One market where Hyundai sales aren't white hot? Home.
 

<p>Filed under: <a href="http://www.autoblog.com/category/hyundai/" rel="tag">Hyundai</a>, <a href="http://www.autoblog.com/category/kia/" rel="tag">Kia</a>, <a href="http://www.autoblog.com/category/south-korea/" rel="tag">South Korea</a></p><a href="http://www.autoblog.com/photos/2011-hyundai-sonata-first-drive/"><img vspace="4" hspace="0" border="0" src="http://www.blogcdn.com/www.autoblog.com/media/2010/07/01hyundaisonata2011fd.jpg " alt="" /></a>
<div style="text-align: center;"><em><strong><sma ll>2011 Hyundai Sonata - Click above for high-res image gallery</small></strong></em></div>
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It seems that <a href="http://www.autoblog.com/make/hyundai/">Hyundai</a> is having a very similar problem to <a href="http://www.autoblog.com/make/buick/">Buick</a> in its home market. Overseas customers can't get enough of its products, but buyers at home are rather ho-hum. Just as Buick is huge in China, Hyundai models are selling like gangbusters in North America and Europe. However, in South Korea, Hyundai sales have dropped for three months in a row. Interestingly, sister brand <a href="http://www.autoblog.com/make/kia/">Kia</a> is seeing robust sales for its just introduced K5 (<a href="http://www.autoblog.com/model/optima">Optima</a> in the U.S.) and <a href="http://www.autoblog.com/model/sportage">Sportage</a> with total volumes up by 49 percent compared to 2009.<br />
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Lack of fresh product is blamed for the 1.2 percent decline at Hyundai, although the new <a href="http://www.autoblog.com/model/tucson">Tucson</a> and <a href="http://www.autoblog.com/model/sonata">Sonata</a> were launched just last Fall. Hyundai has several new products coming in August with the new <a href="http://www.autoblog.com/model/elantra">Elantra</a> and <a href="http://www.autoblog.com/model/accent">Accent</a> as well as the new <a href="http://www.autoblog.com/2010/06/21/hyundai-pledges-to-hit-40-mpg-with-2012-veloster-beat-out-honda/">Veloster</a> coupe (or whatever it ends up being called), and those new models may spur an increase in domestic sales. <br />
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<div class="postgallery"><p><s trong>Gallery: <a href="http://www.autoblog.com/photos/2011-hyundai-sonata-first-drive/low/">First Drive: 2011 Hyundai Sonata</a></strong></p><a href="http://www.autoblog.com/photos/2011-hyundai-sonata-first-drive/"><img src="http://www.blogcdn.com/www.autoblog.com/media/2010/02/01hyundaisonata2011fd_thu mbnail.jpg" alt="" title="" /></a><a href="http://www.autoblog.com/photos/2011-hyundai-sonata-first-drive/"><img src="http://www.blogcdn.com/www.autoblog.com/media/2010/02/02hyundaisonata2011fd_thu mbnail.jpg" alt="" title="" /></a><a href="http://www.autoblog.com/photos/2011-hyundai-sonata-first-drive/"><img src="http://www.blogcdn.com/www.autoblog.com/media/2010/02/03hyundaisonata2011fd_thu mbnail.jpg" alt="" title="" /></a><a href="http://www.autoblog.com/photos/2011-hyundai-sonata-first-drive/"><img src="http://www.blogcdn.com/www.autoblog.com/media/2010/02/04hyundaisonata2011fd_thu mbnail.jpg" alt="" title="" /></a><a href="http://www.autoblog.com/photos/2011-hyundai-sonata-first-drive/"><img src="http://www.blogcdn.com/www.autoblog.com/media/2010/02/05hyundaisonata2011fd_thu mbnail.jpg" alt="" title="" /></a></div><br />
[Source: <a href="http://www.reuters.com/article/idUSTOE66002620100701">Re uters</a>]<p style="padding:5px;backgr ound:#ddd;border:1px solid #ccc;clear:both;"><a href="http://www.autoblog.com/2010/07/05/one-market-where-hyundai-sales-arent-white-hot-home/">One market where Hyundai sales aren't white hot? Home.</a> originally appeared on <a href="http://www.autoblog.com">Autoblo g</a> on Mon, 05 Jul 2010 16:14:00 EST. Please see our <a href="http://www.weblogsinc.com/feed-terms/">terms for use of feeds</a>.</p><h6 style="clear: both; padding: 8px 0 0 0; height: 2px; font-size: 1px; border: 0; margin: 0; padding: 0;"></h6><a href="http://www.autoblog.com/2010/07/05/one-market-where-hyundai-sales-arent-white-hot-home/" rel="bookmark" title="Permanent link to this entry">Permalink</a>&nbsp;|&nbsp;<a href="http://www.autoblog.com/forward/19539880/" title="Send this entry to a friend via email">Email this</a>&nbsp;|&nbsp;<a href="http://www.autoblog.com/2010/07/05/one-market-where-hyundai-sales-arent-white-hot-home/#comments" title="View reader comments on this entry">Comments</a>

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