Reply With QuoteWouldn't the market share growth have been caused by the GFC though? Hyundai's are cheap, got to play a significant part in buying a car during a global recession.
Hyundai is the only Manafacturer to have had grown in 2009. The have managed to have continued growth through the GFC in Australia and have increased the market share by 4.4% which has taken them to the 4th highest selling manafacturer in 2009.
Article can be found at this link.
http://www.goauto.com.au/mellor/mell...257663001763C6
I think that its an achievement to be able gain market share during what has been a very tough year in the Motor Vehicle Industry.
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Good point. All you hear about Hyundai in the media nowadays is how cheap and economical they are to run. Combined with the GFC is seems the perfect opportunity for them...
Considering Kia are cheap to run and have new products out they arent recording the same growth. Its unusal for any Motor Vehicle Manfacturer to grow in depression or GFC . New cars never sell well during a GFC time.
They also say in the article that its now time to make the brand attractive to more demographics.
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Flipside of Kia though - Great Wall are exceeding expectations, selling over 250+ utes a month.. would they have done as well back when people had money and optimism?
It is an achievement, just not a surprising one. We enter the worst crisis in 50+ years and korean/chinese car makers boom. Similarly I wouldn't be surprised if entering our largest ever boom showed an increase in BMW sales..
Hyundais are good these days though, has to be said
There's the answer to Hyundai's growth vs. Kia right there.
Public perception is that they are now a good quality product. Kia on the other hand still have a few public image issues...
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And they are starting to produce cars like this...
http://www.webwombat.com.au/motoring...pe-preview.htm
Engine options comprise a 2.0-litre turbo with 160kW (215hp) and a 3.8-litre V6 with about 220kW (300hp), which will ensure the new Hyundai Genesis Coupe will be a fairly potent sports car.
With a rear-wheel drive setup and fitted with the larger 330Nm V6 engine, Hyundai claims the range-topping 6-cylinder Genesis Coupe will accelerate from zero to 100km/h in around 6.0 seconds, on par with most Australian V8 rear-wheels drive sports sedans like the Commodore SS and Falcon XR8.
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the genesis was at the motor show.... it looked hot as
wanted to sit in it, but it was on one of those rotating pedestal thingys
Sure, we dont have to worry about viking raids or scurvy anymore, but instead we make a daily routine of sitting in flimsy, fibreglass (or metal) boxes full of gasoline which are propelled in opposing directions on the freeway at velocities matching that of low flying aircraft.
This is a roundabout way of saying that cars are dangerous....
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I would buy a the Genesis with in a Heartbeat. That is one hot looking car.
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And with 220kw, rear wheel drive, how pissed off would the (stock) v8 boys be loosing to a Hyundai, lol. Nearly as much as loosing to an astra
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