Hyundai has recently revealed that it will be refreshing its Sonata model for 2013, just ahead of its 2014 redesign. For the refresh, Hyundai is updating the GLS base model with the addition of heated front seats and standard fog lights to its ‘Popular Equipment Package’, for $21,720. Standard heated front seats are now included [...]
Hyundai has confirmed that it will be offering brake pedal electronic throttle override capability well before the government mandates the safety feature into effect. “The government mandate for brake pedal throttle override capability, a component of FMVSS 124 (Accelerator Control Systems), has been under consideration by the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration (NHTSA),” Hyundai said [...]
It seems like the U.S. market can’t get enough of the Hyundai Sonata and the Elantra. The company announced yesterday that it will be adding a third-production shift at its plant in Montgomery, Alabama in September to keep up with the huge demand for both models. The added shift will help produce an extra 20,000 [...]
Hyundai’s most important model, one that has helped the automaker rebrand its image, is due for a redesign in 2014 – that’s right we’re talking about the Sonata mid-sized sedan. According to CEO Kim Choon-ho who spoke with Reuters – a redesign of the Sonata is due in 2014. Check out more news on the [...]
Kelley Blue Book is one of the oldest and leading provider of new car and used car information – so when they say something, it’s smart to listen. The publication has just announced its 10 Best Sedans Under $25,000. Kelley Blue Book makes a good point that the popular sedan segment is being bombarded with new [...]
According to data compiled by Edmunds.com for USA Today, the Hyundai Elantra now commands a higher price than its Japanese competitor’s compact sedans. The analysis shows that buyers in 2011 paid an average of $19,711 for the Hyundai Elantra sedan, which comes in $1,500 more than the Toyota Corolla and $300 more than the Honda [...]
The concern evolving around hybrid cars has always been the life and durability of their battery packs, which stemmed from the fact that batteries inevitably die out at some point. And despite Toyota’s Prius and Ford’s Escape proof that hybrid batteries can stand the test of long-term use and time, Hyundai still insists on providing [...]
Hyundai Motor Group, which consists of the Hyundai and Kia brands, has plans to invest a total of $12.2 billion research and development and facilities in 2012. The investment is a 15.6 percent increase from 2011. $4.4 billion of the investment will go into r&d efforts to “accelerate the development of eco-friendly and fuel-efficient vehicles,” [...]
Hyundai Motor Co. posted a third-quarter profit increase of 21 percent. The Korean automaker attributes sales of the Sonata and Tucson to the increase in profits. Hyundai’s net income increased to 1.92 trillion won ($1.7 billion) in the three months ended on the last day of September. Hyundai ended up beating the projections of 1.89 trillion [...]
Here’s an interesting bit of news. Despite Hyundai’s recent gargantuan success, the brand did face some problems with its most popular model, the Sonata. According to Hyundai themselves, they received complaints from some of their customers for the way their new Sonata drove. Specifically, the complaints went to the way the Sonata tracked as it [...]
