Hyundai to become 3rd best selling brand - Page 2

Yellow_Festiva · 12-07-2012, 08:46 AM

Seen a few adds for the new i40 sedan. Has a diesel that gets 12XXkm to the tank on the freeway...

"Economy that will get you to Melbourne on a single tank......... and halfway back!"

**buggerlugs** · 15-07-2012, 06:51 AM

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Originally Posted by Yellow_Festiva

Seen a few adds for the new i40 sedan. Has a diesel that gets 12XXkm to the tank on the freeway...

"Economy that will get you to Melbourne on a single tank......... and halfway back!"

Yes, even the i30 turbo diesel has amazing economy.........

big_landau · 12-07-2012, 09:16 AM

i find it funny that alot of people say the falcon/commoodre is dead and need to be replaced by a fwd american type car and now we are seeing the likes of toyota,hyundai etc making preformance rwd cars that seem to have everyone talking and wanting them.
if people who have owned fords in the family for generations are now buying and loving the new imports its no wonder ford australia is in trouble.i better get back in my time machine now and disapear cause i think im from a different era.

mik · 12-07-2012, 09:28 AM

one thing is for sure the Hyundai company is marketing very hard indeed, the 5 year warranty is hard to ignore, if you where a betting man you have place a bet on them being no. 1 down the track regardless of what their cars are like.

Rodge · 12-07-2012, 09:57 AM

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one thing is for sure the Hyundai company is marketing very hard indeed, the 5 year warranty is hard to ignore, if you where a betting man you have place a bet on them being no. 1 down the track regardless of what their cars are like.

I'd place a few bob on that. Talent retention will be a key factor going forward...there might be more than a few car companies trying to hire their top designers, R & D and management people.

tranquilized · 12-07-2012, 07:18 PM

Samsung, LG, Kia, Hyundai - South Korea are absolutely killing it for consumer goods.

China will be next.

Yellow_Festiva · 12-07-2012, 10:23 PM

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Originally Posted by tranquilized

Samsung, LG, Kia, Hyundai - South Korea are absolutely killing it for consumer goods.

China will be next.

The companies you quote are massive in Korea. They own shopping centres, theme parks, commercial estates etc. You can buy Samsung cars lol (re-badged Nissans / Renaults) and the locals are very devoted to their own brands. If you saw a Ford on the road more than once a day it was rare indeed.

The money that flows through Samsung will rival the economy of many, many countries.

Korea will do all they can to knock Japan off their pedestal. Looks like Hyundai may be able to offer that opportunity.

RASER · 13-07-2012, 09:48 AM

[quote=tranquilized]Samsung, LG, Kia, Hyundai - South Korea are absolutely killing it for consumer goods.

U missed Daewoo, they are one of the origional Chaebols, did they ever catch up with Kim Woo the owner and the missing $22 billion?

China will be next

China is here, now!

chevypower · 15-07-2012, 03:12 AM

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China is here, now!

Correct, India is next and possibly Brazil.

MethodX · 15-07-2012, 05:35 AM

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Correct, India is next and possibly Brazil.

Please not brazil, hate them enough in football.

chevypower · 13-07-2012, 12:40 AM

I hope Hyundai makes a 3.8 GTDI (turbo) with around 380 kw / 700 Nm (seeing that their 2.0 GTDI makes 200 kw / 365 Nm)

SumoDog68 · 13-07-2012, 08:29 AM

Main difference between USA and Australian market postion of Hyundai is that the company has manufacturing and design facilties based in the US which makes them local like say Toyota in Australia.
Also we dont get most of their more exciting product so market positioning is a bit lower here.

jpd80 · 15-07-2012, 08:58 AM

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Originally Posted by SumoDog68

Main difference between USA and Australian market postion of Hyundai is that the company has manufacturing and design facilties based in the US which makes them local like say Toyota in Australia.
Also we dont get most of their more exciting product so market positioning is a bit lower here.

The US market is also more biased towards trucks and SUVs, something Hyundai neatly cuts out
in its goal to be third best retail car seller...that's like say best selling vehicle on a Tuesday...

Oxa384 · 15-07-2012, 09:14 AM

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Originally Posted by jpd80

The US market is also more biased towards trucks and SUVs, something Hyundai neatly cuts out
in its goal to be third best retail car seller...that's like say best selling vehicle on a Tuesday...

not really.what it does say is that hyundai are winning the public sales and are not just sitting back and relying on fleet sales to boost their sales.i think its a great achievement not to be sneezed at.

kevino · 13-07-2012, 08:35 PM

hyundaiforums.com.au

Jeez!

Oxa384 · 14-07-2012, 08:10 AM

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hyundaiforums.com.au

Jeez!

link doesnt work its www.veloster.org

JG33 · 15-07-2012, 01:13 AM

My missus drives a 2007 Elantra and is a great little car.
Only time we had a problem with a faulty part in the immobilizer system that was replaced under new car warranty, other than that, the car has never missed a beat.
I have no doubt Hyundai be No.1 in the near future.

**ebxr8240** · 15-07-2012, 09:26 AM

One thing this company is GOOD at is warranty claims..
Compared to the locals .. No questions asked...
Just FIXED !!!