Hyundai used the Paris Auto Show to debut their new seven seat ix55 SUV which is based on the Veracruz that is sold in North America. Although looking very similar to the Veracruz, the ix55 has undergone some significant changes to help it better compete in the European marketplace.
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Hyundai Motor Co., South Korea’s largest automaker, is recalling 65,000 Elantra sedans in the United States to replace a fuel pump that may lose pressure and degrade the engine’s performance.
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Hyundai chose the Moscow International Auto Show to reveal the European version of the Veracruz SUV. Following the company’s European alphanumeric nomenclature, the Veracruz will be called ‘iX55’ in the European and Russian markets. As you can see in the official photo above, there are no styling changes compared to the North American version of the large SUV.
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Hyundai’s first entry into the gasoline-electric hybrid segment is scheduled to arrive on U.S. shores within the next two years via the Sonata sedan. Prototypes should to be hitting the road around November and this Sonata Hybrid is said to feature cutting-edge lithium-ion battery technology, but will not be plug-in rechargeable.
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Nothing in Hyundai’s lineup has recalled the 1986 Excel in a long time, and thank goodness for that. From the ashes of that less-than-stellar entrée into the American market, the Korean automaker has forged a reputation for building high-quality cars with an exceptional value equation. If various surveys that place Hyundai on par with the likes of Honda for quality don’t offer convincing-enough evidence, then these numbers should: Hyundai’s U.S. sales have quadrupled over the last decade.
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