Hyundai Motor America Records Ninth Consecutive Year-Over-Year Sales Increase

FOUNTAIN VALLEY, Calif., Jan. 4, 2008 -- Hyundai Motor America today announced its best-ever December with sales of 46,487 units and best ever annual sales of 467,009 for 2007. This marked the ninth year in a row of rising sales.

"We feel good closing the year with increased sales and market share over year-ago figures," said Dave Zuchowski, Hyundai Motor America's vice president of national sales. "Still, we enter the year with cautious optimism as the overall industry likely will retract to the 15.7 million range. But we are confident that the strongest product lineup in our history will bring further sales records in 2008, led by the all-new rear-wheel drive Genesis sedan being introduced at the Detroit Auto Show on January 13."

Hyundai Motor America, headquartered in Fountain Valley, Calif., is a subsidiary of Hyundai Motor Co. of Korea. Hyundai vehicles are distributed throughout the United States by Hyundai Motor America and are sold and serviced through more than 780 dealerships nationwide.

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 power train 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.

  CARLINE           December 2006   December 2007   CY2006       CY2007

  ACCENT                2,759           1,945       34,735       36,055
  SONATA               10,149          24,872      149,513      145,568
  ELANTRA               7,444           3,757       98,853       85,724
  TIBURON                 784             601       17,382       14,073
  SANTA FE              8,282           9,102       63,931       92,421
  XG350/AZERA           2,479           1,597       26,833       21,948
  TUCSON                3,669           2,962       52,067       41,476
  ENTOURAGE             1,799             429       12,206       17,155
  VERACRUZ                N/A           1,222          N/A       12,589

  TOTAL                37,365          46,487      455,520      467,009