SEOUL, Feb. 3 (Korea Bizwire) — Hyundai Motor’s Santa Fe, the company’s flagship midsize sport utility vehicle, is struggling to regain its footing in South Korea, falling out of the domestic top 10 sales rankings for a third consecutive month. The Santa Fe sold 3,379 units in January, according to Hyundai, trailing not only fellow sport [...]
SEOUL, Oct. 6 (Korea Bizwire) – In the competition of new car sales, Kia’s Sorento has maintained its edge over Hyundai’s Santa Fe. The Sorento offers both internal combustion and hybrid models, whereas the Santa Fe only comes with conventional powertrain options, although Hyundai is expected to release a hybrid model later this month. According to [...]
SEOUL, Aug. 14 (Korea Bizwire) — Hyundai Motor Co., South Korea’s biggest carmaker by sales, said Monday it will launch the all-new Santa Fe SUV in the domestic market this week, with the goal of selling 28,000 units this year. The fifth-generation Santa Fe, set to go on sale on Wednesday, will be available with [...]
PAJU, Aug. 10 (Korea Bizwire) — Hyundai Motor Co., South Korea’s biggest carmaker by sales, said Thursday it is aiming to sell 28,000 units of the all-new Santa Fe SUV this year after its planned launch later this month. Hyundai Motor has set the sales goal in the domestic market for this year, while planning [...]
SEOUL, July 18 (Korea Bizwire) — Hyundai Motor Co., South Korea’s biggest carmaker by sales, on Tuesday unveiled the design of the all-new Santa Fe SUV ahead of its planned world premiere in August. The fifth-generation Santa Fe is a full-change model from the fourth-generation one released in 2018. It comes with a maximized rear [...]
SEOUL, March 2 (Korea Bizwire) — Hyundai Motor Co. and its corporate cousin Kia Motors Corp. posted increased sales of their sport-utility vehicle (SUVs) in the United States last month, though overall number of vehicles sold have not fully recovered, data showed Friday. In February, Hyundai Motor’s combined SUV sales jumped 19 percent to 18,111 [...]
ILSAN/PAJU, South Korea, Feb. 21 (Korea Bizwire) – Hyundai Motor Co.’s all-new Santa Fe sport-utility vehicle showed off its superior value proposition on the roads near Seoul ahead of its planned launches in global markets, starting with the United States this summer. In the 100 minutes-long 120 kilometer course through the towns of Ilsan and Paju, just northwest of the capital city, the fully-revamped Santa Fe, [...]
Luc Donckerwolke, head of Hyundai and Genesis Design Center, (L) and Lee Kwang-guk, the chief of Hyundai’s domestic sales, pose for a photo beside the all-new Santa Fe SUV following its launch event at KINTEX exhibition hall in Ilsan. (image: Hyundai Motor) SEOUL, Feb. 21 (Korea Bizwire) — Hyundai Motor Co. said Wednesday that it [...]
SEOUL, June 7 (Korea Bizwire) – Hyundai’s latest ad – inspired by Sir Ernest Henry Shackleton’s expeditions to the Antarctic – has attracted more than 100 million views on YouTube, becoming the world’s first car campaign video to achieve the milestone, announced Hyundai’s ad affiliate Innocean Worldwide on Tuesday. The British polar explorer, among many [...]
SEOUL, April 20 (Korea Bizwire) – Hyundai Motor Co., South Korea’s top carmaker, on Thursday kicked off its latest global brand awareness campaign which contains an Antarctic crossing by its Santa Fe sport utility vehicle (SUV). In the ‘Shackleton’s Return’ brand campaign, Patrick Bergel, the great grandson of Irish-born British explorer Sir Ernest Shackleton, made [...]