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Hyundai ranks seventh in the United States in automotive sales. Hyundai's Korean compatriot and underling, Kia, is posting improved sales all around the globe. How did this happen? As Hyundai introduces the Genesis sedan, Kia is soon to upgrade the Amanti to become more Hyundai Azera-like. Kia is just rolling out its gigantic SUV, the Borrego. Hyundai's largest SUV, the Veracruz, is in some eyes better than the Lexus RX. But....
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Statistics posted here yesterday were, as I remember, discouraging; depressing; and disgusting. You can read the bad car statistics with clicks here or here. But all this negativity... man, it's getting me down. It's past time that we improve...
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KOREAN CAR SALES INCREASE - NUMBERS
Hyundai ranks seventh in the United States in automotive sales. Hyundai's Korean compatriot and underling, Kia, is posting improved sales all around the globe. How did this happen? As Hyundai introduces the Genesis sedan, Kia is soon to upgrade the Amanti to become more Hyundai Azera-like. Kia is just rolling out its gigantic SUV, the Borrego. Hyundai's largest SUV, the Veracruz, is in some eyes better than the Lexus RX. But....That's a small part of the Hyundai/Kia success story in America. Check out the U.S. sales stats below. Remember the models that have succumbed to the current state of the American automotive marketplace: Hyundai's Sonata, Azera, Santa Fe, Tuscon, Tiburon, Entourage and Kia's Amanti, Sedona, Sportage, and Sorento.
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56.2 - percentage sales jump for the Hyundai Accent (compact hatchback and sedan) over the first half of this year compared with January-July of 2007
51.7 - percentage sales jump for the Kia Rondo (mini-minivan) over the first half of this year
40.4 - percentage sales increase posted by the Kia Optima (midsize sedan) during January-July of '08
7,048 - total sales of the Hyundai Veracruz (large crossover) through July of this year, up from 5,226 Veracruz sales in the first six months of 2007
28 - percentage increase in Kia Rio (compact hatch and sedan) sales (to 24,668) through July of this year
72,432 - total Hyundai Elantra (small sedan) sales in the first half of 2008, up from 57,914 during the same period of 2007
5,940 - increase in sales of the Kia Spectra (small sedan) comparing the first six months of 2008 with the same period of 2007
- Hyundai’s Us Sales Drop By -22.6% In January
Despite the addition of the Veracruz SUV in its range, Hyundai’s US sales in January recorded a significant plunge. The Korean carmaker sold 21,452 units for the month of January 2008 compared to 27,721 units in January 2007 which translates in...
- Profiling Hyundai Canada's Rapid Canadian Sales Growth - November Edition
In October, the badge on the second best-selling SUV in Canada was the italicized H of Hyundai's. Meanwhile, October's fourth best-selling car in Canada also featured the italicized H. The Santa Fe and Elantra aren't newly introduced models,...
- Profiling Hyundai Canada's Rapid Canadian Sales Growth - The October Edition
Hyundai is a very actively discussed topic here on GoodCarBadCar.net, especially so since the beginning of 2009 when sales success in North America was nearly the exclusive domain of Korea's biggest automaker. Canada, in particular, has been a breeding...
- Hyundai Canada's September/2009 Sales Success Story
Exactly one month ago, even at this time of the morning, The Good Car Guy published a complete report on Hyundai Canada's sales success. Once again, Hyundai's Sales Stats in Canada are very impressive; only this time we're talking about September...
- Good Car Statistics
Statistics posted here yesterday were, as I remember, discouraging; depressing; and disgusting. You can read the bad car statistics with clicks here or here. But all this negativity... man, it's getting me down. It's past time that we improve...