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#12 of 39 Re: Elantra Coupe [puffin1] by mikeystoy5

Jan 13, 2012 (4:20 pm)

Replying to: puffin1 (Jan 12, 2012 5:14 pm)
Thx puff, I'll go and check it out. lol harry ">

#13 of 39 hitting another sweet spot by Stever@Edmunds HOST

Jan 17, 2012 (10:03 pm)

"By moving upscale with its product line, CNW mentioned Hyundai has seen the age of primary drivers climb 12.6 percent — “on purpose,” according to Spinella.
  
Now at 42.4 years, “it remains among the youngest brands, but is now in the demographic sweet spot,” he added."
 
Primary Drivers’ Median Age Tells a Tale (autoremarketing.com)

#15 of 39 No one's laughing now by Stever@Edmunds HOST

Apr 12, 2012 (1:43 pm)

"Despite Hyundai's turnaround, Krafcik still worries about quality.
 
"It only takes one small mistake with a critical part in a safety-related system to derail all of the good work that we've done," he says."
 
How Hyundai went from joke to contender in US (AP)

#16 of 39 another shift in Bama by Stever@Edmunds HOST

Apr 30, 2012 (8:10 pm)

"Hyundai Motor Co. plans to hire 877 more workers to add a third shift at its Montgomery, Ala., assembly plant so it can crank out more Sonata midsize cars and Elantra compacts."
 
Hyundai to add 877 jobs at Alabama plant (AP)

#17 of 39 Re: another shift in Bama [steve_] by benjaminh

May 06, 2012 (4:13 am)

Replying to: Stever@Edmunds (Apr 30, 2012 8:10 pm)
With 3 shifts, and the plant working almost around the clock, the Hyundai factory will probably be able to make about 400,000 cars in 2013, which will be up from the record of c. 340,000 in 2012. I think the original design of the factory called for a capacity of about 250,000. In other words, this is pretty impressive...

#18 of 39 Re: another shift in Bama [benjaminh] by Stever@Edmunds HOST

May 06, 2012 (8:05 am)

Replying to: benjaminh (May 06, 2012 4:13 am)
And in more news that could make the fanboys cringe, BMW, Hyundai in talks on engine alliance. (Reuters)
 
Kia is still the Eli in the equation. Hyundai just isn't making many missteps lately.
 
Kia Fastest-Growing U.S. Brand Suffers in Hyundai Shadow (Bloomberg)

#19 of 39 Re: another shift in Bama [steve_] by benjaminh

May 06, 2012 (3:27 pm)

Replying to: Stever@Edmunds (May 06, 2012 8:05 am)
Interesting. I guess the losses on Rover probably explain why BMW doesn't buy Mazda to get its tech and have a third brand in the US.
 
I think it's possible that someday Mini could become a bigger volume brand here, maybe even with its own factory in the US. But right now even with its problems I think Mazda might even outsell BMW in terms of numbers. Of course Mazda is losing money on every car they sell, it seems like, and so making it up with volume is not exactly working for them.
 
I'm surprised that Hyundai has not yet announced its next factory here. Clearly they need it.

#20 of 39 Re: another shift in Bama [steve_] by maxx4me

May 12, 2012 (7:22 am)

Replying to: Stever@Edmunds (May 06, 2012 8:05 am)
Thanks for that Steve. But I find myself scratching my head on this one.
 
1. Let's get real. Kia is Hyundai. The reason they can't "get no respect" is because only one in a million people know this. They still think Kia is a different car company. If people knew it was the same car company, their market share would naturally go up in today's Hyundai frenzied atmosphere.
2. Trying to find a Kia dealership isn't easy. As such, people likely view the car as unattainable since the dealership isn't around the corner for any potential warranty work, given Hyundai's long warranty protection.
 
As for the BMW post, this is a real head shaker. What am I missing here? Why would Hyundai want to be involved with a poor quality company like BMW? Is there something wrong with Hyundai's engines that they would want to align themselves with a company that can't produce a quality car other than the occational one and three series?

#21 of 39 Re: another shift in Bama [maxx4me] by Stever@Edmunds HOST

May 12, 2012 (12:43 pm)

Replying to: maxx4me (May 12, 2012 7:22 am)
lol, tough crowd Maxx.
 
Hyundai/Kia is quite the setup. Reminds me of what would have happened if the US had made Ford take over GM during the recent troubles. Yeah, Kia and Hyundai are the "same company" but there sure doesn't seem to be any love lost between the two of them, much less any synergy.
 
Wikipedia reminds me that Hyundai outbid Ford for Kia during Kia's bankruptcy, and Hyundai wound up with a 51% share. Other reports I've read over the years indicate that the Korean government made Hyundai outbid Ford.

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