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Hyundai is one of two automotive brands owned and operated by the Hyundai Motor Company that operates in North America, the other being Kia. The Korean company entered the North American market in 1986 with the Excel, which sold well but established a poor reputation for quality. Quality concerns were addressed with the introduction of the industry's longest powertrain warranty. Hyundai has also expanded its lineup to include larger cars, luxury vehicles, sports cars, CUVs and SUVs.

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    Study: Nit-picking Kelley Blue Book     1337086800

    A natural extension of being a tech journalist is being a stats geek. As it turns out, nothing makes a stats geek happier than finding something wrong with someone Else's numbers. Especially when that someone is Kelley Blue Book (KBB), a cornucopia of car statistics ranging from range to resale value. Now, we love KBB - lots of great information, insight ...

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    Report: Hyundai Elantra airbag separates driver from his ear!     1337031000

    Safety features like airbags are supposed to keep us safe in the event of a collision. But one driver allegedly met with a nasty surprise when an airbag in his car reportedly sliced his ear in half! According to the Detroit Free Press, the incident occurred on April 7, when an unnamed owner of a 2012 Hyundai Elantra was in a crash. Apparently, the side ...

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    Video: What kind of baboons would do this to a Hyundai i30 hatchback?     1336694340

    Baboons are curious creatures. And, thanks to their opposable thumbs, they are rather excellent at satiating that curiosity, no matter what impediments stand in their way. Apparently, that includes door handles. Hyundai decided there was no better way to test the durability of its i30 hatchback (that's the Elantra in North America) than to send it into ...

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    Confirmed: 2013 Hyundai Sonata drops six-speed manual option     1336674600

    Bid farewell to the Hyundai Sonata equipped with a manual transmission. The Korean manufacturer has discontinued the third-pedal in its midsize sedan for 2013, though buyers can look forward to more standard equipment on next year's model. With such a small take rate, Hyundai saw no reason to continue offering the six-speed manual in the base GLS model. ...

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    Study: "Camaros eat Mustangs:" The origins of car names     1336584600

    As a car manufacturer, you have spent literally thousands of person-hours engineering a vehicle that is not quite entirely dreamy nor utterly practical, but some magical balance of the two that should sell by the trainload. Small problem: the folks in marketing have decided to name the car the "Acquiesce," so chosen for its inability to offend anybody and ...

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    Official: Hyundai announces standard brake-override for all models     1336248000

    Always looking for ways to one-up its Japanese competitors, Hyundai has announced that a brake override system will be standard equipment on its full line of vehicles, starting this month. Truth be told, every 2012 Hyundai model save for the Elantra Touring already had a brake override system fitted. So why the announcement, and why now? Well, other than ...

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    Report: BMW partnering with Hyundai on engine cost-sharing?     1336142700

    Automotive News reports BMW and Hyundai are currently engaged in talks that may lead to the two companies partnering on engine development. A German industry newsletter reported that Hyundai Chairman Chung Mong-koo's son, Chugn Eui-sun, recently met with a small group of BMW executives in Munich, and that the move would likely help the two manufacturers ...

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    Official: Kia K9 launches in Korea, export model to get new name     1335985140

    We so wanted to lead this post with a Jim Belushi joke. Alas, the Kia press release announcing the launch of its rear-drive flagship in Korea today specifically clarifies that the K9 will be renamed for other markets. While Kia says the large sedan rides on "its own platform," we know enough about the auto industry to posit that much of that platform is ...

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    Official: Hyundai adding third shift, nearly 900 jobs in Alabama     1335967200

    Hyundai sales are up 10 percent already this year, after ending 2011 on a 20-percent uptick. With its Alabama assembly plant already running over capacity, something had to change. In response, the Korean automaker will be adding 877 jobs at its Montgomery assembly plant to begin a third shift, starting in September 2012. Hyundai said the plant is now ...

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    Poll: Could the Hyundai Veloster go topless? [w/poll]     1334964600

    The Hyundai Veloster has been a bit polarizing since it went on sale last year. And the debate could get more animated if the Korean company does what we think it's thinking about doing. At a recent gathering of reporters and Hyundai executives in Ann Arbor, MI, where the annual Rolling Sculpture Car Show takes place every summer, we asked Hyundai Motors ...