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• Hyundai leads as US auto sector recovers

  BNET - 2009-11-04

  The US auto industry showed signs of recovering strongly from its worst downturn in decades in October, led by South Korea's Hyundai Motor which has been gaining market share. Last month, Hyundai's sales jumped 49 per cent compared with the same period a year ago, following a 1.3 per cent...

  Tags: sales, General Motors Corp., Ford Motor Co.

• News: Hyundai developing a Prius rival

  BNET - 2009-11-02

  Hyundai says a local rival for the Prius is on the company's wish list. By BRUCE NEWTON. Hyundai Elantra Hybrid Hyundai Australia is looking at importing a stand-alone petrol electric hybrid model to compete with Toyota's Prius and Honda's Insight. The company has set its sights on selling one of...

  Tags: Toyota Camry, Toyota Prius, Hyundai

• News: Hyundai drops petrol-powered Santa Fe

  BNET - 2009-11-02

  Hyundai has gone down the diesel-only path with its new version of the Santa Fe offroader. By BRUCE NEWTON. 2010 Hyundai Santa Fe As mid-life updates go this is a thorough one. Hyundai's Santa Fe soft-roader has gone all turbo-diesel, stayed all-wheel drive, had its ANCAP crash rating upped from...

  Tags: engine, Hyundai

• Breaking News: Hyundai reports record Q3 net profit

  BNET - 2009-10-22

  South Korea's largest automaker Hyundai Motor reported record net profit in the third quarter, helped by strong sales overseas. South Korea's largest automaker Hyundai Motor reported record net profit in the third quarter, helped by strong sales overseas. Net profit in the three months to the end of September more...

  Tags: Hyundai, Hyundai Motor Co., Net Profit

• 2010 Hyundai Accent Blue Offers Low Price

  BNET - 2009-10-08

  Date posted: 10-08-2009 FOUNTAIN VALLEY, California — With the recession clearly still top of mind, Hyundai has rolled out a low-price 2010 Accent Blue model. The Accent Blue with a 1.6-liter four-cylinder and five-speed manual transmission starts at $10,690, including a $720 destination charge. "The 'Blue' model will be priced...

  Tags: destination, Hyundai

• 2009 SEMA: Hyundai Genesis Coupe gets GReddy X-Gen Treatment

  BNET - 2009-10-08

  FOUNTAIN VALLEY, Calif., 10/06/2009 To enhance the tunability of its most dynamic performance car ever, Hyundai has teamed up with GReddy Performance Parts to manufacture products for the Hyundai Genesis Coupe. These high-performance parts will be displayed on the "GReddy X-Gen Street Genesis Coupe" show car at SEMA 2009.  The...

  Tags: Performance, Hyundai

• 2010 Hyundai Accent gets more fuel-efficient with Blue

  BNET - 2009-10-08

  Hyundai recently announced a new fuel-efficient trim called â??Blueâ?? for the Elantra that boasts an EPA-rated 35 mpg in highway driving. Now the Blue concept has extended to the Accent with the full line seeing an incremental fuel economy improvement and the thrifty Blue three-door hatchback boasting a 36 mpg...

  Tags: economy, improvement, U.S. Environmental Protection Agency, transmission, Hyundai, economy improvement, engine component, alternator management system

• Hyundai and Kia Keep Climbing Up the Sales Charts

  BNET - 2009-10-06

  A favorable exchange rate underscores a lot of the other factors Hyundai and Kia have going for them in the United States, including a lot of new models and more distinctive styling. by Jim Henry

  Tags: Hyundai, Kia Motors Corp., Sales Strategy, Free Trade, Sales Force Management, Sales, Finance, Jim Henry

• Hyundai's Advertising Strategy: Wait for the Fire Sales

  BNET - 2009-09-28

  With bigger automakers out of the way, Hyundai grabbed discounted advertising deals it never could have landed pre-recession. Late last year, Chris Perry, marketing communication director at Hyundai Motor America, got a call he’d been waiting years to receive. A rep in Hyundai’s media-buying agency reported that an exclusive...

  Tags: Hyundai, Car, Advertisement, Sales, Hyundai Motor Company, Advertising, General Motors, L’Oreal, Marketing, Deals, Recession, Downturn, American Express, Melanie Warner

• The Price Is Right — If You Can Spend Again

  BNET - 2009-09-28

  How four companies have scored big deals by not letting a good crisis go to waste.With business spending having fallen off a cliff and newly thrifty consumers reluctant to open their wallets, now might not seem like the time to embark on an 800-person hiring spree or a huge retail-store...

  Tags: Hyundai, Advertisement, ITT Corp., Real Estate, Business Operations, BNET Feature Package, Recession, Downturn, Deals, M&As, Mergers and Acquisitions, Advertising