Hyundai Motor America Reports Record August Sales

- Sixth Straight Month Breaking the 60,000 Mark

- Best-Ever August Sales

- Third Shift at Hyundai's Alabama Plant Begins Production Today

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Sep 04, 2012, 12:29 ET

COSTA MESA, Calif., Sept. 4, 2012 /PRNewswire/ -- HyundaiMotor America announced an all-time August sales record of 61,099 units, a four percent increase compared with the same period a year ago and the best August sales level in company history, even topping the Cash for Clunkers mark set in 2009.

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"We feel really good about the way August shaped up as our overall inventory situation continued to improve and consumer response to the all-new Santa Fe has been nothing short of remarkable," said Dave Zuchowski, executive vice president of sales.

The all-new Azera continued its strong sales pace resulting in an incredible 977 percent gain over last August. The Elantra family and Tucson saw sales gains of 19.5 percent and 29 percent, respectively, over the same period a year ago, and Veloster remains red hot as customers now have a choice of both turbo and non-turbo models of the innovative three-door coupe. Hyundai fleet sales and mix remained relatively low at seven percent mix for the month and a nine percent mix year-to-date, among the lowest in the industry.

CARLINE	AUG/2012	AUG/2011	CY/2012	CY/2011
ACCENT	5,398	5,289	47,125	36,245
SONATA	19,624	20,682	158,014	156,580
ELANTRA	17,989	15,054	134,270	133,536
SANTA FE	4,524	8,828	43,583	51,768
AZERA	959	89	5,102	1,328
TUCSON	5,376	4,156	33,271	31,172
VERACRUZ	963	857	6,116	6,019
VELOSTER	3,708	n/a	25,318	n/a
GENESIS	2,262	3,253	24,347	22,224
EQUUS	296	297	2,643	1,991
TOTAL	61,099	58,505	479,789	440,863

SALES-WEIGHTED FUEL ECONOMY

	AUGUST CAFE (mpg)	2012 CYTD CAFE	AUGUST Window Label Combined MPG	2012 CYTD Window Label Combined MPG
Car	38.3	38.1	28.9	28.7
Truck	29.3	28.9	22.2	22.0
Hyundai Brand	37.6	37.3	28.4	28.1

	AUGUST	2012 CYTD
40-MPG Sales	23,887	185,326
Mix of Total Sales	39%	39

In keeping with its industry-leading fuel efficiency status, Hyundai achieved a corporate average fuel economy level of 37.6 (EPA estimated 28.4 MPG window label value) in August, while selling 23,887 vehicles (39 percent of total sales) with EPA estimated 40 MPG window label highway fuel economy ratings.

"With today's launch of the third shift at our Alabama plant where the Elantra and Sonata are built, and the launch of our all-new Santa Fe, built in Georgia, we're feeling better about our ability to meet consumer demand for Hyundai cars and crossovers," said John Krafcik president and CEO of Hyundai Motor America.

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