Hyundai Corporate

- Hyundai tops 50,000 sales for the first time ever and reports best sales month in its history as 2009 Hyundai Genesis begins arriving in dealerships

FOUNTAIN VALLEY, Calif., July 1, 2008 -- Hyundai Motor America today announced sales of 50,033 for the month of June, a 1.3 percent increase over the same record-setting period last year and best sales month ever.

2009 Hyundai Genesis front/side

FOUNTAIN VALLEY, Calif., June 3, 2008 /PRNewswire/ -- Hyundai Motor America today announced sales of 46,415 for the month of May, a six percent increase over the same period last year, and its best May ever.

2008 Hyundai Sonata

"We are very pleased with our results for May and the fact we were able to break the record set in 2007 for the month during a period of record-setting oil prices and a sluggish economy," said Dave Zuchowski, Hyundai Motor America's vice president of national sales. "Our more fuel-efficient vehicles -- Accent, Elantra and Sonata -- continued their strong momentum with increases of 89 percent, 46 percent and 12 percent, respectively, over last year."

FOUNTAIN VALLEY, Calif., May 1, 2008 /PRNewswire/ -- Hyundai Motor America today announced sales of 39,280 for the month of April, a 0.4 percent increase over the same period last year.

"In a pretty tough economy, we are pleased that sales were slightly up over April 2007," said Dave Zuchowski, Hyundai Motor America's vice president of national sales. "Car buyers showed strong interest in our more fuel-efficient vehicles. The Hyundai Accent, Hyundai Elantra and Hyundai Sonata sold well reflecting concerns with the overall economy and rising fuel prices."

FOUNTAIN VALLEY, Calif., 03/31/2008 -- Hyundai Motor America (HMA) earned the highest ranking for consumer recall with its “Big Duh” year-end sales event advertising spots according to IAG Research, the TV ad effectiveness and program engagement company. IAG ranked auto commercials that viewers remembered most and liked best from November 1, 2007, to January 26, 2008.

“Recall is one of the most important indicators of a campaign’s effectiveness,” said Joel Ewanick, vice president of Marketing for Hyundai Motor America. “This campaign is friendly, approachable and pokes fun at traditional car sales event advertising, which are all characteristics that contributed to its success.”

FOUNTAIN VALLEY, Calif., April 1, 2008 /PRNewswire/ -- Hyundai Motor America today announced record sales of 42,796 for the month of March, a two percent increase over the same record-setting period last year.

"We are very encouraged by our March results, especially considering the challenging market we are in," said Dave Zuchowski, Hyundai Motor America's vice president of national sales. "Our redesigned Sonata posted a solid seven percent increase over a year ago, while Accent, Elantra and Azera all saw double-digit growth compared with March of last year. We are cautiously optimistic and feel our brand is very well positioned to respond to the emerging spring selling season."

NEW YORK, 03/24/2008 -- Hyundai Motor America (HMA) earns accolades from IAG Research for the “Most Effective New Nameplate Launch Campaign” for a Hyundai Veracruz ad that compares the exciting SUV with the Lexus RX 350. IAG Research, the TV ad effectiveness and program engagement company, presented the Second Annual IAG Automotive Advertising Awards recently at the 2008 New York International Auto Show (NYIAS).

FOUNTAIN VALLEY, Calif., 02/18/2008 -- Hyundai’s Super Bowl advertisements did the best job of boosting brand opinion according to two leading marketing research firms. The Nielsen Online MegaPanel Survey, post-game study showed that 43 percent of respondents had improved their opinion of the Hyundai brand – the highest of any automotive advertiser. In addition, in comScore’s 2008 Super Bowl post-game survey, Hyundai garnered a 45 percent increase in net brand improvement, the highest figure of any Super Bowl advertiser.

FOUNTAIN VALLEY, Calif., Feb. 1, 2008 /PRNewswire/ -- Hyundai Motor America today announced sales of 21,452 for the month of January.

"We are disappointed with our sales results and recognize this is a challenging sales environment and the industry overall is struggling," said Dave Zuchowski, Hyundai Motor America's vice president of national sales. "We are hopeful that the government's proposed fiscal stimulus package and our newly announced incentives will get us back on track in February." For a complete list of Hyundai's sales incentives, please visit Hyundaiusa.com.

FOUNTAIN VALLEY, Calif., 01/30/2008 -- Hyundai Motor America announced plans to advertise during the nation’s largest sporting event, the National Football League’s Super Bowl. Hyundai’s purchase of two 30-second spots during the third and fourth quarters marks the company’s first Super Bowl advertising effort since 1989. The ads will air on the game broadcast Sunday, February 3, 2008.

“The Super Bowl is a must-see event for nearly 100 million people and we want every one of them to know that Hyundai is America’s next great car company,” said Joel Ewanick, vice president of Marketing for Hyundai Motor America. “Hyundai marketing continues to step out in big ways, and the Super Bowl is as big as it gets.”

Joint venture provides global support for Korean automaker

AURORA, ON, Jan. 16, 2008 /PRNewswire - FirstCall/ - Cosma International, an operating unit of Magna International Inc. and a leading global automotive metalforming supplier, and its joint-venture partner Shin Young Metal Ind. Co., a Korea-based automotive supplier, today announced a major new-business award from Hyundai Motor Corporation.

Cosma and Shin Young Metal will supply major stampings and welded assemblies to Hyundai's new assembly plant in St. Petersburg, Russia, which, is expected to be operational in 2010. Cosma and Shin Young Metal will supply Hyundai from a greenfield manufacturing facility to be built in close proximity to the Hyundai assembly plant.

FOUNTAIN VALLEY, Calif., Jan. 3 /PRNewswire/ -- Hyundai Motor America today announced its best-ever December with sales of 46,487 units and best ever annual sales of 467,009 for 2007. This marked the ninth year in a row of rising sales.

"We feel good closing the year with increased sales and market share over year-ago figures," said Dave Zuchowski, Hyundai Motor America's vice president of national sales. "Still, we enter the year with cautious optimism as the overall industry likely will retract to the 15.7 million range. But we are confident that the strongest product lineup in our history will bring further sales records in 2008, led by the all-new rear-wheel drive Genesis sedan being introduced at the Detroit Auto Show on January 13."

Non-traditional approach to engine manufacturing provides award-winning quality, world-class efficiencies and costs savings

Auburn Hills, Mich., Dec 19, 2007 - Plant Engineering magazine has named the Global Engine Manufacturing Alliance (GEMA) in Dundee, Mich.—a joint venture between Chrysler LLC, Mitsubishi Motors Corporation and Hyundai Motor Company—one of three winners of its 2007 Top Plant award. The Top Plant award is presented each year to manufacturing facilities that demonstrate a commitment to excellence in terms of production and product.

The GEMA plant was recognized for its operational excellence through the use of best practices in plant engineering management as well as its use of lean and green operations.

WASHINGTON and NEW YORK, Dec. 17, 2007 /PRNewswire - FirstCall/ -- The world's leading automakers joined the list of prominent businesses and organizations in favor of the merger of XM Satellite Radio (NASDAQ:XMSR) and SIRIUS Satellite Radio (NASDAQ:SIRI) . General Motors Corporation, Ford Motor Company, Toyota, Honda, Hyundai and Kia Motors America have publicly supported a combined SIRIUS-XM. Chrysler also sent a letter to FCC Chairman Kevin Martin and Assistant Attorney General Thomas Barnett expressing no opposition to the merger. In 2006, these automakers sold more than 14 million vehicles, or over 85% of the light vehicles sold in the United States.

New Program To Raise More Than $10 Million In Five Years For Pediatric Cancer Research

FOUNTAIN VALLEY, Calif., 12/12/2007 Hyundai Motor America and its dealers announced the launch of the Hyundai Scholars Pediatric Cancer Fellowship Program at Children’s Hospital of Orange County (CHOC) and presented a $150,000 check to the CHOC Cancer Institute. The Hyundai Scholars Fellowship Program will fund research positions at top pediatric cancer centers across the country, helping doctors find cures for this devastating disease. The program’s goal is to raise more than $10 million for pediatric cancer research in the next five years.

FOUNTAIN VALLEY, Calif., 12/10/2007 -- Hyundai Motor America (HMA) announced today the promotion of Chris Perry to director, Marketing Communications. Perry previously served as the senior national manager of Advertising and has held several other marketing and strategic planning positions since joining Hyundai in 2000. He will continue to report to Joel Ewanick, Hyundai’s vice president of Marketing.

FOUNTAIN VALLEY, Calif., Dec. 3 /PRNewswire/ -- Hyundai Motor America today reported a November sales increase of 12 percent over a year ago, led by Hyundai Santa Fe and Hyundai Sonata, both up 41 percent for the month. Additionally, the Hyundai Accent, one of the company's ultra low emission vehicles (ULEV) that delivers up to 37 miles per gallon, saw sales rise 19 percent. In total, the company sold 31,883 vehicles for the month, compared with 28,417 a year ago.

Expansion Supports Growing Sales And Dealer Body In The Southeast

AUSTELL, Georgia, 11/14/2007 -- Hyundai Motor Finance Company (HMFC) held grand opening ceremonies for its Southeast Regional Service Center in Austell, Ga. today. The new center will provide full retail credit and funding services for Hyundai and Kia dealers in the Southern and Eastern regions and allow HMFC to service its dealers more effectively from within the Eastern Time Zone.

“This new location is centrally located in the booming Atlanta metropolis,” said Michael Buckingham, president and chief executive officer, HMFC.

FOUNTAIN VALLEY, Calif., Nov. 1 /PRNewswire/ -- Hyundai Motor America's popular Santa Fe and Sonata vehicles posted sales increases of 15 percent and 28 percent, respectively, for the month of October. Additionally, the fuel-efficient Accent posted strong sales, up 32 percent over October 2006. Overall, sales for the month were relatively flat at 30,232, compared with 30,479 one year ago.

"We are hopeful the arrival of our 2008 models in showrooms will mitigate some of the uncertain economic conditions in the fourth quarter and sales will improve through the end of the year and build momentum heading into 2008," said Bob Pradzinski, Hyundai Motor America's director, national sales.

FOUNTAIN VALLEY, Calif., Oct. 26, 2007 /PRNewswire/ -- Hyundai Motor America (HMA), its employees and dealers are making a concerted effort to assist in providing relief to those who have suffered in the recent fires which have ravaged portions of Southern California.

"All of us in Southern California are affected by this disaster and we're eager to pitch in and help with the relief efforts in as many ways as possible," said Keith Duckworth, executive vice president, general affairs, HMA. "Hyundai's thoughts and concern go out to those who have been affected and hopes these donations will help alleviate their suffering."

HMA has established a fund for employee donations to the Red Cross relief efforts and HMA will be matching every dollar its employees donate.

Fountain Valley, Calif., 10/23/2007 -- Hyundai Motor America (HMA) today announced that Patricia Romero has been named national manager of multicultural marketing for the company. Romero will be responsible for all Hyundai ethnic marketing and advertising in the United States. She will report directly to Chris Perry, senior national manager of marketing communications.