Hyundai Gains Edge With Hybrid Battery Replacement Coverage
February 6, 2012 – 1:40 pm | No Comment

Korean automaker finds yet another way to trump its competitors.
What would keep you from buying a hybrid model? Besides price, one of the most significant concerns for potential buyers are each model’s battery packs. Those …

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Hyundai is the King of Customer Retention
January 16, 2012 – 6:52 am | No Comment
Hyundai is the King of Customer Retention

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 …

Steering Problem Dogs New Hyundai Sonata
August 16, 2011 – 6:20 am | No Comment
Steering Problem Dogs New Hyundai Sonata

Hyundai issues service campaign to fix affected sedans.

Released in early 2010 for the 2011 model year, the current generation Hyundai Sonata has shaken up the midsize sedan segment, with a vehicle that is stylish, well …

Alabama Plant Reaches One Million Hyundai Sonata Milestone
August 3, 2011 – 7:00 am | No Comment
Alabama Plant Reaches One Million Hyundai Sonata Milestone

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 …

What Car Manufacturers Can Learn From Hyundai
June 1, 2011 – 6:03 am | No Comment
What Car Manufacturers Can Learn From Hyundai

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, …

Hyundai Announces Investment for Montgomery Engine Plant
May 16, 2011 – 2:18 pm | No Comment
Hyundai Announces Investment for Montgomery Engine Plant

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 …

Fuel Efficient Cars Power April Sales Surge
May 4, 2011 – 11:47 am | No Comment
Fuel Efficient Cars Power April Sales Surge

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 …

2011 Hyundai Azera Specs & Overview
February 25, 2011 – 12:05 am | 3 Comments
2011 Hyundai Azera Specs & Overview

The Hyundai Azera is one of the few Hyundai models not experiencing the recognition and attendant surge in demand enjoyed by the Elantra, Tucson, Sonata and Genesis, a mostly overlooked large sedan in the Korean …

2011 Hyundai Sonata Specs & Overview
February 21, 2011 – 3:56 pm | One Comment
2011 Hyundai Sonata Specs & Overview

Before 2010, the Hyundai Sonata was a “ho-hum” if not downright unappealing midsize sedan. In its earlier years, that didn’t matter as much because the competition offered much of the same. However, if Hyundai was …

Hyundai Markets Fuel Economy to Get Its Message Across
February 4, 2011 – 10:07 am | One Comment
Hyundai Markets Fuel Economy to Get Its Message Across

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 …

Hyundai Veloster Dares To Be Different
January 12, 2011 – 7:48 am | One Comment
Hyundai Veloster Dares To Be Different

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 …

2010 Auto Sales: Hyundai, Kia Bust Out
January 4, 2011 – 2:28 pm | One Comment
2010 Auto Sales: Hyundai, Kia Bust Out

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 …

2011 Kia Optima Specs and Overview
December 21, 2010 – 12:15 am | One Comment
2011 Kia Optima Specs and Overview

Like its Korean cousin, Hyundai, Kia has been making great strides in recent years to produce cars that are much more desirable than what they sold as recently as five years ago. The 2011 Kia …

Noted: Hyundai Eclipses 500K Sales Threshold
December 14, 2010 – 5:17 pm | One Comment
Noted: Hyundai Eclipses 500K Sales Threshold

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 …

6 Top Selling Mid-size Sedans
October 5, 2010 – 12:05 am | No Comment
6 Top Selling Mid-size Sedans

Check the sales statistics for most car manufacturers and the one body style offering strong sales for almost every company are mid-size sedans. These five-passenger vehicles are typically the “family car,” representing the one vehicle …

Hyundai Aims To Raise Mileage Benchmark
August 5, 2010 – 12:05 am | No Comment
Hyundai Aims To Raise Mileage Benchmark

50 miles per gallon fleet average by 2025.
“Aim for nothing and you’ll certainly succeed.” Or so goes one form of the adage.
Hyundai Motors, on a tear over the past few years due to new, fuel …

Hyundai Takes Wraps Off of Sonata Turbo
July 14, 2010 – 8:08 am | One Comment
Hyundai Takes Wraps Off of Sonata Turbo

In March 2010, just two months after releasing the first of several 2011 Sonata models, Hyundai began to tease us with information about its upcoming Sonata turbo. That model, powered by a 2.0-liter twin-scroll turbocharged …

Hyundai Sonata Disturbs D-Segment
June 1, 2010 – 12:09 am | One Comment
Hyundai Sonata Disturbs D-Segment

Hyundai continues to challenge the market.
The medium size sedan market, or D-segment, is a crowded field. The Toyota Camry and Honda Accord are the two biggest sellers, but both Ford and Chevrolet have enjoyed success …

Hyundai Passes Toyota, Honda In Brand Loyalty
March 15, 2010 – 2:19 pm | 2 Comments
Hyundai Passes Toyota, Honda In Brand Loyalty

2011 Hyundai Sonata attracts strong interest
Hyundai has certainly come a long way since introducing its subcompact Excel to the US market in 1986. At that time Hyundai was a one horse player and not a …

Hyundai Santa Fe: New and Improved
February 1, 2010 – 12:10 am | One Comment
Hyundai Santa Fe: New and Improved

Midsize sport utility vehicles are a dime a dozen. Or at least it seems that way. Mostly ever car manufacturer offers at least one model, a segment featuring SUVs with two or three rows, typically …

2011 Hyundai Sonata: Stylish, Affordable, Roomy, Efficient
December 2, 2009 – 5:14 pm | One Comment
2011 Hyundai Sonata: Stylish, Affordable, Roomy, Efficient

Fluidic sculpture new design language for Hyundai models
On Wednesday at the 2009 Los Angeles Auto Show, Hyundai Motors rolled out the 2011 Hyundai Sonata, the sixth generation of this five passenger midsize sedan model. Incorporating …

Mitsubishi Galant Likely To Be Retired At Life Cycle’s End
November 18, 2008 – 3:03 am | 3 Comments
Mitsubishi Galant Likely To Be Retired At Life Cycle’s End

The midsize car market is a brutal segment in the automotive industry, one that is dominated by the Toyota Camry and Honda Accord with both the Chevrolet Malibu and Ford Fusion also making a strong …