FOUNTAIN VALLEY, Calif., Dec. 1 /PRNewswire/ -- Hyundai Motor America today announced November sales of 28,045 units, a 46 percent increase compared with November 2008. Calendar year-to-date, Hyundai sales are up 6.2 percent to a total of 401,267 through November. This marks the eleventh consecutive month of year-over-year gains in retail market share.

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"While we have continued to deliver substantial year-over-year sales gains and sustained market share growth, we were, quite frankly, hoping that the economy and overall industry would have bounced back a bit more than we are seeing right now," said Dave Zuchowski, vice president of sales. "Looking ahead to December, we're confident we'll finish the year with market share at least a full percentage point above our record 3 percent share in 2008."

Hyundai remains uniquely positioned to grow in difficult market conditions with its strong value story, highest quality rating among non-luxury brands, and best fuel economy rating in the industry. The fuel-efficient Accent, Elantra and Sonata had significant sales increases of 93, 88 and 52 percent, respectively, versus 2008, while the Santa Fe once again delivered a solid sales gain up 53 percent over a year ago. Genesis continued its strong launch performance, with sales up 52 percent over last year.

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 by more than 790 dealerships nationwide.

CARLINE   NOV/2009   NOV/2008   CY/2009   CY/2008

ACCENT       3,831    1,983     63,937     48,598
SONATA       8,178    5,379    109,543    110,764
ELANTRA      6,127    3,268     97,506     92,085
TIBURON          1      411      8,580      8,699
SANTA FE     6,564    4,282     71,079     64,705
AZERA          248      316      3,478     14,114
TUCSON         888      918     14,508     18,153
ENTOURAGE       -2      584      3,422      5,405
VERACRUZ       459      929      9,679     10,055
GENESIS      1,751    1,151     19,535      5,127
TOTAL       28,045   19,221    401,267    377,705

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SOURCE Hyundai Motor America

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