Hyundai Sets Record March with 41,984 U.S. Sales

FOUNTAIN VALLEY, Calif., April 3 /PRNewswire/ -- Hyundai Motor America today reported its best March ever with sales of 41,984 vehicles, up 22 percent over February. The all-new Hyundai Santa Fe and Hyundai Accent were up 109 percent and 57 percent over March 2006 respectively.

"Once again we are pleased to see such a strong March given the continued challenging sales conditions across the country," said Dave Zuchowski, Hyundai's vice president of National Sales. "We are excited to finish off the first quarter with such momentum and feel poised for continued sales growth in the second quarter with the launch of our new midsize crossover Hyundai Veracruz and continued strong performance from one of the freshest product lineups in the industry."

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, and a 7-year/unlimited-mile anti-perforation warranty and 5- year/unlimited-mile roadside assistance protection.


Following is the sales breakdown for March 2007:

  CARLINE               MAR/2007     MAR/2006       CY2007       CY2006

ACCENT                   3,427        2,181        8,272        4,765
SONATA                  10,584       17,487       29,997       42,871
ELANTRA                 10,343        9,665       22,832       25,785
TIBURON                  1,247        1,547        2,903        3,663
SANTA FE                 8,470        4,058       21,239       10,452
XG350/AZERA              2,395        2,401        5,864        6,260
TUCSON                   3,982        4,427        9,694       12,192
ENTOURAGE                1,358          n/a        3,226          n/a
VERACRUZ                   178          n/a          178          n/a

TOTAL                   41,984       41,766      104,205      105,988

Source: Hyundai Motor America