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Company Hyundai showed the first picture of the new minivan

2010-09-02T05:47:00.000-07:00

On Thursday, 2 September, the company Hyundai has published the first official picture of the new Compact MPV, which will be built on the base model i20. The car will be called iX20, and its world premiere will be held in early October this year at the Motor Show in Paris. This publication reports AutoWeek.
Compact MPV will be the second car brand Hyundai in the European market (after the crossover ix35), performed in the new corporate design style, which is in the South Korean company called "Liquid Sculpture". The appearance of the model developed in the German iX20 Ryusselhayme, where the European headquarters of Hyundai. Detailed information about this car has not been revealed, but according to preliminary data, the Compact MPV will be offered with three engines - 1.4-liter diesel, as well as with 1,4 - and 1,6-liter gasoline units.
In addition to the model iX20, at the Paris Motor Show and will premiere facelifted hatchback Hyundai i10. The appearance of this car will be done in the style of crossover ix35 (change headlamps and grille), and all motors vehicles retrofitted to meet the environmental requirements of Euro-5. In addition, the range of engines will be a new 1.0-liter four-cylinder unit, the level of CO2 emissions which will not exceed 99 grams per kilometer.

In Hyundai talking about the three new "compact car"

2010-08-31T06:52:00.000-07:00

The company Hyundai has decided to update its model range by introducing three new small car within the next 12 months.

RB Concept has already been presented at the motor show in Moscow, and eventually become a new version of Accent. In the showroom car dealer is going to appear in the middle of next year and will be offered with two petrol engines: 1.4 liter. A capacity of 109 hp and 1.6 liters. capable of 122 hp, both will be connected with five-speed manual or automatic Four-speed gearbox.

The next car in the list was the coupe Veloster, which received front-wheel drive and is already a party to the repeated photo shoots in the performance of the paparazzi. Submitted by car should be at the motor show in Detroit, with the launch of sales by the end of next year. Under the hood will Veloster 1.6-liter unit with a capacity of 140 hp

The third car will be updated Hyundai Elantra, which will be presented to the public at the motor show in Los Angeles. This option should be to break into the market by the end of this year. Under the hood, the updated version will be a new four-cylinder Theta II, volume 2.0 liters.

Successor crossover Hyundai Tucson photographed without camouflage

2009-08-13T10:31:00.000-07:00

Australian Internet publication Ausmotive published the first spy photo of crossover Hyundai ix35, which captures the serial car without any camouflage. The photo was taken at one of Sydney's streets during the shooting spot. As previously reported, the general public, this machine is expected to be presented in September at MOTORSHOW in Frankfurt.

Innovation, which will replace the model of Tucson, created in the style of a concept car Hyundai ix-onic, first shown in March at MOTORSHOW in Geneva. Judging by the photos, apparently from the commercial crossover prototype is only the grille and side intakes on the front bumper. The rest of the machine are similar: they have nearly the same headlamp head light, form the body and the lateral line of glazing.

Information about the range of engine serial Hyundai ix35 is not yet disclosed. Note that the concept car was equipped with a new 1.6-liter turbo-diesel engine power 175 hp and six-speed automatic gearbox. According to some reports, the same engine will be offered for commercial crossover. In addition, the new robot will be completed and a gearbox with two clutches.

Expected that European dealers Hyundai ix35 appears at the end of this year.

Hyundai in a crisis report on sales growth at 36.6%

2009-08-06T11:00:00.001-07:00

World's largest sale of South Korean auto company Hyundai Motor, in July 2009 increased by 36,6% compared to same period last year.

For the first time in seven months, Hyundai sales in foreign markets increased by 44,5% (62,2 thousand units) to 202 thousand units. That relates to access to the full capacity of factories in China, India and the Czech Republic.

The implementation of the domestic market in July grew by 15.4% (or 8.1 thousand units.) Up to 60.6 thousand units. This is mainly due to the tax incentives proposed by the Korean government drivers share cars older than 10 years for new ones. The increase in sales contributed to release new products, in particular, Santa Fe FL and hybrid Elantra LPI, as well as increasing the number of working days.

Hyundai Motor in the II quarter. 2009, increased net profit by 48.5% - up to 650 million dollars

2009-08-01T05:18:00.000-07:00

Net profit of the South Korean automakers Hyundai Motor in the II quarter of 2009 increased by 48,5% - up to 811.9 billion won (650 million), compared with 546.9 billion won (438 million dollars) received for same period a year earlier. This was reported in the published materials of the company today. These figures far exceeded expectations of analysts.

The Company's revenues amounted to 8.08 trillion won (6.46 billion dollars), which is 11.3% lower than in II quarter 2008, fixed at 9.11 trillion won (7.29 billion dollars). Hyundai Motor Operating profit for the reporting quarter amounted to 657.3 billion won (526 million), representing a 0.8% lower than the rate for the II quarter of 2008, amounting to 662.5 billion won (530 million U.S. dollars).

The company connects the growth of net profit for the period with growth of the profitability of their Chinese units and tax breaks, increased sales in South Korea.

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Hyundai Genesis: excellence recognized

2009-07-29T14:32:00.000-07:00

Owners of car Hyundai Genesis welcomed its dynamics, design and technical specifications

As a result of APEAL study 2009, conducted by an American marketing agency JD Power and Associates, which evaluated the dynamics of vehicles, their design and technical perfection, the best cars in the segment of medium-premium segment (Midsize Premium Car) was the model of Hyundai Genesis.

As part of the 2009 APEAL researchers recorded parameters of the new cars that are liked or not liked to customers in the first 90 days after purchase. In particular, issues related to design of the vehicle, its technical characteristics and dynamics. As a result, Hyundai Genesis has received the highest scores for the design of the bodywork, engine and transmission, comfortable interior, technological equipment, and eventually earned 864 points, 26 points above the national average in the medium car segment of the premium segment (Midsize Premium Car). Moreover, the Hyundai brand has improved its results, obtaining 16 points more than in 2008.

«We are very pleased to receive an award from JD Power and Associates, because it demonstrates that the Hyundai Genesis owners are satisfied with their new cars and are proud of them », - noted Zhukovskiy Dave (Dave Zuchowski), Vice-President of Hyundai sales in the United States. «Hyundai Genesis offers the highest quality and the dynamics of value, incomparable with any other car in this segment. APEAL award only confirms that the Genesis more than meets the expectations of consumers segment «premium» ».

«For many years, car manufacturers whose models were the highest grade on the study of APEAL, noted the increase in sales, there is no need for monetary incentives for consumers and a higher net profit from each vehicle sold,», - noted in the agency JD Power and Associates.

The top row in the rating agency APEAL JD Power and Associates - is another of the many awards and prizes, which received the Hyundai Genesis, which award «Automobile of the Year in North America» (which first received the Korean car manufacturer), the prize for «Best new model in 2009» American magazine Kiplinger, the highest score for customer satisfaction, according to the company AutoPacific and many others.

Thanks to Hyundai Genesis rating has increased in the past month, when the agency JD Power and Associates presented its top quality. This rating Hyundai ranked fourth among all car manufacturers (in the past year, Hyundai was at the fourteenth position). Hyundai Genesis marks a new era in the category of premium-car segment.

Hyundai will participate in the "hybrid" fight Toyota and Honda

2009-07-28T10:49:00.000-07:00

Today the market of hybrid cars of two Japanese companies Toyota and Honda, but after three years of competition concerns that would make South Korean Hyundai.

According to latest information, the South Korean Hyundai Group plans to create a competitor to the Toyota Prius and Honda Insight. The car will be built on the basis of a conceptual model Blue-Will Concept, which was presented at this year's motor show in Seoul.

New, more likely, will be equipped with 1.6 liter gasoline engine and electric motor power of 100 kilowatts. How to write 4wheelsnews, only the electrical thrust new model will be able to overcome a distance of 60 km. Is expected to debut a hybrid vehicle will be held in 2012.