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Hyundai Motor Co. will idle its Alabama factory 11 days between now and the end of the year due to the reduced demand for its vehicles amid a slumping economy. Read more ...

Hyundai Motor America Inc. is recalling about 151,000 Elantra cars built for the 2001-02 model years to correct two airbag-related defects, federal safety regulators said today. Read more ...

Hyundai Motor America Inc. is recalling about 151,000 Elantra cars built for the 2001-02 model years to correct two airbag-related defects, federal safety regulators said today. Read more ...

The Chinese government has reportedly stopped new car imports from Hyundai and Kia since mid-September. Read more ...

The Chinese government has not allowed car imports from top South Korean carmakers Hyundai and Kia since mid-September, but has yet to officially notify the companies, a Hyundai Motor Group official said yesterday. Read more ...

Hyundai Motor's luxury brand - Genesis - has added its second model, a coupe, in its home market. Read more ...

SEOUL -- Hyundai is pitching the Genesis coupe as the most affordable 300-hp, rwd sporty car on the market. North American prices likely will be below $30,000, said Hyundai Motor America spokesman Miles Johnson at a press event here. Read more ...

The 108th annual recurrance of the Big Apple's Auto Show is now underway, with a few surprising and appealing debuts. Highlights from the 2008 New York International Auto Show include the Scion Hako concept, Nissan Maxima, Acura TSX, Hyundai Genesis Coupe, Kia Koup and the Saleen S5S Raptor. Full story...

The Hyundai Genesis luxury sedan
The prices are : 38,000 $ for the V8 version which has a 4.6 l , 32 valve , 370 hp engine and 33,000 $ V6 version which has a 3.8 l 290hp engine

This car will start going on sale in dealerships in June this year

Hyundai is making its first MPV with 8 seats.
It is called the i800 and will cost aprox 19500 £ and will go on sale on 20 June .
The new i800 will be powered by a 2.5l turbo diesel engine that will make 33mpg (the range is pretty good)

With three rows of chairs , a 851 litre boot and filled with nice gadgets like ESP , six-speaker sound system , reversing sensors the i800 will be a very attractive MPV
Looks like Hyundai has done its homework for the i800

History comes to an end for  Hyundai Tiburon , the 2008 model will be the last one. This was an official anouncement from Hyunday

Hyunday is thinking to develop a new model , a small coupe to replace the Tiburon

History : Tiburon was launched in 1997 . The second generation came in 2003 having a whoping  138 hp .