New Hyundai Elantra – 2011 Model Year production moving to Alabama
Hyundai moving production of the all-new Elantra (2011 model year) to Alabama!
Hyundai is all set to introduce the all-new Elantra compact sedan in the U.S. market. The 2011 Elantra, which has gone through a complete makeover for the new model year, will make its official debut at the 2010 Los Angeles Auto Show.
At the L.A. event, Hyundai will officially announce its plans to move production of new Elantra from Korea to the USA. The model will join the hot-selling Sonata sedan at the automaker’s manufacturing plant in Alabama, which has produced nearly 1.2 million cars since it started operating in May 2005.
To commence the 2011 Elantra production in Alabama, Hyundai will have to move production of the popular Santa Fe SUV to Kia’s manufacturing plant in Georgia, which currently only builds the 2011 Sorento crossover. Kia’s Georgia plant can produce as much as 300,000 vehicles per year.
According to Hyundai, the ultra-modern Alabama plant will produce only Elantra four-door sedans, while Elantra Toring models will continue to be imported to the USA. Although Hyundai has not revealed how many Elantras are planned to be build in the first year, we have been told that the model is expected to be one of the top three best-selling Hyundai cars in the USA. This means production will probably hit somewhere in-between 100.000 and 150.000 units per year.
The forth-coming Los Angeles auto show will bring us more details and information about new Elantra compact car, including the official Elantra release date, engine specifications, available colors and other important vehicle data, so make sure you visit our Hyundai blog again.
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Wow. It will be another smash hit! Hopefully it will surpass the Corolla in sales next year!
If they’re moving in Elantra, which outsells Santa Fe, how do they ever expect to move past Camry? Or do they even? Maybe they’re aiming too low.
I see a slaughter of the lambs coming for both Civic and Corolla but more so Corolla. Notice I didn’t bother to mention the Nissan Sentra, which is nothing more than a garbage box on wheels.
I am not trying to be hard on any of these cars, well maybe the last one (Sentra) which is pure turd. But having recently driven and owned Hyundais compared next to the competition, the only real drama left is the sticker price of its over priced competitors.
I see the new 2011 Elantra eating share from both Civic and Corolla but more so Corolla. Notice I didn’t bother to mention the Nissan Sentra, which is nothing more than a garbage box on wheels.
I am not trying to be hard on any of these competitor vehicles, well, come to think of it, the Nissan Sentra is a turd and doesn’t even belong in the mix.
No need to mention Sentra. Even the current Elantra easily outsells it.
I NEED HELP WITH MY 2010 ELANTRA THE CAR SEEMS TO DOUBLE TO TRIPLE THE AMOUNT OF MILES THAT I ACTUALLY DRIVE THE CAR ONLY HAD 33,000 MILES WHEN I PURCHASED IT 3 MONTHS AGO IT NOW SAYS OVER 43,000 AND THE TRANSMISION SLIPS I TOOK IT TO A LOCAL DEALER THEY CLAIM THERES NOTHING WRONG MY HUSBAND IS A MECHANIC AND HE CAN’T FIGURE IT OUT.I LOVE THE CAR I JUST WANT THE PROBLEM FIXED