North American production levels will return to normal by the end of August, but one model will still be …

Hyundai’s engine plant in Montgomery, Alabama, will soon benefit from a $173 million expansion, an investment the automaker says will create 214 new jobs. Hyundai, which builds its popular Sonata midsize sedan and Elantra compact …

American car-buying consumers are turning to more fuel efficient cars as gas prices surge toward $4 per gallon. That’s good news for car manufacturers who are better positioned to respond to changing consumer tastes unlike …

2012 Honda Civic
Honda has a pair of battles on its hands, one involving a natural catastrophe, the other is a marketing tussle. Recovering from a devastating series of earthquakes and a tsunami are challenging enough. …

Mazda is getting in on the 40 mpg craze, with plans for its updated Mazda3 to reach that important mileage threshold when it goes on sale later this year. The 2012 Mazda3 made its debut …

Launching an all-new car company is a tremendous undertaking. Launching a company based on innovative electric vehicle technology is extremely difficult, requiring vast sums of money from investors, government loan guarantee assistance and plenty of …

Consumers Union publishes Consumer Reports, the leading publication offering independent product reviews. CR tests everything from dishwasher detergent to video gadgets; almost everything you can buy is reviewed by its labs.
One of the more significant …

Car manufacturers are not going to like Kelley Blue Book’s news release advising consumers to wait to buy a new car unless they absolutely must do so. In a statement issued today, KBB notes that …

Automotive manufacturers are making a big deal about gas-powered cars achieving 40 mpg on the highway. That number is being reached by an increasingly expansive group of car companies including Ford which learned last week …

The Toyota Corolla is the best selling car of all time, with over 37 million units sold since this model was introduced in 1966. Along with the midsize Toyota Camry, the compact Corolla has been …

Hyundai Motors has been sending out new messages in recent years in a bid to change your perceptions of the brand. Most consumers know Hyundai as a value brand, but the automaker has been working …

Prior to filing for bankruptcy, pundits were used to General Motors making exaggerated boasts about upcoming products or for coloring its future positively even as the automaker hemorrhaged billions of dollars monthly. Following restructuring, the …

Hyundai could have chosen to play it safe when it designed the Veloster, its three-door coupe introduced to the world at the 2011 North American International Auto Show in Detroit. But, it is a good …

The two largest Korean automakers continue to make their collective presence known in the United States. Hyundai and Kia both recorded their best year for U.S. sales in 2010 with Hyundai selling 538,228 vehicles (up …

Breaking sales records in an off-year is notable, but doing so when the overall market is still off by at least 30 percent from its earlier highs is commendable.
U.S. new car sales for 2010 will …

Just as the Internet has shaken up nearly everything, especially the world of publishing, Hyundai has proven to be the greatest disturber for the automotive industry.
On the upper end of the market, the Genesis and …

On the heels of its success in building its Sonata sedan in the states, Hyundai will begin producing its compact Elantra in Alabama later this year.  Hyundai Motor Manufacturing Alabama (HMMA) gained additional manufacturing capacity when …

My thoughts that the Hyundai Genesis should have been given its own brand name (ala Lexus) hasn’t hurt the Korean luxury sedan. Over the past several months, the Genesis has been recognized as one of …

When it comes to automotive safety, you can’t ever take for granted that your ride is completely safe. After all, with thousands of parts placed into every vehicle, the odds that something can and will …