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Tuesday, Nov 17
Hyundai introduces 201-horsepower 2.4L Theta II GDI four-cylinder engine
Hyundai unveils a 201-horsepower 2.4L Theta II GDI engine at the 9th annual Hyundai-Kia International powertrain conference. In front of hundreds of engineers from Europe, USA, Korea and Japan who attended the 9th annual Hyundai-Kia International powertrain conference, Hyundai tod...
Monday, Oct 5
Hyundai Sonata 2.4L GDI
According to latest rumours, this high-tech four-cylinder gasoline engine will be fitted in various new Hyundai and Kia models in the near future. As mentioned before, the very first Hyundai car to be equipped with the all-new 2.4L GDI powerplant will be the 2011 Sonata sedan. Such particu...
Wednesday, Aug 12
Hyundai becomes worlds fourth largest automaker
True, Hyundai and its sister firm Kia Motors, which both form Hyundai-Kia Automotive Group has overtaken Ford and replaced it as the fourth largest carmaker in the world! The Korean largest car manufacturer has sold 8.000 units more than US giant did in the first half of 2009.
Monday, Jul 27
Hyundai i20 production to be shifted to Europe
Hyundai i20 production is rumored to be shifted to one of three Hyundais European manufacturing plants. But thats not the only possible choice that Hyundai has, as the automaker also has a plant in Turkey, where Hyundai Accent is being built and a Slovakian car manufacturing plant owned...
Monday, Jul 20
New Hyundai cars to be built in Czech plant after $183 million investment
Hyundais new car (mini-MPV) will share its platform with Kias YN mini-MPV and other B-segment cars from Kias and Hyundais line-up (Kia Soul, Hyundai i20 and Kia Rio). There are rumors that Hyundai might unveil a concept car of its upcoming mini-MPV at the IAA Frankfurt Motor Show in Septem...
Thursday, Jul 16
Shapping up: 2010 Hyundai Tucson
For the European market, Hyundai Tucson will be renamed to Hyundai iX35. The new Tucson is expected to go on sale in Europe at the end of the year, while sales in North America are expected to commence in the first half of the 2010. [photosource: bobaedream]
Friday, Jul 10
Hyundai Elantra LPi hybrid official press release
Hyundai Motor Co. launched its first Hybrid Electric Vehicle (HEV), Elantra LPI Hybrid, in the Korean market at a press event attended by President Yang Woong-Chul, head of Hyundai-Kia Corporate Research & Development Division, and members of the Korean and international press.
Monday, Jun 29
Sneak peak preview: new Hyundai Sonata
For the first time, Hyundai will equip Sonata with the brand-new 6-speed automatic transmission, which Hyundai has co-developed with its sister firm Kia Motors. The new auto tranny is expected to be applied to other Hyundai vehicles such as upcoming Hyundai Tucson and next generation H...
Monday, Jun 22
Hyundai quality improves, J.D. Power ranks Hyundai 4th in its 2009 Initial Quality Study
Hyundai quality improves. J.D. Power and Associates ranks Hyundai 4th in its 2009 Initial Quality Study! According to the 2009 IQS -Initial Quality Study, Hyundai brand has made a come back and took the fourth spot in the latest quality survey released by renowned J.D. Power and Associates....
Saturday, Jun 20
Hyundai future: 2010-2011 new model plans revealed. Veloster coming to production
Responsible to give the new Hyundai i20 mini MPV a “soul” will be Hyundai designers working at Hyundais European design centre in Russelsheim (Germany). They will be responsible to give the vehicle a unique exterior and interior look to differentiate it from its Kia counterpart as...
Friday, Jun 19
UK: The Scrappage Scheme increases Hyundai sales by 750 percent
The Scrappage Scheme has been introduced to the UK motorists in late April and has resulted in 60.000 new car orders with Hyundai taking the lion share of the new car sales. Since April 22nd to June 7th Hyundai received 8.246 orders for their compact and sub-compact cars. With 7.300 new car ord...
Monday, Jun 8
Hyundai Mobis Negotiating Parts Deal with VW and BMW
Hyundai Mobis, an auto parts affiliate of Hyundai-Kia Automotive Group, announced it is in talks with Germanys premium automaker BMW and Volkswagen to supply various vehicles modules to their China and US operations. Hyundai Mobis’ growth during the past ten years have been as i...
Thursday, Jun 4
2010 Tucson: New spy shots reveal attractive exterior
Underneath the sheetmetal, the 2010 Hyundai Tucson will share many of its underpinings with the all-new Kia Sportage, which is expected to go on sale in the first half of 2010. Both models are expected to be built on the same uni-body platform and share many of technical components,...
Tuesday, May 26
Hyundai i20 crash test results
Hyundai i20 wins five stars at EuroNCAP safety rating at the European crash tests Among six tested vehicles only Suzuki Alto failed to get the five star safety rating while other other five models including Audi Q5, Kia Soul, Hyundai i20, Honda Jazz and Peugeot 3008 all received 5 stars.
Tuesday, May 19
Hyundai considering shifting Santa Fe’s production from Alabama
Sharing production lines for two affiliated companies that build cars sharing technical components is nothing new in the automobile industry. A similar manufacturing concept will be used in Europe, where Hyundai will take over production of Kias new No3 mini-MPV, which has been fi...
Tuesday, May 5
April 2009: Hyundai sales in the USA
Another hot-selling Hyundai in April 2009 was the all-new Genesis which has posted its best ever sales of 2.076 units. Unfortunately Hyundai does not provide separate numbers for the sedan and coupe variants, so we can not tell how good was the initial sales of the 2010 Genesis Coupe....
Monday, Apr 27
2010 Hyundai Tucson LM spied again
Codenamed LM, the 2010 Hyundai Tucson will make its official South Korean debut in September this year. Initially, the model will be available in Korean market only, but later it is expected to be exported to the US, Middle East, Australia and South East Asia. Perhaps you havent noticed, bu...
Sunday, Apr 19
2010 Hyundai Santa Fe facelift
Update: Sitting next to the facelifted Santa Fe are two heavily camouflaged Kia Sorentos, both sharing the uni-body platform and powertrain units with the 2010 Hyundai Santa Fe. Location: Hyundais European R&D centre in Germany.
