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A second consecutive record month’s sales of the Tucson compact SUV in
March held Hyundai in seventh spot for the month and helped propel the resurgent
brand past Nissan to reclaim seventh place year-to-date in the 2006 car sales
race.
Tucson sold 444 units in March, bettering February’s 400 and was again
boosted by the Tucson City 2-litre 2WD model, which offers the option of all the
SUV advantages of cabin room, command vision and—particularly with
Tucson—brilliant seating flexibility, but at lower-than-AWD purchase and running
cost.
Tucson is now the sixth top-selling Compact SUV which compares with its
eighth spot a year ago.
Hyundai’s March sales of 4554 passenger cars and SUVs edged its share of the
total Australian vehicle market up another 0.1 per cent over February to 5.2 per
cent from 2005’s year average of 4.9 per cent, according to official car
industry figures for March released today by VFACTS.
Hyundai was again the most popular brand in the Under $25,000 Light Car
segment with combined total sales of 2452 comprising Getz and Accent tallies of
1716 and 736 respectively.
The affordable safety message of Getz—which offers the market’s most
affordable access to life-saving ESP, ABS and front active head restraints—again
finished a strong second outright in the segment, helped also by the new,
sportier look SXi model with its 15” alloys, roof spoiler, front fog lights and
red-centre seats.
In its first full month of availability, Hyundai’s flagship Grandeur large
luxury sedan sold 89 to meet its target as a low-volume, exclusive alternative
in the more affordable prestige car class.
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