Who Should Be Worried More About Hyundai? The Detroit 3 Or The Japanese Trifecta?

Who Should Be Worried More About Hyundai? The Detroit 3 Or The Japanese Trifecta?
Two main themes of 2011's post-recession competition in the U.S. car market so far are:  1) the rebound of Detroit and 2) the stumbles of Toyota.

A third and equally significant development has drawn less attention, namely the surging fortunes of South Korean automaker Hyundai. This summer, Hyundai begins selling its Accent small car in the U.S., which is likely to contend strongly against Ford's Fiesta, Honda's Fit and Chevrolet's soon-to-be built Sonic.



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grenouillegrenouille - 7/6/2011 2:59:25 PM
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Hyundai is gaining what Japanese lost due to tsunami, but be ready to see a big rebound in Japanese brand sales next year , Hyundai is here to stay strong but Detroit should worry......


internationalmanofmysteryinternationalmanofmystery - 7/6/2011 3:14:01 PM
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"Who Should Be Worried More About Hyundai? The Detroit 3 Or The Japanese Trifecta?"

ALL of the above! They are waging "war" on everybody!



0to600to60 - 7/6/2011 3:19:49 PM
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Reliability comes with history. That is what Korea will have to build. It will take time. I think Detroit buyers not stuck on buying american could look at Hyundai twice. But those same buyers may consider a Honda, Toyota, or Nissan. Who knows. Competition is competition. If other brands lose market share, they should design better products. Once they do that, they can take back what was lost.


StevezStevez - 7/6/2011 3:54:00 PM
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The only reason should NOT be worried is if they don't want to sell a lot of cars. Hyundai's competition, you should be worried regardless.


sbynumsbynum - 7/6/2011 7:58:26 PM
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Honda and Toyota need to be worried.


veyron1001veyron1001 - 7/7/2011 2:54:40 AM
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Detroit. They sell only nostalgic cars, trucks and suv. Relying on if you dont buy American, you're not American.


UnbiasedAuthority78UnbiasedAuthority78 - 7/7/2011 11:51:36 AM
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Hyundai already has a good record for reliability. For pretty much the past 6-8 yrs, their reliability has not been an issue. The only reason people still question their reliability is because of ignorance. If you do any amount of research, you will see that reliability is not an issue for Hyundai and hasn't been for quite some time.


TarzanTarzan - 7/7/2011 10:31:04 PM
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Its ironic that Korea and Japan have fought many times in history...and now its turned into a corporate war. The japanese have a lot more to lose, as American buyers will not stay loyal for long.


tangotango - 7/9/2011 6:27:40 PM
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Right now there is no Japanese company that builds a current model that I would buy. If it's not quality it's design. None of them have moved my soul in the past 5 years. Though this is outside of the discussion, I wouldn't buy a European vehicle because they are unreliable and overpriced. That pretty much leaves the Koreans and the Americans. And frankly, that really only leaves the KOREAN (single) since Hyundai and Kia are the same company and Daewoo is owned by and marketed as GM. Hyundai/Kia is a serious force right now and everybody who builds cars should be PAYING ATTENTION. Not wasting time being worried, but actually going out there, figuring out what Hyundai/Kia is doing right and try to do/out do it.


85bmw745i85bmw745i - 7/10/2011 4:46:19 PM
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Nothing about the 200 brings the word exciting to mind. About the only thing that could raise a hair is its decent acceleration from the V6. Other than that its a obviously a refresh where they tried too hard to cover it up.


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