Hyundai-Kia Break Another Monthly Sales Record, Must Boost Production To Do It Again
Another month, another sales record for Hyundai/Kia. At this point, it’s getting tough to expect anything else. Elantra took top honors for the Korean concern last month, as Hyundai USA CEO John Krafcik confirms that sales of the new Sonata and the Santa Fe are both capacity restrained at this point. Krafcik tells Automotive News [sub] that an undisclosed US production capacity increase is in the works, as Hyundai is selling Sonata and Santa Fe faster than they can build them. Soul and Sorento are hitting their stride for Kia as well, with the Soul cresting 8k units last month and the Sorento topping 9k. But perhaps one of the best signs that Hyundai/Kia are in a good place is that only the aging Accent failed to beat its Cash-for-Clunker-driven July 2009 number. We’ll see what happens next month, but further out, Krafcik tells AN [sub] that Hyundai is targeting a 50 MPG fleet average for 2025. Even with no plans to sell pickups in the US, Hyundai’s prospects look bright in this market.
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Listening to a Car Show this past Sunday evening here in Ontario Canada, one Lady called the Show to ask what she could do with her 2010 Hyundai Santa Fe which was on her third Transmission, her vehicle still in dealers Garage! The answer from the Host said that dealers don't have the time to check out defects, but would rather replace the whole Transmission than spend the time looking for defects! Here in Canada we don't have a Lemon Law like in many of the USA States, what a mess!