Hyundai Motor America Reports Record September Sales

- Seventh Straight Month Breaking the 60,000 Mark

- Best-Ever September Sales

- 25th Consecutive Year-Over-Year Monthly Sales Increase

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Oct 02, 2012, 02:00 ET

COSTA MESA, Calif., Oct. 2, 2012 /PRNewswire/ -- HyundaiMotor America wrapped up the third quarter of 2012 setting multiple sales records including a record 60,025 sales for the month of September. Sales were up 15 percent for the month and up 10 percent for the first nine months of the year versus 2011.

"September was a very encouraging month for Hyundai as we avoided the traditional back-to-school sales decline and began to reap the benefits of a materially improved inventory situation on our core vehicle lines," said Dave Zuchowski, executive vice president of sales. "We're well positioned for a strong fourth quarter as sales of the newly launched Elantra GT, Elantra Coupe, the all-new Azera and all-new Santa Fe continued at a brisk pace. Our fourth quarter production plan is up nearly 20 percent on a year-over-year basis."

The all-new Azera and the Elantra family saw sales gains of a remarkable 1028 percent and 27 percent, respectively, over last September. The Tucson saw sales gains of 23 percent over the same period a year ago, and Veloster, the three-door coupe now available in both turbo and non-turbo models, continues to impress with a sales gain of 262 percent. Hyundai fleet sales and mix remained low at a nine percent mix for the month and year-to-date, among the lowest in the industry.

CARLINE	SEPT/2012	SEPT/2011	CY/2012	CY/2011
ACCENT	4,313	4,525	51,438	40,770
SONATA	17,332	18,181	175,346	174,761
ELANTRA	18,305	14,386	152,575	147,922
SANTA FE	7,378	6,213	50,961	57,981
AZERA	891	79	5,993	1,407
TUCSON	4,573	3,724	37,844	34,896
VERACRUZ	1,224	817	7,340	6,836
VELOSTER	3,020	834	28,338	834
GENESIS	2,669	3,000	27,016	25,224
EQUUS	320	292	2,963	2,283
TOTAL	60,025	52,051	539,814	492,914

SALES-WEIGHTED FUEL ECONOMY

	Sept. CAFE (mpg)	2012 CYTD CAFE	Sept. Window Label Combined MPG	2012 CYTD Window Label Combined MPG
Car	37.9	38	28.6	28.6
Truck	29.1	28.9	21.9	22.0
Hyundai Brand	37.4	37.3	28.3	28.1

	SEPTEMBER	2012 CYTD
40-MPG (EPA estimated) Sales	22,998	208,324
Mix of Total Sales	38%	39%

Hyundai achieved a corporate average fuel economy level of 37.4 (EPA estimated 28.3 MPG window label value) in September.

"With our improved inventory position driven by the addition of the third shift in September at our Alabama plant, and the improving availability of our all-new Georgia-built Santa Fe, we're looking forward to higher dealer stock levels and strong sales results through year-end," said John Krafcik president and CEO of Hyundai Motor America.

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