Last week, Hyundai announced it would add a second engine plant at its assembly facility in Montgomery, Alabama, but there was no announcement what the engine plant would produce. With the current engine plant in Montgomery building Hyundai’s V6 used in the Sonata and Santa Fe, we figured the plant would produce four-cylinder engines. Sixty […]

Hyundai has dropped a few teaser sketches of its Concept Genesis that it will debut at the 2007 New York Auto Show. The Concept Genesis previews Hyundai’s large, V8-powered, rear-wheel drive sedan that we’ve seen plenty of spy shots. The new sedan, which we have called “Equus”, will mark two firsts for Hyundai in the […]

Hyundai Motor has announced pricing for its all-new Veracruz large crossover. The new Veracruz is Hyundai’s first entry in luxury crossover segment and is targeted at the Lexus RX 350 — all at a price starting $11,000 below the RX.
The front-wheel drive Veracruz GLS will have a starting base price of $26,995 when it goes […]

Hyundai has announced that it will build a new engine plant at its Montgomery, Alabama assembly plant. The new plant will begin engine production in September 2008 and will cost around $270 million. The new engine plant will add 520 jobs to the Montgomery assembly plant. The engines from the plant will be used in […]

Hyundai Motor Co, the sixth-largest automaker in the world, has emphatically denied reports that it is interested in acquiring the Chrysler Group, the troubled U.S. arm of DaimlerChrysler.
Hyundai responded to an online article published by the U.K.’s Times of London. “The report is not true… Hyundai Motor did not have a plan (to bid for […]

Korean automaker Hyundai may also be interested in purchasing Chrysler from DaimlerChrysler, if DCX decides to dump its American arm, according to new reports. Last week, most of the speculation was on a General Motors purchase of Chrysler Group, but now rumors are spreading of a pack of international suitors. Last week, DaimlerChrysler chairman Dieter […]

Hyundai has released a single teaser sketch of the crossover concept that it will unveil at next month’s Geneva Motor Show next month. The new crossover concept uses “advanced materials” from its partner GE Plastics.
Designed in Europe, the concept is environmentally friendly and offers excellent results in computer pedestrian safety tests.
Full press release and larger […]

Earlier this week Hyundai debuted its new 2007 Veracruz crossover for the North American audience at the Detroit Auto Show. The Veracruz is appealing crossover, and with the automaker’s typical value, it appears to be another success-in-the-making for Hyundai.
Check out the video of the 2007 Hyundai Veracruz on road, on snow, and very light-duty off-road.

Hyundai staged the North American debut of its new 2007 Veracruz midsize crossover at the 2007 North American International Auto Show in Detroit. With the Veracruz, Hyundai continues expanding its product lineup and has now turned its sights on the Honda Pilot and Toyota Highlander.
“We are very proud of Veracruz and feel this design will […]

Spy photographers caught a disguised prototype of the Hyundai Equus on roads around Detroit. The rear-wheel drive Equus will replace the Azera as Hyundai’s flagship sedan when it debuts sometime in 2007 as a 2008 model.
The Equus is expected to get both V6 and V8 engines and will likely retail in the low- to mid-$30,000 […]