September sales totaled 33,384, down 13 percent compared with September 2005 due to limited availability of all-new Accents and Elantras. Plant slowdowns this summer in Korea and strong worldwide demand for these vehicles contributed to this situation.

“The national advertising campaign for the all-new Santa Fe is raising awareness and increasing dealer traffic and our retail sales were very strong,” said Mark Barnes, vice president, National Sales, Hyundai Motor America. “Inventory shortages of the all-new Accent three-door and lack of availability of the all-new Elantra certainly depressed sales this month. We just announced pricing for the all-new Elantra and we are currently making first allocations to dealers as we speak.”

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 powertrain 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.

Following is the sales breakdown for September 2006:

 

CARLINE	SEPT. 2006	SEPT. 2005	CY2006	CY2005
ACCENT	1,908	4,698	28,089	34,873
SONTATA	8,971	10,353	123,555	85,620
ELANTRA	7,569	10,758	80,634	96,532
TIBURON	1,357	1,838	14,452	16,744
SANTA FE	6,216	4,095	45,270	56,606
XG350/AZERA	1,985	1,227	20,562	12,300
TUCSON	4,223	5,245	40,288	46,520
ENTOURAGE	1,155	0	6,409	0
TOTAL	33,384	38,214	359,259	349,195