Hyundai Motor America Sets All-Time October Sales Record With 38 Percent Increase

- Retails Sales up 71%

- Sonata up 125 percent over 2009

- Tucson up 260 percent over 2009

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Nov 02, 2010, 02:10 ET

FOUNTAIN VALLEY, Calif., Nov. 2, 2010 /PRNewswire/ -- Hyundai Motor America today announced all-time record October sales of 42,656, up 38% percent versus 2009. Retail sales were up 71% percent, while deliveries to fleet accounts were down 46%. For the year, Hyundai has reported total cumulative sales of 452,703, up 21 percent versus the same ten month period in 2009, with retail sales up 29 percent. Through October, Hyundai has already exceeded total and retail volumes for the entire 2009 calendar year. Fleet mix for the month was 11 percent.

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"We were very encouraged by what appeared to be a general strengthening of the overall sales environment in October. The game-changing Sonata is red hot, once again outselling Altima, Fusion, and Malibu at retail. As availability improves for Tucson and Santa Fe, coupled with the launch of turbo and hybrid versions of Sonata, we expect to continue to set sales records, elevate brand awareness, and drive market share growth for the remainder of the fourth quarter," said Dave Zuchowski, executive vice president of sales, Hyundai Motor America. "We'll also sustain October's momentum over the next several months with Equus, our fresh take on intelligent luxury, and the all-new, U.S. built Elantra."

Accent, Elantra, Sonata, Tucson and Genesis sales for October increased 17 percent, 10 percent, 125 percent, 260 percent and 28 percent respectively from last year's levels. Genesis sales marked the 16th consecutive month of year-over-year sales increases.

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 about 800 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 bumper-to-bumper warranty, Hyundai's 10-year/100,000 mile powertrain warranty, 5-year complimentary Roadside Assistance, and the job-loss vehicle return program. For more details on Hyundai Assurance, please visit www.HyundaiAssurance.com.


CARLINE	OCT/2010	OCT/2009	CY/2010	CY/2009
ACCENT	5,372	4,581	45,139	60,106
SONATA	17,505	7,790	166,628	101,365
ELANTRA	9,497	8,673	110,519	91,379
TIBURON	0	0	0	8,579
SANTA FE	3,600	6,448	64,429	64,515
AZERA	202	298	2,641	3,230
TUCSON	3,051	848	32,511	13,620
ENTOURAGE	0	1	0	3,424
VERACRUZ	1,054	516	7,142	9,220
GENESIS	2,375	1,850	23,694	17,784
TOTAL	42,656	31,005	452,703	373,222