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Hyundai-Kia's share gains have overwhelmed rivals this year, and the climbing yen and South Korea's export-friendly trade pacts are giving Japanese automakers even more worries. Full story...

China is falling in love with Hyundai Motor Co. The South Korean company has gone for a non-factor to the maker of the top-selling foreign car brand in the country in just seven years. Full story...

The outgoing Tucson, introduced in 2005, is and was Hyundai's oldest product on the show floor. In case you were wondering, the Azera is next up and it should be replaced by the all-new Equus sometime in late summer or fall 2010 as a 2011. Full story...

Hyundai Motor chairman Chung Mong-koo has said the company may add production facilities to its Chinese operations in response to rapidly rising sales. Full story...

According to the latest Kelley Blue Book www.kbb.com Market Intelligence Brand Watch study and Market Watch report, over the past year in-market new-car shoppers have shown increased interest in the Audi, Ford and Hyundai brands. Full story...

Hyundai Motor Group, South Korea's top carmaker, said on Thursday it expects car sales in China this year to jump 83 percent from 2008, led by new models and the country's wave of economic stimulus measures that have spurred demand in the country. Full story...

Twitter's @Hyundai page contains a collection of 140-character blasts in English and Korean about oysters, cell phones and the Yankees. Full story...

Escapism had been the order of the day for most advertisers in a year riddled with surging unemployment. Then an automaker not known for fearless marketing -- Hyundai -- began a frontal assault on a U.S. Full story...

Escapism had been the order of the day for most advertisers in a year riddled with surging unemployment. Then an automaker not known for fearless marketing -- Hyundai -- began a frontal assault on a U.S. Full story...

Havas Media, the global communications giant, has won a six-way bid to operate a global programme on behalf of Hyundai and Kia from the beginning of 2010. Full story...

Hyundai Kia Automotive Group's annual overseas output rose above 1.5m units for the first time, industry data showed. Full story...

Anyone thinking the Hyundai Genesis coupe isn't sleek or powerful enough will have reason to give the model a second look at the 2009 SEMA show. Full story...

Sales at both Hyundai Motor and affiliate Kia rose 7% in October. Full story...

RICHMOND, BRITISH COLUMBIA - Toyo Tire Canada, Inc. has formed a new distribution partnership with Hyundai Auto Canada Corp. and effective immediately, this agreement enables all 182 Canadian Hyundai dealers access to Toyo Tires'® full line of passenger and light truck tires. Hyundai dealers can source tires through a Toyo dealer in their region as a part of the national accounts program. Full story...

Global car sales are expected to grow about 6% to 65m vehicles in 2010 as the financial crisis ends, helping demand revive, Hyundai Motor Group's research unit said on Friday. Full story...

Global car sales are expected to grow about 6 percent to 65 million vehicles in 2010 as a financial crisis ends, helping demand revive, Hyundai Motor Group's research body said on Friday. Full story...

Global car sales are expected to grow about 6 percent to 65 million vehicles in 2010 as a financial crisis ends, helping demand revive, Hyundai Motor Group's research body said on Friday. Full story...

FOUNTAIN VALLEY, Calif., Demonstrating the wide range of aftermarket potential for the Genesis Coupe, Hyundai Motor America has partnered with Hennessey Performance Engineering (HPE) and the Tuner School to develop a powerful entry for this year's Specialty Equipment Market Association (SEMA) Show. The matte black, carbon fiber-wrapped Hennessey Genesis Carbon Coupe is designed with a high-end European look and performance capabilities to match. The vehicle will be in Hyundai's display at the Las Vegas Convention Center Nov. 3-6, 2009 (booth # 24387). Full story...

Hyundai Mobis has won US$90m in supply contracts from BMW and General Motors. Full story...

The 2009 Kia Rondo could just as easily be described as a scaled-down passenger van or a modern wagon with a raised roof. Seriously, don't you think it's a cross between a minivan like the Kia Sedona and a compact wagon like the Hyundai Elantra Touring? Full story...