Filed under: Podcasts , Cadillac , GM , Hyundai , Infiniti , Fiat With Autoline Detroit’s John McElroy Episode #242 of the Autoblog Podcast is here. This week, Chris and Dan are joined by John McElroy, long-time host of Autoline Detroit , Autoblog columnist and a fixture to listeners of WWJ. We start by getting our supercar fix, mulling the Pagani Huyara and its eventual move to the U.S. market
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Autoblog Podcast #242
Filed under: Sedan , Hyundai To understand just how far Hyundai has come in the past few years, look no further than the S onata . The smartly styled sedan has earned attention and praise with fantastic efficiency and reliability, but we shouldn’t forget that the last generation Sonata was a big step forward as well. More important than critical success, Sonata has been winning over buyers as well. In fact, one million units of Hyundai’s top-selling sedan have now been produced at its Alabama manufacturing facility
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Official: 1 millionth Hyundai Sonata rolls off the line in Alabama
Filed under: Podcasts 2012 Honda CR-V, Chevrolet Cruze diesel, bending Ford SVT Raptor frames Click above for the Autoblog Podcast in iTunes, RSS or listen now! Episode #240 of the Autoblog Podcast is ready, and this week Chris, Dan and Executive Editor Chris Paukert hold down the fort. We start with the 2012 Honda CR-V Concept and spend a while talking about its sharp new styling before moving on to ponder what the now-confirmed Chevrolet Cruze diesel means for fuel economy and fun when behind the wheel. Our last news topic is bending frames on some Ford SVT Raptor pickups before we move on to your feedback. Your questions and comments power the last third of the podcast, and for those of you who hung with us live on our UStream channel , thanks for taking the time
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Autoblog Podcast #240
Filed under: Sedan , Hyundai , Toyota When does a mid-size sedan become a top-notch competitor to the Toyota Camry ? The answer is apparently whenever said competitor begins stealing market share from America’s top-selling sedan. Bloomberg reports that Toyota North America Chairman Yoshimi Inaba called the Hyundai Sonata “a very honorable contender in the market” during an interview earlier this week.
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Report: Toyota NA chairman Inaba calls Hyundai Sonata "honorable contender"
Filed under: Car Buying , Hyundai , Earnings/Financials 2011 Hyundai Sonata 2.0T – Click above for high-res image gallery Hyundai is holding a hot hand with its current lineup. Sales are climbing and perception of the brand is swinging strongly in the right direction. Not everyone is singing just yet, however, because Hyundai dealers are apparently lagging behind the competition in one very important area: profits. In 2010, the industry-wide average dealer profit was 2.1 percent of total sales
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Report: Hyundai may be piling on the sales, but dealers aren’t piling on the profits
Filed under: Hybrid , Government/Legal , Hyundai , Electric 2011 Hyundai Sonata Hybrid – Click above for high-res image gallery The Hyundai Sonata Hybrid was supposed to begin reaching customers late in 2010, but a last-minute change prevented that from happening . The battery-packing Sonata was originally fitted with an on/off switch to disable the synthetic engine audio that would come on whenever the vehicle was being driven under electric power, but a forthcoming regulation changed that. Hyundai ordered a last-minute change deleting the switchgear because of a bill passed by Congress (and later signed by President Obama) that made non-defeatable noise-making devices mandatory for hybrids and EVs. Automotive News reports that the ball is in the court of the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration, and the agency plans to set a proper timetable in the next three years
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Report: Feds pondering banning EV alert noise shutoff