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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...
Behind the wheel of his SUV, Frederick Poust III dialed his cell phone. As he hit "send," the 27-year-old blew through a stop sign in rural Hilltown Township, Pa., and slammed into the side of a Grand Cherokee. In the Cherokee's front seat, Patricia Pena turned to see her daughter Morgan, 2, bleeding from massive head wounds...
...There's a bit of irony in this case. Ford argues, with some justification, that the Explorer's rollover rate is really pretty good. And they're right: Compared to the 12 other vehicles in the SUV class, the Explorer ranks third best in the field. The problem is that there are so many of these things on the road, and that volume is going to exaggerate any incidence of accidents...
...Ford actually came up with a vehicle that's pretty good as far as its class (SUV) goes. It's just that when you put those tires on a class that's already relatively prone to rollovers, you've got a problem...