“Once again the fuel-efficient Accent, Sonata and Elantra, despite restricted availability, continued their upward sales trend with increases of 73 percent, 17 percent and 13 percent, respectively, over the same month last year,” said Dave Zuchowski, Hyundai Motor America’s vice president of national sales. “As illustrated by our August sales, the small to midsize segments continue to be where the market is and we believe Hyundai is extremely well positioned to capitalize on this.”

“Additionally, we just finished our first full month of sales of our new rear-wheel drive Genesis and we are thrilled with the results of 1,177 units. Genesis is changing the way American buyers think about the Hyundai brand and is attracting an entirely new type of prospect to our showrooms.”

All Hyundai vehicles sold in the U.S. are covered by The Hyundai Advantage, America’s Best Warranty. Hyundai buyers are protected by a 10-year/100,000-mile power train warranty, a 5-year/60,000-mile bumper-to-bumper warranty, a 7-year/unlimited-mile anti-perforation warranty and 5-year/unlimited-mile roadside assistance protection.

Hyundai Motor America, headquartered in Fountain Valley, Calif., is a subsidiary of Hyundai Motor Co. of Korea. Hyundai vehicles are distributed throughout the United States by Hyundai Motor America and are sold and serviced through 800 dealerships nationwide.

CARLINE	AUG 2008	AUG 2007	CY2008	CY2007
ACCENT	6,455	3,731	41,379	26,092
SONATA	11,477	10,348	88,813	92,808
ELANTRA	10,031	8,812	82,463	66,726
TIBURON	984	1,646	7,053	10,614
SANTA FE	7,675	10,570	51,953	62,509
AZERA	703	1,992	12,954	15,938
TUCSON	1,685	4,954	14,953	28,756
ENTOURAGE	391	1,295	3,905	14,785
VERACRUZ	552	1,739	7,600	6,965
GENESIS	1,177	0	1,826	0
TOTAL	41,130	45,087	312,899	325,193