Sonata

Despite record February, Hyundai sheds share

5:07 pm U.S. ET | March 1, 2013
Hyundai's redesigned Santa Fe crossover propelled the brand to its best-ever February, despite slower sales of its top-selling Sonata sedan and slipping market share.... Read More »

 

Hyundai awards U.S.-made Sonata parts contract to Denso

2:41 pm U.S. ET | Jan. 3, 2013
Hyundai Motor has selected Toyota-affiliated Denso to supply air-control components for the Sonata sedan that is made in the United States, Bloomberg reported. Hyundai used to rely on South Korean supplier Halla Climate Control for those parts. Hyundai and its affiliates, Kia Motors and Hyundai Mobis had accounted for 70 percent of the Halla's business, according to Bloomberg.... Read More »

 

Hyundai Chairman expects automaker's sales to surge in Europe

Aug. 10, 2012 06:01 CET
Hyundai Motor Group Chairman Chung Mong-koo has big plans for Europe. The 74-year-old billionaire son of Hyundai's founder, Chung Yu-Jung, wants Hyundai to increase its European sales 15 percent to 465,000 vehicles this year, and sister brand Kia is expected to boost its volume 21 percent to 350,000 this year.... Read More »

 

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 »

 

Hyundai Motor recalls 200,000 Sante Fes, Sonatas over airbag problems

10:53 am U.S. ET | July 29, 2012
Hyundai is recalling more than 200,000 units of the Santa Fe and Sonata in the United States due to problems with their airbags, a federal safety agency said.... 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 »

 

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 »