After the intervention of Cars UK, Hyundai has stepped in to act on ‘Administration’ fees on cars bought under the Scrappage Scheme. We’ve written umpteen Hyundai Scrappage stories in the last year. We’ve been impressed with the way Hyundai’s marketing team have picked up the Scrappage Scheme and run with some very clever strategies to increase their […]
Hyundai launch their own Scrappage Scheme
Hyundai are launching three schemes to keep buyers coming as the Scrappage Scheme ends – Trade & Upgrade, Happy Returns and Friends & Family. We ran a number of stories last year on Hyundai’s clever marketing, and the way they cleaned up under the Scrappage Scheme. But with a smart marketing team at their disposal […]
Hyundai i10, i20 and i30 Special Edition Edition
Hyundai has announced three new special edition models for January 2010 – The Hyundai i10 Edition, the Hyundai 120 Edition and the Hyundai 130 Edition. A bit of a mouthful, I admit. But the explanation is that there are new ‘Spedical Edition’ models of the Hyundai i10 Edition, the Hyundai i20 Edition and the Hyundai […]
Hyundai i30 2010 revealed
Hyundai has announced an update for the i30 for 2010, including new models, lower emissions and more equipment. Hyundai’s cars get more competent and more appealing with every passing launch. We’ll soon see the Hyundai ix35 launched in the UK, followed soon after by the Hyundai i40 /Sonata. But Hyundai isn’t ignoring its existing models, […]
Hyundai pulls out of Japan
Hyundai is to stop selling cars in Japan after failing to make an impact on the market, despite success in the rest of the world. Hyundai has been a real phenomenon in the last few years. Despite – or maybe even because of – the worldwide slump in car sales they have pushed relentlessly forward and are now the […]
Hyundai Santa Fe 2010 UK Press Release
NEW HYUNDAI SANTA FE – PRICES TOO GOOD TO BE TRUE? * New lower price for updated Santa Fe range * New engine with supercar torque, hatchback fuel economy * Prices start £21,495 (at new 17.5% VAT rate) A new world-beating engine, more equipment and a stylish new look – all at a lower price. […]
Hyundai i40 / Sonata launches
The Hyudai Sonata has been launched in Korea. It will be the Hyundai i40 when it reaches Europe Just like the Hyundai ix35 – which launched first in it’s home market – Hyundai has launched the new Sonata in Korea today. The Sonata – which will be the Hyundai i40 in Europe – is yet […]
Hyundai ix-Metro Concept – too much ‘Design’
Hyundai has revealed the ix-Metro Concept at Frankfurt. We’ve come to expect bigger and better things from Hyundai. True, their designs can be a bit derivative and have become Euro-Centric. But is that such a bad thing for a car maker aiming to compete with the best-selling mainstream cars in Europe? The new ix35 – […]
Hyundai ix35 launches at Frankfurt
Hyundai has revealed the European version of the ix35 – the replacement for the Hyundai Tucson – at Frankfurt. Yes, we’ve seen lots of the Hyundai Tucson replacement – the Hyundai ix35 – after its recent launch in Korea, But you only get a feel for a car in perspective. And the perspective is very […]
Hyundai Santa Fe (2010) revealed
Hyundai has updated the Santa Fe for 2010, with some small revisions to the interior and exterior and new engines. It will debut at Frankfurt. Frankly, the style revisions to the 2010 Sante Fe – Hyundai’s mid-size softroader – are pretty minimal. And it’s going to overshadowed completely by the Hyundai ix35 which also launches […]