HYUNDAI ELANTRA SETS ALL-TIME SALES RECORD

HYUNDAI ELANTRA SETS ALL-TIME SALES RECORD: COSTA MESA, Calif., Dec. 26, 2012 – Hyundai Motor America announced the Hyundai Elantra, ALG’s compact car residual value leader for three straight years, has set another all-time sales record in 2012, surpassing last year’s total of 186,361 units earlier this month. With a week left in the year, Elantra could become Hyundai’s second model to break the 200,000 unit mark in annual sales, joining its big brother Sonata at that level, which is also built at Hyundai’s assembly in Alabama.

HYUNDAI LAUNCHES NEW INVENTORY SEARCH TOOL ON HYUNDAIUSA.COM

HYUNDAI LAUNCHES NEW INVENTORY SEARCH TOOL ON HYUNDAIUSA.COM: COSTA MESA, Calif., Dec. 12, 2012 – Taking another step towards enhancing the experience for its 3 million visitors per month, HyundaiUSA.com unveiled a brand new, user-friendly shopping tool called Inventory Search. The new tool expands search results to include vehicles in transit to dealerships, not just the vehicles that are already on dealer lots. This extended view of inventory gives customers a much broader selection, helping them find the exact car for which they are looking.

ELANTRA SEDAN, SONATA AND EQUUS TAKE TOP SPOTS IN STRATEGIC VISION’S TOTAL VALUE AWARDS

ELANTRA SEDAN, SONATA AND EQUUS TAKE TOP SPOTS IN STRATEGIC VISION’S TOTAL VALUE AWARDS: COSTA MESA, Calif., Dec., 6, 2012 – Three Hyundai models – Elantra Sedan, Sonata and Equus – each took first place in their respective categories in the 16th annual Strategic Vision Total Value Awards. Elantra Sedan won in the small car category, Sonata scored top marks for medium cars, and the Equus beat out competitors like BMW and Mercedes to take first place in the luxury car segment. Additionally, Equus received the award for Best Model, and Hyundai ranked second overall in Total Value. Strategic Vision’s Total Value Index (TVI) reflects all aspects of perceived value; from quality, to economics to customer appeal.

HYUNDAI MOTOR AMERICA BREAKS ALL-TIME NOVEMBER SALES RECORD

HYUNDAI MOTOR AMERICA BREAKS ALL-TIME NOVEMBER SALES RECORD: COSTA MESA, Calif., December 3, 2012 – Hyundai Motor America today announced record sales of 53,487 vehicles in November, an eight percent total sales increase compared with the same record-setting period a year ago. Sales are also up eight percent for the first eleven months of the year.