New Hyundai Cars Blog :: 2012 Sonata, Tucson SUV, dealerships, spy shots, tuning, sales…

We are only a month into 2012, but when you are a company that is firmly on the rise in the minds of critics and consumers, you don’t take time to ease into the New Year.

With that in mind, Hyundai unveiled their new 2013 Veloster coupe at the North American International Auto Show in Detroit this January, and the 201 horsepower vehicle quickly became a favorite among those in attendance.

The Veloster is the first element in the Hyundai turbocharged sports couple line-up, with the 2013 Genesis Couple 2.0T (Turbo) representing the other half of the dynamic duo.

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Hyundai Motor America continues its sales offensive by setting a new sales record in January 2012!

The South Korean largest carmaker today reported its total sales for January 2012 soared 15 percent to a record 42.694 vehicles.

The U.S.-made Sonata sedan was once again the automaker’s top-selling product with 14.489 units sold last month. It was followed by the 2012  Elantra compact car, which has recently won the North American Car Of The Year award. Compared to a year ago, the Elantra sales grew 13 percent to 10.900 units.

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First images of the camo-free Hyundai Santa Fe 2013 (Model Year) hit the web!

What you see here in this post are the clearest and spy shots of the soon-to-be-unveiled Hyundai crossover, the 2013 Santa Fe CUV.

Scheduled to make its official public debut at the up-coming New York Auto Show in April, the all-new Santa Fe CUV will boast a dynamic exterior layout with styling influences from the most recent crop of Hyundai cars (new Hyundai i40 and i30 hatchback).

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There are numerous car awards that are handed out during the course of a year, but there is one in particular that every automaker dreams of getting their hands on. That would be the North American Car of the Year award, and the 2012 version of the award was recently presented to the Hyundai Elantra.

The Korean automaker has been piling up the awards all year long, but this one is the award that means the most, and may very well represent the icing on that cake that is the re-branding effort that Hyundai have put forward in recent years.

The worthy winner was chosen by a panel of 50 esteemed North American auto journalists who rated all of the new vehicles that were released last year. The field was narrowed down to a final three of the Elantra, the Volkswagen Passat, and the Ford Focus, with the Hyundai entry coming out on top.

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High-quality spy shots of the 2013 Hyundai Santa Fe reveal more details about exterior, interior! Release date set for September 2011?

Hyundai has been making a concerted effort to re-design their brand and update their entire vehicle line-up, but there have been a few of their cars, most notably the Santa Fe and the Veracruz, that seem to have been left out of the makeover mix. It looks as though that will change judging by some leaked pictures of the 2013 version of the Santa Fe.

This is a move that is long overdue, as Hyundai, which is well on the way to leading the market in all categories, is missing a modern take in the mid-size crossover segment.

Judging by the pictures, the new version of the 2013 Sanata Fe SUV looks to be sporting a new, more stylish body that has been modeled after the new Tuscon, and the feeling is that the 2013 Santa Fe will get the sportier sounding name of the ix45 (in Europe only!), again similar to the Tuscon which received the ix35 moniker in Europe.

While it was obvious that the overall body design had changed, the smaller details are still something of a mystery given the heavy camouflage sported by the test vehicle.

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Hyundai i-oniq concept vehicle teased ahead of 2012 Geneva Auto Show!

The South Korean largest carmaker revealed plans to unveil a brand-new concept car  at the 2012 Geneva Motor Show. Called i-oniq, the concept car will preview the next step in the evolution of Hyundai’s “Fluidic Sculpture” design language.

Ahead of its official public premiere, Hyundai recently released a single teaser image of the i-oniq concept vehicle, which reveals a sleek profile that straddles the line between a 4-door coupe and shooting brake.

Thomas Burkle, former BMW designer and current European chief designer at Hyundai Motor Europe, described the i-oniq concept as a vehicle that features “unique exterior look with two strong arched curves defining the silhouette of the concept car and creating a playful contrast between the sharp character lines and soft but muscular features”.

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Annual US sales of Hyundai and Kia vehicles exceed 1 million units for the first time!

The South Korean automobile giant Hyundai-Kia Automotive Group has set a significant sales milestone in the USA last month. Their combined 2011 sales exceeded 1 million units for the first time since they entered the market more than 20 years ago.

According to latest sales reports, Hyundai sold 594.926 vehicles during the first 11 months of 2011, while Kia was not far behind with sales-to-date reaching 442.102 units.

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Hyundai’s all-new 1.6L GDI four-cylinder engine listed at Ward’s 10 Best Engines List!

The all-new 1,6L four-cylinder engine from Hyundai-Kia Automotive Group has been selected as one of the world’s top 10 engines by WardsAuto, one of the most trusted automotive magazines in the United States. This marks another feat for Hyundai Motor Company after its 5.0L V8 Tau engine was named on the same list for three straight years from 2009.

Hyundai’s 1.6L GDI engine, which is available in several entry-level Hyundai and Kia models including the 2012 versions of Accent,  Veloster coupe and Kia Rio, is the smallest displacement engine on this year’s list. The list includes 10 technologically most advanced powerplants with majority featuring a highly-advanced gasoline direct injection technology.

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