Hyundai Motor America Has Best Year Ever

- December also the best in company history

- Sonata and Elantra both top 200K in sales

- Santa Fe family up 25 percent for the year; Elantra up 23 percent

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Jan 03, 2014, 12:25 ET

COSTA MESA, Calif., Jan., 3, 2014 /PRNewswire/ -- Hyundai Motor America today announced sales for the month of December of 63,005 units, up six percent versus the same period in 2012, representing the best December in company history and the first December to break the 60,000 mark. Annual sales were 720,783 units, up 2.5 percent over a record setting 2012.

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"An exceptionally strong post-Christmas sales blitz enabled Hyundai to shatter our annual sales record which was set just last year," said Dave Zuchowski, president and CEO, Hyundai Motor America. "All year-end indicators appear to be signaling a robust economic environment for 2014. Home prices are back to their pre-recession levels, jobless rates are continuing to decline, and consumer confidence is on the upswing. This is welcome news for the automotive sector and at Hyundai we're particularly excited to be ringing in the New Year."

Hyundai's all-new Genesis sedan will launch later this month at the North American International Auto Show and the completely redesigned Sonata will arrive later in the spring, taking the breadth and depth of the Hyundai line-up to unparalleled heights.

The U.S.-built Elantra and Santa Fe families set full-year records with sales of 247,912 and 88,844, up 23 percent and 25 percent, respectively. Sonata Hybrid finished the year up 26 percent over 2012 with sales of 22,716.

Fleet sales represented 21 percent of total sales in December and 17 percent for the full year. Certified Pre-Owned vehicle sales for the month were 6,029 down six percent; full year sales were 75,941, up eight percent over 2012.

CARLINE	DEC/2013	DEC/2012	CY/2013	CY2012
ACCENT	7,100	2,933	60,458	61,004
SONATA	14,479	20,826	203,648	230,605
ELANTRA	21,692	19,024	247,912	202,034
SANTA FE	8,249	7,279	88,844	71,016
AZERA	1,092	847	11,221	8,431
TUCSON	3,714	3,745	41,906	48,878
VERACRUZ	0	58	175	8,232
VELOSTER	3,047	1,976	30,711	34,862
GENESIS	3,280	2,397	32,330	33,973
EQUUS	352	350	3,578	3,972
TOTAL	63,005	59,435	720,783	703,007

SALES-WEIGHTED FUEL ECONOMY

	November Window Label Combined MPG	December Window Label Combined MPG	2013 CYTD Window Label Combined MPG
Car	27.6	28.0	28.1
Truck	21.2	21.2	21.8
Hyundai Brand	27.3	27.7	27.9

HYUNDAI MOTOR AMERICA
Hyundai Motor America, headquartered in Fountain Valley, Calif., is a subsidiary of Hyundai Motor Co. of Korea. Hyundai vehicles are distributed throughout the United States by Hyundai Motor America and are sold and serviced through more than 820 dealerships nationwide. All Hyundai vehicles sold in the U.S. are covered by the Hyundai Assurance program, which includes the 5-year/60,000-mile fully transferable new vehicle limited warranty, Hyundai's 10-year/100,000-mile powertrain limited warranty, and five years of complimentary Roadside Assistance. Hyundai Assurance includes Assurance Connected Care that provides owners of Hyundai models equipped with the Hyundai Blue Link telematics system with proactive safety and car care services complimentary for three years. These services include Automatic Collision Notification, Enhanced Roadside Assistance, Vehicle Diagnostic Alert, Monthly Vehicle Health Report and in-vehicle service scheduling.

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