Hyundai Sonata News

Audrey McKnight says she only wanted an oil change when she steered her 2006 Hyundai Sonata into a Clive auto dealership last month.

Hyundai has been very se cretive about when the U.S. public will get its first look at the 2011 Sonata, but indi cations point to a possible launch at this week's Los Angeles Auto Show.

The Toyota Camry LE A stylish new grille for 2010, along with a classy dashboard and other updates, help make the $24,000 model pleasing to look at but not really sporty.

Any automaker can hold a year-end sales event putting thousands of dollars on the hood of its latest offerings, but just how good is the deal if it's on a car you don't want? No doubt you've started to see the November and December sales campaigns of automakers eager to close an awful year of automotive sales on a high point.

Looks like Hyundai plans to pick up the pace next year when it comes to advertising.

The four-cylinder engine powering Hyundaia TMs upcoming 2011 Sonata sedan will get an expected 35 mpg highway, the automaker announced.

Hyundai's new 2.4-liter Theta II GDI engine features fuel-efficient gasoline direct injection technology.

The Toyota brand has only been officially available here for less than a month, but it is already making waves in the local market.

Hyundai-Kia Automotive Group aims to sell 5.3 million cars abroad next year, up 650,000 from this year's goal and 1.1 million from last year's sales.

Hyundai has finished developing its Theta II in-house gasoline direct-injection engine that will deliver 201 horsepower and 184 pound-feet of torque while remaining very fuel efficient.

The Hyundai-Kia America Technical Center in Superior Township has avoided job cuts during the auto crisis.

All Accents receive minor changes like new wheel moldings and improved alternator management to help boost efficiency.

The 2.4 Theta II GDI. Click to enlarge. Hyundai Motor Company unveiled the 2.4 Theta II GDI, its first Gasoline Direct Injection engine before an audience of engineers attending the Ninth Annual Hyundai-Kia International Powertrain Conference in Korea.

Hyundai has pulled the wraps off its new 2010 Hyundai Santa Fe, releasing photos and information in U.K.-guise first, and announcing that the price will be cheaper than the current version.

Direct injection technology is becoming rather widespread these days, from Buick to BMW to Porsche, and now, Hyundai.

Hagens Berman Sobol Shapiro filed a class-action lawsuit last week on behalf of an Ohio couple against Hyundai Motor Company for selling cars with defective air bag sensors that fail to properly distinguish between children and small adult passengers, causing airbags to disable.

When people think of Black Friday shopping, they usually think of things like flat screen TVs, toys and sweaters.

Anybody who dismisses Hyundai's recent success as a cash-for-clunkers-fueled aberration is in for a rude surprise in 2010.

Imported cars are emerging as ever more formidable rivals to the domestic cars that once ruled the roost.

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