Hyundai aims to increase its U.S. market share to 4.5 percent this year

Hyundai Motor Co. wants to expand its U.S. market share from 4.2% in 2009 to 4.5% this year. And to achieve this goal, the carmaker will make use of new product launches and aggressive marketing.

In an interview with Reuters, Hyundai’s US sales chief David Zuchowski said that there’s a good chance that its US sales will hit the 500,000 unit mark for the first time in 2010. Hyundai was one of the few car companies that were able to raise their sales in the US market last year. When US industrywide sales dropped 21%, Hyundai’s US sales increased 8% to 435,064 units.
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Whelan - 2/17/2010 3:50:39 PM

+1 Boost

Put the V8 in the Genesis Coupe with AWD, give the Genesis an AWD option. The new Sonata could use an AWD option as well. I still don't get why some companies refuse to venture here. The trend is for AWD sedans. Ford makes one, Subaru only makes them, and most luxury brands either come standard or optional for AWD systems for their sedans. It's time for Honda, Toyota, Nissan and Hyundai to wake up.