Hyundai in the News

Friday, August 4, 2006 - Value, warranty, design keys to Hyundai success. South Korean automaker Hyundai is about to turn the page on its most recent and highly successful chapter of history in the U.S. and begin a new chapter.

When its redesigned 2007 Elantra entry-level car and its face lifted Tiburon sports car hit showrooms around the fourth quarter of this year, Hyundai will have completely freshened its entire product line. In fact, as John Krafcik, vice president of product development and strategic planning, pointed out in an interview, Hyundai's Tucson compact sport utility, introduced as a completely new model in 2004, will be Hyundai's oldest vehicle as of this fall. Read more ...

Thursday, June 8, 2006 - J.D. POWER SURVEY: Hyundai leapfrogs Toyota in quality - Korean automaker ranks as No.1 non-premium brand. Maybe Hyundai Motor Co. drivers don't need that 10-year, 100,000-mile warranty after all.

The South Korean automaker known for its value pricing -- all its vehicles sell for less than $29,000 -- delivered a jaw-dropping performance in J.D. Power and Associates' annual survey on new-vehicle quality, which was released Wednesday. Read more...

Tuesday February 28, 2006 - Visteon Wins Satellite Radio Business With Hyundai. Visteon Corporation has won a contract to supply satellite radio systems on Hyundai Motor America's Sonata. The system will include standard XM Satellite Radio and will be offered on the Sonata later this year. Hyundai is the first automaker to add standard XM Satellite Radio to its full vehicle lineup. Read more ...

Tuesday, October 25, 2005 - Hyundai gains share, plans to target high-end vehicle market. Not too long ago, Hyundai was the joke of the domestic auto industry, producing cheap cars whose quality reflected their price, with persistent problems that made each purchase an adventure.

But in the past five years, the South Korean automaker has changed all that. It has revamped operations, come up with new designs and models that perennially rank among the nation's best, and aided by a 10-year warranty that has taken away the fear factor for most buyers. Read more ...

Tuesday, March 8, 2005 - U.S. automakers improve reliability, but Asians still on top. U.S. automakers improved the reliability of their products last year, but Hyundai Motor Co. and other Asian companies still make the most trouble-free vehicles, according to a survey released Monday by Consumer Reports magazine. Read more...

Monday, May 24, 2004 - Hyundai fares well in another auto quality survey. A new survey measuring automotive quality backs up Hyundai Motor Co.’s impressive showing in a recent J.D. Power and Associates report, while General Motors Corp.’s brands were at or near the top in 11 of 19 vehicle categories.

Hyundai, a once-suspect South Korean brand, ranked 14th out of 37 brands in total quality experience in the new survey, up from 23rd last year.

Among brands that typically sell for under $23,000, Hyundai ranked second behind GM’s Saturn nameplate but ahead of No. 3 Honda. Hyundai was at or near the top in three vehicle categories -- small car (Elantra, tied with Saturn Ion); compact car (Sonata, just behind Chevrolet Malibu); and small sport utility vehicle (Santa Fe). Read more...

Satisfaction is up as Hyundai gains, BMW drops. While Japanese automakers fared well, GM and the South Korean carmaker, Hyundai, proved unexpectedly strong contenders. Meanwhile, the study's perennial winner, BMW, was knocked out of the top spot, according to Strategic Vision, the California-based research firm that produces the annual Total Quality Index. Read more...