December 1, 200619 yr Nov. 2006 Sales: Hyundai Motor America FOUNTAIN VALLEY, Calif., 12/01/2006 -- Hyundai Motor America sold 28,417 units during the month of November, down 14.9 percent compared with November 2005. “Sales declined in November due to our strategy to reduce fleet sales in 2006 as well as the reduced availability of our new Elantra due to continued effects of the strike earlier this year. Improving availability of new models such as the Elantra and Santa Fe will help our year-end close on a very strong note. We are very encouraged by the sales of our new Santa Fe, which experienced a 52 percent increase in sales over last year,” said Mark Barnes, vice president, National Sales, Hyundai Motor America said. 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 November 2006: CARLINE NOV/2006 NOV/2005 CY2006 CY2005 ACCENT 1,877 1,623 31,976 39,351 SONATA 8,371 14,216 139,364 109,512 ELANTRA 5,307 6,081 91,409 107,429 TIBURON 935 1,206 16,598 19,417 SANTA FE 5,217 3,423 55,649 64,253 XG350/AZERA 1,881 2,311 24,354 15,900 TUCSON 3,788 4,523 48,398 56,129 ENTOURAGE 1,041 0 10,407 0 TOTAL 28,417 33,383 418,155 411,991 [source: Hyundai Motor America]
December 1, 200619 yr Author Sales declined in November due to our strategy to reduce fleet sales in 2006 as well as the reduced availability of our new Elantra due to continued effects of the strike earlier this year. Someone correct me if I'm wrong but I thought Hyundai's big plan was to increase fleet sales? Now they're backing off of that? And I suppose their Elantra strike explanation for the sales fall would hold water if: -They were selling every Elantra on dealer lots. -The Sonata didn't nosedive in sales. -The Azera didn't slip a bit either.
December 2, 200619 yr This is the biggest drop they've had in a while so I guess they had to come up with a better excuse than the strike in South Korea that they were using for the last few months, or maybe Enterprise has enough Sonatas to last a few years.
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