2011 Hyundai Sonata production increased by 80 percent from July to August

THe recalls wont affect Hyundais image. Like most car makers, they all have experienced major recalls: Below are the most recent ones (KIAs recall isnt bad considering all these below:

Acura Acura & Honda Recall 1.2 Million Vehicles
Audi Audi Recalls 23,000 Vehicles for Trunk Lid Defects
Audi Audi Recalls 34,000 Vehicles for Engine Stalling Defect
Buick Buick and Cadillac Recall: Power Steering Danger
Bentley Bentley Recalls Arnage Vehicles for Wheel Bolt Defects
BMW BMW Recalls 29,000 Vehicles for Stalling Defects
Cadillac Cadillac Recalls 2007 CTS Vehicles Built Wrong
Cadillac Cadillac Recalls Hearses for Fuel Leak Fire Danger
Cadillac Buick and Cadillac Recall: Power Steering Danger
Cadillac Cadillac Recalls SRX and STS for Suspension Problem
Cadillac Cadillac CTS Recalled for Engine Shut Off Danger
Chevrolet Chevrolet SSR Waiting for Door Parts
Chevrolet Corvettes Recalled for Roofs Flying Off
Chrysler Chrysler Recalls Sebring for Fire Danger
Chrysler Chrysler Recalls 81,000 Jeep Wrangler and Dodge Nitro Vehicles for Stalling Defects
Chrysler Chrysler Recalls Sebring for Air Bag System Defects
Chrysler Chrysler Recalls Town & Country Minivans for Air Bag
Chrysler Chrysler Recalls 38,000 PT Cruisers for Fly Off Windows
Chrysler Chrysler Recalls 268,000 Vans & SUVs
Chrysler Chrysler Recalls Sedans for Engine Fire Danger
Chrysler Chrysler 300 recalled for Transmission Problem
Chrysler Chrysler, Mitsubishi, Dodge, Jeep Recall SUVs & Trucks
Cummins Cummins Recalls Bad Rv Engines for Piston Rod Failures
Dodge Dodge Recalls 500,000 + Vehicles for Transmissions
Dodge Dodge Recalls 102,000 Vehicles for Fire Danger
Dodge Dodge Recalls Ram 3500 Vehicles for Fuel System Defects
Dodge Dodge Recalls Avenger for Air Bag System Defects
Dodge Chrysler Recalls 81,000 Jeep Wrangler and Dodge Nitro Vehicles for Stalling Defects
Dodge Dodge Recalls Caravan Minivans for Air Bag Defects
Dodge Dodge Recalls 86,000 Ram Trucks for Wheel Bearing Defects
Dodge Dodge and Mitsubishi Trucks Recalled for ABS Brakes
Dodge Dodge Recalls Durango to Fix Brake Issues
Dodge Chrysler, Mitsubishi, Dodge, Jeep Recall SUVs & Trucks
Ford Ford Recalls 1.2 Million Trucks for Stalling Danger
Ford Ford Recalls Explorer & Mountaineer Vehicles for Fire Danger
Ford Ford Recalls 3.6 Million Vehicles for Wiring Fire Defects
Ford Ford Recalls 33,000 Trucks for Belching Flame Danger
Ford Ford Recalls 446,000 Vehicles for Wiring Defects
Ford Ford Recalls 109,000 Police Vehicles for Wheel Defects
Ford Ford Recalls 155,500 SUVs and Trucks for Fire Danger
Ford 145,000 Fords Recalled for Door Latch Defects
Ford Ford Recalls 1.2 Million Vehicles for Cruise Control Defects
Ford Ford Recalls F150, Lincoln Mark LT trucks for Brake Errors
Ford Ford Mustang Accelerator Problem Recall
Ford Ford Escape, Mercury Mariner Failed Safety Test Recall
Ford Ford Recalls F-150 For Faulty Headlight Assemblies
Ford Ford Recalls 199,000 Escape for Faulty Wiper Gear
Ford

GM GM Recalls 207,000 Pontiac Grand Prix and Buick Regals
GM GM Recalls 20,000 Buick, Chevy, Pontiac Vehicles for Engine Fire Danger
GM GM Recalls 425,000 Vans for Seat Belt Defects
GM Recalls 404,000 Trucks over Faulty Brake Lights
GM GM Recalls 805,000 Silverado and Sierra Pickup Trucks
GM GM Recalls 1.3Mil Pickups and SUVs to Fix Brakes
GM GM Recalls 425,000 Chevy and GM Vans
GM GM Recalls 2006 Vehicles for Overload Danger
GM GM and Isuzu Recall SUVs for Door Latch Danger
GM GM Recalls 123,000 Cars, Trucks, SUVs for Steering
GM GM Recalls 804,000 Trucks & SUVs to Fix Brakes
GM Two Million GM Vehicles Recalled for Seat Belts
Honda Honda Recalls 34,000 Vehicles for Airbag Wiring Defects
Honda Honda Recalls 43,200 Acura Vehicles for Fire Danger
Honda Honda Recalls 31,000 2006 Civic Hybrids for Stalling
Honda Honda Recalls 166,000 Vehicles for Stalling Defects
Honda Honda Recalls 81,000 Accords for Air Bag Defects
Honda Acura & Honda Recall 1.2 Million Vehicles
Hummer Hummer H1 Alpha Recalled for Fuel Leak Danger
Hyundai Hyundai Recalls 240,000 Elantra Sedans for Air Bags
Isuzu GM and Isuzu Recall SUVs for Door Latch Danger
Jeep 2007 Jeep Compass FWD Warning
Jeep Chrysler Recalls 81,000 Jeep Wrangler and Dodge Nitro Vehicles for Stalling Defects
Jeep Chrysler Recalls 111,000 Jeeps for Seat Heater Defects
Jeep Jeep Recalls 140,000 Grand Cherokee for Fan Blade Defects
Jeep Chrysler, Mitsubishi, Dodge, Jeep Recall SUVs & Trucks
Jeep Jeep Recalls 102,000 Vehicles for Fire Hazards
Kia Kia Rio Recalled for Child Seat Defect
Kia Kia Sedona EX Recalls for Fire Danger
Kia Kia Recalls 73,000 LD Spectra Sedans for Air Bags
Lexus Lexus Recalls IS, GS Sedans - Potential Seatbelt Problem
Lincoln Lincoln Recalls 2003 Blackwood Vehicles for Fire Danger
Lincoln Lincoln & Ford Recall SUVs to Replace Dangerous Tires
Mack Truck Mack Recalls Trucks for Steering Wheels That Come Off
Mazda Mazda Recalls 76,000 Trucks for Wiring Fire Defects
Mazda Mazda Recalls 95,000 Tribute Vehicles for Wiring Defects
Mazda Mazda Miata Airbag Recall
Mazda Mazda5 Recalled for Fires With Unknown Cause
Mercedes Mercedes Recalls 9,000 Vehicles for Engine Wiring Defects
Mercedes $450k Mercedes McLaren Engine Fire Danger Recall
Mercedes Mercedes Recalls 204,000 Cars for Brake Problems
Mitsubishi Dodge and Mitsubishi Trucks Recalled for ABS Brakes
Mitsubishi Chrysler, Mitsubishi, Dodge, Jeep Recall SUVs & Trucks
Navistar International Recalls 51,000 Prostar Trucks for Fire Hazard
Nissan Nissan Recalls 140,500 Altima Vehicles for Fire Dangers
Nissan 70,000 Nissan Recalled Vehicles for Ignition Key Defects
Nissan Nissan Recalls ‘03 Altima, Sentra Cars for Engine Shut Down
Nissan Recalls Murano for Seat Belt Defects
Nissan Infiniti, Nissan Recall 192,000 Vehicles, Fuel System Defects
Nissan Nissan Recalls 85,000 Altima for Fire Danger
Nissan Nissan Recalls Frontier Trucks for Gas Leak Danger
Nissan Nissan Recalls 205,000 Murano for Gas Tank Dan

Pontiac GM Recalls 2007 Pontiac G6 Vehicles for Airbag Defects
Porsche Porsche Recalls 911 GT3 for Instrument Panel Defects
Saab Saabs Recalled for Fire Danger
Saab Saab Recalls Cars for Ignition Troubles and More
Toyota Toyota Gas Pedal Recall
Toyota Toyota Recalls 533,000 Tundra and Sequoia Vehicles
Toyota Toyota Recalls 29,000 Scions TCs for Airbag Danger
Toyota Toyota Prius Recall: Steering System Danger
Toyota Toyota Recalls 75,000 Prius Hybrids for Engine Shutdown
Toyota Toyota Recalls Scion tC Coupe
Volvo Volvo Recalls 38,700 Vehicles for Stalling Defects
Volvo Volvo Recalling 108,000 SUVs for Steering Problems
Volvo Volvo Trucks Recalled for Engine Fire Risk
VW VW Recalls 340,000 Vehicles for Headlight Problems
VW VW Recalls 362,000 Cars for Brake Light System
VW VW Recalls Passat for Brakes and Wiper Motor Defects

Not impressed with your painfully pathetic attempt to besmirch the Hyundai/Kia family name. The recall suggests a willingness to identify potential problems early on, and then make the necessary fix. Good on them. Further, I've known many people, myself included, who have owned Hyundai and Kia vehicles, and continue to be very satisfied customers. Especially now that they have the most exciting affordable new vehicle line-up in the biz. Meanwhile, Toyota and Honda continue to burden their devoted fanbase with sinfully ugly cars. Too bad for you...see you on the road.

That's why I'm talking about. If huu76 want to bring up Hyundai and Kia's recalls, bring up everyone elses from Acuras to Volvoos. Just like he want to talk about the Koreans clicking and pasting, I'll just bring up others clicking and pasting from A to Z.

As usual, no one miss your point. We just respond to your comments with pure facts.

"People say Toyota quality went down hill when they expanded too fast?"

Well, according to Toyota's CEO they acknowledge that they expanded too fast and thus thier quality sufferred. They actually said for verbatim that they understand and realize their main vision was to be the number 1 auto maker which in turn they were not concentrating on quality.

Again, Toyota's recall sound bad not because its high volume. (Ford and GM has always have high volume of recalls). Its just that Toyota's recall are life threatening and has resulted in many deaths and the recall affects most of their vechicles.

"As usual, the less intelligent illiterates on this site completely miss my point."

As opposed to the more "intelligent illiterates" who never miss your point.
Apparently, you did miss the point of the article, though, which is what enabled this discussion. It was about the high demand for the Sonata and the need for Hyundai/Kia to shift production, period. Yet, you chose to burden this discussion with your off-topic gripes with this site. Now you have the sophomoric audacity(hypocrisy) to insult others who are not fooled by your subterfuge. If you expect others to respond directly to the merits of your posts, only, and without prejudice, then perhaps you should confer similar courtesy when commenting on an article such as this. Finally, "intelligent illiterates" is an inapt expression, and that isn't very...well, intelligent.

What Huu76 says "What does it sound like Hyundai/KIA are doing when their sales don't even come close yet their recalls are already following in the footsteps of big brother?"

Not ture, It's true the Soul, Sorento, K7 and Borrego were recalled but it wasn't because of people had problems. It was because Hyundai/Kia found something and did somthing about it and didn't wait to let the chips hit the fan like Toyota. That's why. And it was something about a wiring that could catch on fire. Unlike Toyota who paid people off to keep quiet.