HYUNDAI BEST-SELLING PASSENGER CAR BRAND IN CANADA

MARKHAM, ON, July 4, 2011 /CNW/ - Hyundai Auto Canada Corp. announced today that after the first six months of 2011 the company is Canada's best-selling passenger car brand. Further, its 2011 year-to-date sales have increased 10.5% to 68,721 units.

In the month of June Hyundai sold 13,435 units, representing a 16.8% increase over the same month last year and setting a new company record for the month.  The company has now achieved 30 consecutive months of year-over-year sales growth. Hyundai also remained the best-selling import company for the second consecutive month in June.

"Hyundai's sales in June epitomized the company's performance in the first half of 2011," said Steve Kelleher, President and CEO of Hyundai Auto Canada Corp. "Hyundai vehicles are really resonating with Canadian shoppers with an unmatched combination of quality, design and value. Consumers are also recognizing that Hyundai offers tremendous fuel economy. They notice that we offer fuel-saving technologies as standard equipment, unlike some of our competitors that add thousands of dollars in extra costs for a special 'eco' trim.  Consumers in the compact and subcompact segments want to save money on fuel, and at Hyundai, best-in-class fuel efficiency is standard with the Elantra and Accent."

Kelleher added that in response to growing consumer interest in fuel efficient vehicles, the company will begin announcing the percentage of total sales that are of vehicles with fuel efficiency ratings better than 5.0 L/100 km (40 US miles per gallon).  "Hyundai is dedicated to leading the industry in fuel efficiency by implementing the latest in fuel saving technology into its vehicles. Where cars that consume less than 5.0 litres of fuel per 100 km used to be reserved for a select few subcompacts, Hyundai today offers a subcompact, compact and intermediate sedan that surpass the new threshold for excellent fuel economy."

In June, no less than 33.2% of sales were from Hyundai vehicles that consume less than 5.0 L/100 km. The Sonata Hybrid intermediate sedan, Elantra compact sedan and Accent subcompact consume fuel at a respective rate of just 4.6, 4.9 and 4.8 L/100km on the highway.

(Source: www.newswire.ca)

Date posted: July 20, 2011