Elantra

Hyundai sales up 4%; higher output imminent

3:33 pm U.S. ET | Aug. 1, 2012
Hyundai Motor America sales rose 4 percent in July, and the brand said growth was limited by short supplies of high-volume nameplates. It said more Elantras, Sonatas and Santa Fes will arrive in coming months as production increases at plants in Alabama and Georgia.... Read More »

 

Europe troubles cause Hyundai to cut 2012 global sales forecast

July 26, 2012 09:04 CET
Hyundai cut its global industrywide automobile demand forecast for this year, citing a worse-than-expected economic situation in Europe and China. Hyundai expects 77.1 million units to be sold globally, down by about 500,000 units from what it forecast in April.... Read More »

 

Hyundai sued over Elantra fuel economy ad claims

10:12 am U.S. ET | July 10, 2012
Hyundai Motor has been sued for allegedly misleading consumers sensitive to high gas prices that its popular 2011 and 2012 Elantra model is more fuel efficient than it actually is.... Read More »

 

Hyundai sales top 60,000 again; market share slips

5:14 pm U.S. ET | July 3, 2012
The Hyundai brand's U.S. sales exceeded 60,000 for the fourth consecutive month in June, a trend that Hyundai Motor America CEO John Krafcik expects to continue for most of the year.... Read More »

 

CARS & CONCEPTS

Hyundai will market coupe as part of Elantra family

12:01 am U.S. ET | June 25, 2012
Hyundai, after adding the Elantra Coupe this month, will market the Elantra sedan, coupe and GT hatchback as a family of vehicles. The GT also goes on sale this month as a replacement for the Elantra Touring wagon.... Read More »

 

2 Elantra variants priced under $20,000

3:03 pm U.S. ET | June 15, 2012
Hyundai has priced two new variants of its hot-selling Elantra -- a two-door coupe and five-door hatchback -- at under $20,000. The Elantra sedan is Hyundai's second highest-volume nameplate, with U.S. sales of 80,114 through May, or about 27 percent of Hyundai division sales.... Read More »

 

VEHICLE TECHNOLOGY -- THE CHANGING CAR

MPG: Not just for CAFE anymore

12:01 am U.S. ET | June 11, 2012
After three decades of heavier vehicles and little improvement in mpg, automakers are in a breathless sprint to bring out models that dramatically move the needle on fuel economy.... Read More »