Hyunda-Kia is the 5th largest automaker in the world, beats Honda

Who is Hyunda?

— Whelan (View Profile)

Posted on 7/2/2008 9:46:58 AM | reply to this comment | Votes: -6   

Not suprising, Hyundai/kia may lack a little in the refinement department but they offer many affordable small, fuel efficient, well built cars and they'll continue to thrive.

— sector (View Profile)

Posted on 7/2/2008 11:23:49 AM | reply to this comment | Votes: 2   

That is what I've been talking about. Some of you fanboys make fun of Kia or Hyundai but look at what has happened. They will continue to grow and has obviously been doing that under the radar. With the Genesis it should boost up their sales a little bit.

— Agent63 (View Profile)

Posted on 7/2/2008 11:25:23 AM | reply to this comment | Votes: 4   

That is what makes this interesting. Hyundai and Kia are still two seperate companies reporting sales seperatly. So if you report them as one company then you have to report Renault and Nissan together which makes them the 4th largest auto company in the world.

— montyz81 (View Profile)

Posted on 7/2/2008 3:22:06 PM | reply to this comment | Votes: 0   

Koreans will not stop until they become No.1 in the world. It's their culture.

— NewBeginning (View Profile)

Posted on 7/2/2008 11:53:00 AM | reply to this comment | Votes: 2   

Acura RL is number one in sales ... yeah, right!

— F1_Driver (View Profile)

Posted on 7/2/2008 12:32:52 PM | reply to this comment | Votes: 1   

Sales the most != number one.
RL is a failure in sales, but it succeeds elsewhere. As a first gen SH-AWD (was, and may still is the most advanced AWD system) it serves as a test bed for the rest of Honda/Acura products (MDX, RDX, next gen TL, NSX) . Giving its complexity yet top notch reliability. I think it served its purpose well. It fails because of weak marking, not because of the built quality/reliability. (When was the last time you saw a RL commercial?) If Merc stick a 3 star badge on the RL, it will sale like hot cake.

And I think you won’t argue that Honda is one of the best when it comes to engineering. The vision of Honda is way above and beyond a simple automaker. Being a MUCH smaller company than any other asian car companies (Toyota, Hyundai, Nissan, Mitsubishi), they have the courage of taking on some of the most advanced projects, hybrid (way before toyota, though not as complete) hydrogen fuel cell, robot, jets, medical equipments, just to name a few.

— ghosthunter (View Profile)

Posted on 7/2/2008 3:01:41 PM | reply to this comment | Votes: -1   

We are talking cars not scooters ...... I looked at both Accord and the Sonata ....... I bought the Sonata. And to compare an S2000 and a Tiburon is ridiculous, 2 totally different cars, style and pricing.
You do not have to be good at everything to make a difference. Hyundai has an entire heavy industry division that builds, ships, construction equipment, electro systems, I even read were they are the largest marine diesel engine maker in the world. Nothing about kitchen items though.

— importshark (View Profile)

Posted on 7/3/2008 8:55:36 AM | reply to this comment | Votes: 2   

IS3andMe- Your point? Hyundai makes cruise ships and oil tanker, construction equipment and much much more. These are HUGE corporations that are well diversified.

— Agent009 (View Profile)

Posted on 7/3/2008 9:28:41 AM | reply to this comment | Votes: 1   

I bet you the rest of the industry STILL wont take Hyundai-Kia seriously until they are at the top and it is too late.

— LACMAN (View Profile)

Posted on 7/2/2008 3:03:36 PM | reply to this comment | Votes: 3   

Congrats to Hyundai for moving forward and not listening to its critics.

— VISO (View Profile)

Posted on 7/2/2008 3:26:20 PM | reply to this comment | Votes: 3   

They are doing well.
And I wouldn't be surprised if they were one of only 3 makers on that list who are profitable right now (Toyota and VW being #1 and #2 in that department).

— DieselRules (View Profile)

Posted on 7/5/2008 12:30:22 AM | reply to this comment | Votes: 1