August -- Great Month for Korean Automakers
It's no secret Korean automakers are on the move — with Hyundai already making cars in Alabama and Kia shopping for a plant nearby, Korean cars are becoming more and more common-place on U.S. roads. Numbers don't lie: In August, South Korea's top five automakers sales are up 17% from the previous year, selling a total of 386,664 cars with 296,808 of those being exports. Hyundai, Korea's number one automaker, sold 183,037 cars in August, up 4.5%; while its little brother Kia, saw sales rise 27% thanks to strong demand for its Optima and Sportage models.
We announced earlier today that Hyundai will be unveiling a hot hatch version of its 3-door Accent at the Frankfurt Motor Show next week(see below) while Kia will debut a new Magentis, the car that will become the next Optima in North America.
- Detroit Auto Show: New Kia Rio NewCarNet has the latest on the new Kia Rio to debut at the Detroit show next week. The replacement has a longer wheelbase, more horsepower and touts improved handling and smoother ride. The too tiny ...
- Kia Spectra, Hyundai Elantra on opposite ends of crash test For the first time since 2001 a vehicle garnered the worst result possible in the Insurance Institute for Highway Safety's frontal crash tests. That illustrious award goes to the Kia Spectra sedan. Th ...
- Acura RD-X adds to the list of Detroit concepts This whole lead-up to Detroit is getting a bit tiresome. Is anyone else's eyes getting blurry after all these crossover images? Doesn't this Acura look like the Kia and Suzuki sketches we saw earlier? ...
- Kia KCD-II concept sketch Along with the Rio, Kia has also released a sketch of their concept for the Detroit Auto Show, the KCD-II. This concept is a larger seven-seat SUV designed by Kia's California design center. Kia is ey ...
- Kia to debut the 2006 Rio in Detroit Boy, you can smell the auto show season coming. All Kia leaked out today was this sketch and word that it will debut on January 11th. It will ride on a longer wheelbase, have a wider track and more ho ...
- 2005 Suzuki Reno: In The Autoblog Garage Day 4 The Suzuki Reno leaves the Autoblog Garage after getting us through some horrible weather on more than one occasion all the while providing a very reliable driving experience. That doesn't speak to an ...
- Lexus and Jaguar top J.D. Power's Sales Satisfaction Survey Both nameplates gained from last year and made biggest improvements in dealership facility and price. HUMMER was the most improved brand over last year's numbers gaining 29 points. Bottom of the barre ...
- Anaheim show gets some exposure Every year I'm amazed at how many of the country's auto shows are getting to debut new models. Before only Detroit premiered the biggest and baddest. Then it Chicago started to debut more and more car ...
- 2005 Suzuki Reno: Edmunds First Drive Sure people may dismiss the Reno as just another hatch from an inferior Japanese car manufacturer. But after I spent a week in the nicely appointed Verona I'm actually anticipating this nice looking l ...
- VW Crossfox brings up concerns over what's going on in your sick mind I think those of you most willing to imagine the secret lives of cars can easily fathom a so-called "threesome" involving a VW Touareg, a Kia Sportage, and a Toyota Echo. If that kind of sheer moral b ...
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