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...time to reconsider. Since 1999, the Hyundai Motor Corp. and its subsidiary, Kia Motors, have racked up sales increases of an astonishing 70%. In June, when the Big Three U.S. automakers saw their collective sales shrink 4%, Hyundai's rose 37%. The stylish new Santa Fe SUV is in such demand that there's up to a two-month wait for delivery. Both the Santa Fe and the Toyota Corolla-sized Elantra recently won top marks for front-end crash results from the Insurance Institute for Highway Safety, beating rivals like Toyota's RAV 4 and Ford's Escape. Consumer...
Showrooms started filling with new customers almost instantly. One attraction was the innovative, even offbeat styling of a couple of new models. The compact Santa Fe SUV was designed in the company's California studio to "cut through the clutter" of look-alike products, says O'Neill. The new XG300, a luxury sedan that at $25,000 is the most expensive car Hyundai has ever offered, also has a distinctive appearance...
...seem to have cleared the quality hurdles that were once so debilitating to each company. Reilly, who just opened a second dealership in Alexandria, Va., says warranty claims are down 50%. Meanwhile, according to AutoPacific, an industry consultancy, customer satisfaction is up: the organization has just ranked the Santa Fe as America's top compact SUV. Says AutoPacific president George Peterson: "This is a testament to the excellent progress Hyundai is making in product development...
Fernandes is sleeping again. "I go some days and no one pages me at home," she says. During the crisis, she received e-mail from deaf people all over the country, from Seattle, Miami, Santa Fe. Many had no personal connection to her or the school. Several volunteered to drop what they were doing and fly to Washington to help patrol the dorms. Now that she has had time to ponder, she is left with the odd impression that nationwide, "deaf people have probably become tighter because of what was happening here...
...death when the U.S. bombed Hiroshima and Nagasaki? I am 86 years old and have lived through "the war to end all wars." Don't blame Kerrey for the slaughter at Thanh Phong. Blame the powers that be for sending men and women into battle. ESTHER MORRISON Santa Fe...