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You might have heard whisperings that Hyundai is planning to build a second assembly plant in the U.S. Rumors like that tend to travel fast. Operative word: rumors.

In April, Hyundai CFO, Lee Won-hee, said no such formal plans were in place, but that they could develop if the market continued to improve. What the Korean automaker has confirmed are plans to invest $173 million in their Alabama plant to substantially increasing the production…

If the unfortunate onward and upward trend of rising gas prices is starting to hit you where it hurts, namely your wallet, you're not alone. Thankfully Hyundai had the foresight to develop four different models - all boasting 40 mpg on the highway. In no particular order, they are the:

-     Sonata Hybrid
-     Elantra
-     Accent
-     Veloster (available later this year)

"Sonata Hybrid, Elantra, Veloster, and Accent are tapping into a newfound customer demand for high-content, fuel-efficient…

Cars available for under $10,000 are going the way of dinosaurs. You don't even have to have been on a car lot recently to know that.  There are however, an elusive few that have managed to survive the double-edged blow of inflating costs of living and the depreciating dollar. The Hyundai Accent, for example, is the perfect penny-pinching option for drivers who don't require extraneous luxury.

While it's more bare-bones than…

Drivers spend a lot of time in the car. As such, the interior can be just as important as performance. Wards Automotive gets it.

That's why they've just tested over 50 vehicles that were all-new or featured significantly upgraded interiors to determine which 2011 model-year vehicles offer the best interiors. Among the vehicles with award-winning interiors are three luxury cars, a sport sedan, a minivan, a family sedan, a SUV, and three economy…

The Hyundai Genesis and Equus will not become part of an independent premium brand as recent whispering may have suggested. Hyundai Motor Co. has officially ruled out the possible plan due to substantial risk of cost and possible damage to sibling nameplates. "There are no plans for Hyundai to make a separate brand," ¹ said Vice Chairman Shin Jong-Woon, in an interview at the automaker's South Korean headquarters.

Speaking on the dismissal of the…

While hundreds of veteran actors and today's shining starlets graced the infamous Red Carpet at this year's Academy Awards, there was only one automaker in the spotlight during the event - none-other than Hyundai. The model that really stole the spotlight was the Elantra? winner of the ALG Residual Value Awards and iSeeCars' Top Small Sedan 2011 designation.

It should also be noted that this isn't the first time Hyundai has dominated the…

2010 was a pretty good year over at Hyundai HQ - and it looks as though 2011 will be even better. Their sales for January of this year rose nearly 22 percent over the same month in 2010. This is great news for the Korean auto maker who is receiving big buzz on American soil.

Hyundai's Sonata sedan continues to be their best-seller - 13,261 vehicle made it off dealership lots and into the garages…

The ICOTY (International Car of the Year) jury convened at the North American International Auto Show to determine Car- and Truck of the Year winners. Comprised of 12 nationally-renowned automotive journalists, the jury selected the 2011 Hyundai Sonata as the most emotionally compelling car for the new model year. The Car of the Year trophy was thereby presented to John Krafcik, U.S. CEO, Hyundai.

"While we're proud of the Sonata from a technical…

Strategic Vision has global experience developing tools to measure decision-making, human behavior, attitudes, and perceptions. Now, in its 14^th year as the automotive industry's most comprehensive "value study", the organization has announced the leaders of its Total Value Index for 2010. The 2011 Hyundai Sonata earned the highest Total Value Index in the history of the study - in all segments, including luxury.

"Typically we do not include 'early-next-calendar-year' launch models in our current…

Members of Drive On, USA Today's online auto community voted the Hyundai Sonata sedan the 2011 Car of Year. The poll, driven by America's largest print newspaper, shows that the Sonata received over twice as many votes of the Chevrolet Volt and over nine times as many votes as the Nissan Leaf.

The Hyundai Sonata is the best-selling Korean car in the U.S. with over 200,000 sold in North America in…