Hyundai's September Sales Down 25.4%

Discussion in 'General Motoring' started by sjmmail2000-247, Oct 3, 2008.

  1. Hyundai is reporting that it too was burned in September. Sonata sales were the only area of increase, with a jump of some 31.7 percent, to a total of 8,629 for September. (The nasty little asterisk is that the Sonata is so heavily sold to fleet that Hyundai no longer breaks out the actual [...]
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    sjmmail2000-247, Oct 3, 2008
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    631grant Guest

    It's no big surprise when their only offering above and beyond the usual is
    a 375 HP luxury car when we can't even get gas at any price and Wall Street
    has taken our money as bonuses and golden parachutes. Duh??? Think diesel
    you stupid marketing people!!!!!
     
    631grant, Oct 3, 2008
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    Bob M Guest

    Yes, but look at the segment that Hyundai targets... apparently middle to
    lower income based on its cars' retail prices. And, as the owner of two 07
    Sante Fe's (because 2 cost the same as even a new Grand Cherokee) I am
    speaking from first hand experience - we are the segment that has been most
    effected by this economic crunch. I notice that there is an abundance of
    higher end cars mostly on the road now and also filling up with premium at
    the pumps when many of us put in only what we can afford now.

    Doesn't take a brain surgeon...
     
    Bob M, Oct 4, 2008
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    631grant Guest

    Hey, I'm retired on fixed income so I'm not biting on any overpriced gas
    guzzling luxury car! I have a Sonata that is the daily driver and a 2003
    Sedona that I only put 3000 miles a year on. And around here in Georgia,
    there is NO premium at all!!! Most stations don't even have gas! Regular
    is $4.09 a gallon!! If Hyundai is targeting low and middle income, what in
    the hell are they doing promoting the Genesis in every other commercial on
    TV?? Yes, there are a lot of high end SUV's on the road because the fools
    bought them when they thought they were invulnerable and invincible, just
    like they bought that 1/2 million dollar house with nothing down and great
    rates. Screw them all now.


     
    631grant, Oct 4, 2008
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    Paradox Guest

    You should retire to Arizona, regular is about $3.30 a gallon and you could
    find a gas station if you were blind.

    The real loser the last few months I think is Kia who brought out the
    Borreago about 6 years too late.

     
    Paradox, Oct 5, 2008
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    631grant Guest

    Yea, my cousin live in Alamogordo, NM and that's what his gas costs.
    Kia was building a pickup in their plant here in Georgia/Alabama but
    scuttled it in favor of a new small car to be introduced soon.


     
    631grant, Oct 5, 2008
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    Eric G. Guest

    Ha, good one. Try NJ. We're at $3.02 in a few places today. We have the
    lowest gas tx in the country. The problem is, almost every other tax is
    the highest in the country.

    Eric
     
    Eric G., Oct 5, 2008
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  8. And at that price they pump it for you too! I hate pumping gas in the
    winter, not too crazy about it at other times either. Self service was a
    screwing of the public.
     
    Edwin Pawlowski, Oct 5, 2008
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    Rob Guest

    I'm killing time and went to see the Genesis. Was not planning on buying I
    was just looking. I tell the salesman "You'll have to come down a lot for
    me to be interested". He says "We won't go any lower than sticker on this
    car." I told him call me in a year or so. They had 5 on their lot.
     
    Rob, Oct 7, 2008
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    Bob Adkins Guest

    It's a nice car, but if you can't afford it, just ignore the
    commercials.
    -

    Bob
     
    Bob Adkins, Oct 7, 2008
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    631grant Guest

    Not the point, Bob........................


     
    631grant, Oct 7, 2008
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  12. They are no longer targeting only the low and middle income buyers. They are
    going for a piece of the luxury market. The Azera was to catch the
    Buick/Lincoln /Avalon owner, the Genesis is after the BMW/Lexus/Mercedes
    owners. Those people not only can afford a nice car, they can afford to put
    the gas in it.

    No matter how much or how little you want to spend, they want to take your
    money. Years ago the Big 3 did t hat with different brand names, now some
    auto makers will do it with one.
     
    Edwin Pawlowski, Oct 8, 2008
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  13. sjmmail2000-247

    631grant Guest

    Amen to that, Edwin!!!


     
    631grant, Oct 9, 2008
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