Hyundai hits No.4 in world sales

MORE THAN FORD, HONDA AND NISSAN



August 3, 2009



Recent sales results from Reuters UK have confirmed that Hyundai is now the world's fourth-biggest automaker.



Its 2.153-million units sold in the first half of 2009 also took the Korean company to five percent of the global market for the first time - though amid a 15 percent decline in global automobile demand compared to 2008.



This result came from improved sales in the US, China and Europe. In China, Hyundai sold 257 000 vehicles in the first half, a 56 percent rise from a year earlier, mainly helped by its China-exclusive models.



Hyundai’s total exports to Africa also reached a million recently, to which Hyundai Automotive SA contributed 20 percentSales up in US, China, Europe and - thanks to Hyundai SA - Africa.



Hyundai Motor, which launched its first hybrid electric vehicle, the Elantra LPI Hybrid, this month will continue to develop highly fuel-efficient and environmentally-friendly cars, such as plug-in hybrid and fuel cell vehicles, in response to higher oil prices and consumers’ environmental concerns.



The company expects to raise profitability in the second half of this year by introducing two new models – the latest Sonata and Tucson.



RANK* / COMPANY / SALES / CHANGE

1 (1) Toyota 3.564m (-26%)

2 (2) General Motors 3.553m (-22%)

3 (3) Volkswagen 3.265m (-5%)

4 (5) Hyundai Motor 2.153m (-2%)

5 (4) Ford Motor 2.145m (-33%)

6 (8) PSA Peugeot Citroen 1.587m (-14%)

7 (6) Honda Motor 1.586m (-22%)

8 (7) Nissan Motor 1.546m (-23%)

9 (10) Suzuki Motor 1.15m (-10%)

10 (9) Renault SA 1.107m (-16.5%)

*Ranking of world’s Top 10 auto groups by first-half 2009 sales. - Reuters UK



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