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Hyundai Motor America Reports May Sales

FOUNTAIN VALLEY, Calif., June 2 /PRNewswire/ -- Hyundai Motor America today announced sales of 49,045 vehicles in May, a 33 percent increase versus May 2009 and an all-time May sales record for Hyundai. The all-new Sonata and Tucson saw sales soar 92 percent and 227 percent, respectively, over last May. This marks the seventeenth consecutive month of year-over-year retail market share gains for Hyundai and the best share month this year. Year to date, Hyundai sales are up 23 percent compared with 2009.

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"As we continue to refresh and expand our model line-up, we are clearly appealing to customers who have placed Hyundai on their shopping list for the very first time," said Dave Zuchowski, Hyundai Motor America's vice present of national sales. "This considerable broadening of our customer base comes at a time when we are continuing to reduce our fleet mix, thus improving the overall quality of our market share.

"For the third straight month, our all-new Sonata is the third-best selling mid-size car in the country in retail sales, well ahead of strong rivals such as Nissan Altima, Chevy Malibu and Ford Fusion," Zuchowski added. "Sonata is the number one researched car at Edmunds.com for the eleventh straight week and consumers love Sonata's breakthrough design, 35 mile-per-gallon fuel economy, and lower depreciation than Honda Accord."

On a year-over-year basis, Elantra, Sonata and Tucson sales increased 30, 47 and 153 percent, respectively. Genesis achieved an all-time monthly sales record, with sales up 27 percent, marking the 11th consecutive month of year-over-year sales gain.

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 almost 800 dealerships nationwide. All Hyundai vehicles sold in the U.S. are covered by the Hyundai Assurance program which now includes the 5-year/60,000 mile fully transferable bumper-to-bumper warranty, Hyundai's 10-year/100,000 mile powertrain warranty and 5-year complimentary Roadside Assistance in addition to the highly acclaimed vehicle return policy introduced in early 2009. For more details on Hyundai Assurance, please visit www.HyundaiAssurance.com.

    CARLINE   MAY/2010 MAY/2009 CY/2010 CY/2009
    -------   -------- -------- ------- -------
    ACCENT       4,185    5,877  22,463  24,789
    SONATA      21,195   11,059  71,478  48,531
    ELANTRA      9,781    6,932  43,319  33,411
    TIBURON          0    1,640       0   7,903
    SANTA FE     6,157    6,486  36,790  26,325
    AZERA          218      346   1,153   1,638
    TUCSON       4,395    1,346  16,307   6,452
    ENTOURAGE        0      129       0   3,300
    VERACRUZ       634    1,043   2,745   6,294
    GENESIS      2,480    2,079  10,322   8,100
    TOTAL       49,045   36,937 204,577 166,743

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SOURCE Hyundai Motor America