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Hyundai Reports October U.S. Sales Up 3.6 Percent


November 2006
 Filed under: HYUNDAI AND KIA CORPORATE Car News | HYUNDAI AND KIA CORPORATE Headlines
FOUNTAIN VALLEY, Calif., Nov. 1 /PRNewswire/ -- Hyundai Motor America sold 30,479 units during the month of October, up 3.6 percent over October 2005. With the strong sales of the Hyundai Elantra and the all-new 2007 Hyundai Santa Fe, sales were up 13.5 percent and 22.2 percent respectively over October 2005. The Hyundai Azera also continued to perform well, up 48.3 percent compared with October 2005 Hyundai XG350 sales.
"We are very pleased to see a strong start to the fourth quarter of 2006 as we close in on our year-end sales targets and as our dealer inventory of '06 models continues a strong selldown," said Mark Barnes, vice president, National Sales, Hyundai Motor America. "Our model line-up will get a boost from the all-new 2007 Elantra entering dealerships this month and we look forward to a strong end to the sales year."

All Hyundai vehicles sold in the U.S. are covered by The Hyundai Advantage, America's Best Warranty. Hyundai buyers are protected by a 10-year/100,000-mile powertrain warranty, a 5-year/60,000-mile bumper-to-bumper warranty, a 7-year/unlimited-mile anti-perforation warranty and 5-year/unlimited-mile roadside assistance protection.

Following is the sales breakdown for October 2006:

CARLINE OCT/2006 OCT/2005 CY2006 CY2005 ACCENT 2,010 2,855 30,099 37,728 SONATA 7,438 9,676 130,993 95,296 ELANTRA 5,468 4,816 86,102 101,348 TIBURON 1,211 1,467 15,663 18,211 SANTA FE 5,162 4,224 50,432 60,830 XG350/AZERA 1,911 1,289 22,473 13,589 TUCSON 4,322 5,086 44,610 51,606 ENTOURAGE 2,957 n/a 9,366 n/a TOTAL 30,479 29,413 389,738 378,608

Source: Hyundai Motor America

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