Hyundai tops Brand Keys customer loyalty survey

Hyundai has been on an extended roll these last few years, and car buyers have apparently noticed. The Korean automaker’s sales have been steadily climbing, and new products like the Sonata and Elantra only help matters. Winning new customers is obviously a large part of Hyundai’s recent success, but it’s important to keep current owners in the fold as well.

Hyundai is apparently doing just that, as Brand Keys has named Hyundai the brand with the best customer loyalty. Brand Keys President Robert Passikoff pointed out Hyundai’s ability to meet customer expectations, adding that the car maker “scored the highest levels of loyalty when it comes to the Automotive category.”

After Hyundai, the top six automakers were Ford at number two, followed by a tie for Honda and Nissan and another dead-lock for BMW and Mercedes-Benz. Hit the jump to read over the press release.

Source:Autoblog

2011 Hyundai Verna

2011 Hyundai Verna (aka Accent) was unveiled at Beijing Motor Show.
Sonata looks like a miniature, Verna, and integrated rear-view mirrors with LED turn signal lights sweptback, has a bold grille. Inside, cab high quality materials and has an improved design.

Gamma-way power two new petrol engines with fuel injection is coming. The base 1.4-liter 79 kW (106 hp / 107 hp) and 135 Nm (100 lb-ft) of torque produces. A five-speed manual-equipped liters/100km Verna 5.7 (41.2 mpg U.S.) is consumed. Four-speed automatic and fuel economy if the package you choose, liters/100km Verna 6.2 (37.9 mpg U.S.) emailing.
if not float your boat, the Hyundai 1.6-liter 90 kW (121 hp / 122 hp) and 155 Nm (114 lb-ft) of torque is present. It will be the only four-speed automatic.
On a new platform with a wheelbase of 2570mm to drive – the largest in its class. This ultra-high tensile steel that uses an increased amount, so we better handling and NVH (Noise, Vibration and Harshness) levels can expect improved.
Euisun Chung to vice chairman of Hyundai Motors that “Today is really a special day for us, not only because a new car spend, but it’s us outside the world premiere we made a few times because Korea: And so how important our recognition of our Chinese customers with us on our way here because I chose to do so in China. ”
Shortly after the global reveal of the production in China started production in July.

Wallpapers 2011 Hyundai  Verna

Wallpapers 2011 Hyundai  Verna

Wallpapers 2011 Hyundai  Verna

Wallpapers 2011 Hyundai  Verna

Wallpapers 2011 Hyundai  Verna

Wallpapers 2011 Hyundai  Verna

Wallpapers 2011 Hyundai  Verna

Wallpapers 2011 Hyundai  Verna

Wallpapers 2011 Hyundai  Verna

Wallpapers 2011 Hyundai  Verna

Wallpapers 2011 Hyundai  Verna

2011 Hyundai Verna

2011 Hyundai Verna (aka Accent) was unveiled at Beijing Motor Show.
Sonata looks like a miniature, Verna, and integrated rear-view mirrors with LED turn signal lights sweptback, has a bold grille. Inside, cab high quality materials and has an improved design.

Gamma-way power two new petrol engines with fuel injection is coming. The base 1.4-liter 79 kW (106 hp / 107 hp) and 135 Nm (100 lb-ft) of torque produces. A five-speed manual-equipped liters/100km Verna 5.7 (41.2 mpg U.S.) is consumed. Four-speed automatic and fuel economy if the package you choose, liters/100km Verna 6.2 (37.9 mpg U.S.) emailing.
if not float your boat, the Hyundai 1.6-liter 90 kW (121 hp / 122 hp) and 155 Nm (114 lb-ft) of torque is present. It will be the only four-speed automatic.
On a new platform with a wheelbase of 2570mm to drive – the largest in its class. This ultra-high tensile steel that uses an increased amount, so we better handling and NVH (Noise, Vibration and Harshness) levels can expect improved.
Euisun Chung to vice chairman of Hyundai Motors that “Today is really a special day for us, not only because a new car spend, but it’s us outside the world premiere we made a few times because Korea: And so how important our recognition of our Chinese customers with us on our way here because I chose to do so in China. ”
Shortly after the global reveal of the production in China started production in July.

Wallpapers 2011 Hyundai  Verna

Wallpapers 2011 Hyundai  Verna

Wallpapers 2011 Hyundai  Verna

Wallpapers 2011 Hyundai  Verna

Wallpapers 2011 Hyundai  Verna

Wallpapers 2011 Hyundai  Verna

Wallpapers 2011 Hyundai  Verna

Wallpapers 2011 Hyundai  Verna

Wallpapers 2011 Hyundai  Verna

Wallpapers 2011 Hyundai  Verna

Wallpapers 2011 Hyundai  Verna

Hyundai’s Model Naming Conventions: From 0 to Fubar in 4 Years

Hyundai is one of the world’s biggest automakers, and the most visible of South Korea’s business and industrial acumen. So you would think a company that can stand shoulder-to-shoulder with the likes of Toyota and pre-bailout GM would be pretty consistent with its model naming conventions, right?

Well, not exactly. When Hyundai first launched the i30 hatchback in Europe, Australia and other markets, it seemed that familiar nameplates such as Elantra and Sonata would soon be dead and buried. Not so. In fact, the i30 CW (basically, the station wagon version of the i30), is still sold in the U.S. as the Elantra Touring.
And there's another thing. When the “i” and “ix” naming convention was introduced by Hyundai, it seemed to me that the “i” names would be for cars and the “ix” for the brand’s SUVs. This too was not to be. In Australia, the Hyundai Sonata is sold as the i45 and the upcoming ix20 is a B-segment MPV, not a mini SUV.
So what gives, Hyundai? Why can’t you keep the names internally consisted? Audi never had this problem. A’s for cars and Q’s for SUVs. Oh, I forgot about the TT and R8. Damn it, guys! It can’t be that difficult to stay consistent. It irks me, as I’m a pedant and a stickler for uniformity.
So that’s my two cents. We now return you to your regular scheduled blog.
 

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New Hyundai i40 Mid-Size at Geneva Motor Show 2011

Making its world premiere at the 2011 Geneva Motor Show, is the estate version of Hyundai’s all-new, Europe-specific D-segment model, the i40. Designed and engineered at Hyundai’s R&D headquarters in Russelsheim, Germany, with European buyers in mind, the i40 will fill the gap left by the outgoing Sonata model in the South Korean automaker's range and will compete against the Ford Mondeo and Volkswagen Passat. A four-door sedan version will be introduced this year, with most bets going towards the 2011 Frankfurt Auto Show in September.
The i40 Estate will go on sale across Europe in the summer with engine options including a 1.7-liter turbo diesel emitting as little as 113 g/km of CO2 and a 2.0-liter four-cylinder gasoline unit. Strangely, Hyundai has not yet released any other details on the i40 series. When the Koreans decide to share, we'll post an update. In the meantime, scroll down to check out the gallery and a video from Hyundai's Geneva Motor Show booth.


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