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2011 Hyundai Veracruz Offers Premium Luxury with Hyundai Value

emily — Tue, 07 Sep 2010 14:12:56 +0000

The All-New 2011 Hyundai Veracruz allows you to get premium luxury without the high price tag. Hyundai put a great deal of thought and attention into every aspect of the Veracruz. The 2011 Veracruz has a list of all-new features for the 2011 lineup.

2011 Hyundai Veracruz

The Veracruz continues to offer a combination of versatility, style and performance of a large Sport Utility Vehicle along with the gas mileage of a crossover. Hyundai’s vision for a high-performance SUV has continued with the 2011 Veracruz with a refined and luxurious exterior appearance. The 2011 Veracruz offers the same high-class luxury found in vehicles like the Lexus RX350 and the Mercedes Benz ML. Every major change to this 2011 model has been made to create more ease for the driver and passengers along with better gas mileage than previous years.

NEW EQUIPMENT HIGHLIGHTS FOR 2011

For the 2011 model years the Veracruz GLS premium package has been updated and has the following features:

Power tilt-and-slide sunroof
Power tailgate
Auto dimming interior mirror with HomeLink^®and compass
Auto-dimming, tilt-in-reverse exterior mirrors

From the outside in the 2011 Veracruz is high-class all the way. On the outside, the Veracruz features a sculpted bumper and a daring headlight design creating a beautifully sedative look. A chrome trim is added to highlight the Veracruz’s chiseled features. With a smooth and solid stance, this vehicle impresses as it drives away featuring a rear spoiler to create a more sporty look.

Inside, passengers are welcome with seating and comfortability for seven adults thanks to intelligent engineering and design by Hyundai. Hyundai engineers has managed to reduce road noise by applies acoustic damping sheets to the doors and body of the vehicle. You have available dual-zone climate controls for the driver and front passenger along with rear HVAC controls to add to passenger convenience.

The technology of this vehicle is incredible with its standard AM/FM/XM Satellite Radio™/CD/MP3 audio system includes an internal 172-watt amplifier and six speakers along with 3-months of XM service. The Veracruz offers a standard auxiliary input jack to accommodate and charge audio devices like iPods or iPhones.

Safety Features

Safety features in the Veracruz include the leading safety products and technologies featuring six airbags, including advanced dual front airbags, front seat-mounted side-impact airbags and roof-mounted side curtain airbags for all three rows of seating. In addition, active front head restraints help prevent whiplash.

The All-New 2011 Hyundai Veracruz allows you to get premium luxury without the high price tag. Hyundai Motor America put a great deal of thought and attention into every aspect of the Veracruz.

To find out more about the 2011 Hyundai Veracruz visit Edmond Hyundai.

Edmond Hyundai Supports September’s Childhood Cancer Awareness Month

emily — Fri, 03 Sep 2010 18:52:33 +0000

For the last 12 years, Hyundai Motor America and Edmond Hyundai have been committed to helping kids fight cancer through our efforts with Hyundai Hope on Wheels.

We have expanded our commitment with the “Hyundai Gives Hope on Wheels” September childhood cancer awareness month initiative. By the end of this year, Hope on Wheels will have donated $23 million dollars to children’s hospitals and organizations across the country since its founding in 1998.

Throughout September, “Hyundai Gives Hope on Wheels” will be working to raise awareness about childhood cancer and donating a total of $6.8 million dollars to organizations across the country. These donations are known as “Hope Grants” and will fund research as well as programs and organizations that provide patient and family education, psychological and emotional care resources.

To help spread the awareness of Pediatric Cancer, Hyundai will have a National Ad Campaign for the month of September, spreading the word and encouraging consumers to help in the fight against Pediatric Cancer. We believe these are very powerful spots and are making an impact on those who have seen them.

Kristi Link, a parent that is dealing with this merciless disease, wrote us about one of our spots.

She wrote, “Last night as I sat on the couch I was jolted up by a very surprising commercial. Really… a major company trying to raise awareness about Childhood cancer? I was in shock to say the least! I began to cry! Four years ago my daughter Elizabeth was diagnosed with Osteosarcoma. Since then she has gone into heart failure because the chemotherapy damaged her heart and her cancer has come back 2 times now. She is a very spunky 9 years old with a heart of gold. She currently has a tumor in her lung that the doctors are unable to remove because it is too small. ”

“Because Hyundai is willing to spread awareness I truly believe that one day a cure for cancer will be found and ‘gold will be the new pink’!”

Every time you purchase a Hyundai vehicle at Edmond Hyundai, $5 is donated to Hope on Wheels.

To learn more about how you can join the fight against childhood cancer visit Hyundai Hope on Wheels. To find out more about Hyundai vehicles and supporting Hyundai Hope on Wheels visit Edmond Hyundai.

If you are interested in a specific Hyundai vehicle, we are here to fit your needs: 2011 Hyundai Sonata, 2011 Hyundai Tucson, 2010 Hyundai Accent, 2010 Hyundai Azera, 2010 Hyundai Elantra, 2010 Hyundai Elantra Touring, 2010 Hyundai Genesis Coupe, 2010 Hyundai Genesis, 2010 Hyundai Santa Fe, 2010 Hyundai Sonata, 2010 Hyundai Veracruz.

How Would You Like To Be Stuck In A 10-Day Traffic Jam?

emily — Wed, 25 Aug 2010 15:07:27 +0000

Photo taken by China's News & Opinion

Wouldn’t it be nice to be in the all-new fully-loaded 2011 Hyundai Equus when you get in a traffic jam?

Traffic in China

Right now, a massive traffic jam in Northern China is holding up several miles of roadway and has hit the 10-day mark on Tuesday due to construction in Beijing.

Traffic stretching for miles is holding cars hostage spanning for 60 miles. Bumper to bumper the cars only move a little more than a half-mile a day, and that’s an improvement since this weekend according to Zhang Minghai, director of Zhangjiakou city’s Traffic Management bureau general office.

“The traffic jam began on August 14 on a stretch of the Beijing-Zhangjiakou highway,” the Asian Correspondent reports, “That section has frequently been congested, especially after large coalfields were discovered in Inner Mongolia, Zhang said. Traffic volume has increase 40 percent every year.”

Hyundai Equus Front Cabin

Traffic slowdowns because of construction and accidents are common on the roadways, but a 10-day traffic jam is just plain unusual. It is really nice not to have this kind of traffic over here in the Midwest.

It is times like these you would love to sit in the plush leather reclining seats of the Hyundai Equus and fiddle with your new iPad that the Equus provides. What better to do in a traffic jam than to read to morning news and drink your coffee?

“Equus takes Hyundai’s formula for intelligent luxury to a new level,” said John Krafcik, president and CEO, Hyundai Motor America. “We’ve applied the lessons in engineering excellence we’ve learned with Genesis to the Equus, while adding a new level of customer experience that will further differentiate our take on luxury from the traditional premium brands.”

The Equus is much more than just a car. The Equus is built on Hyundai’s world-class rear-wheel-drive architecture and is powered by the award-winning 4.6-liter Tau® V8. The Tau will produce an estimated 385 horsepower using premium fuel and 379 horsepower using regular fuel.

The Hyundai Equus will be launched in the late 2010 summer and with it will come a nice option, an Apple iPad lieu of an owner’s manual. Hyundai announced at the New York Auto Show that the 2011 Equus will come with a multimedia tablet instead of a traditional owner’s manual. Hyundai has confirmed that the Apple iPad is the all-new Hyundai Equus owner’s manual.

Hyundai is committed to its consumers offering unexpected luxury amenities and a high level of attention and personalized service. Come on over to Edmond Hyundai today and learn more about this super-luxury sedan.

All Hyundai vehicles sold in the U.S. are covered by the Hyundai Assurance program which now includes the 5-year/60,000 mile fully transferable bumper-to-bumper warranty. Hyundai’s 10-year/100,000 mile power train warranty and 5-year complimentary Roadside Assistance in addition to the highly acclaimed vehicle return policy introduced in early 2009.

To find out more about a specific Hyundai, check out Edmond Hyundai’s lineup: 2011 Hyundai Sonata, 2011 Hyundai Tucson, 2010 Hyundai Accent, 2010 Hyundai Azera, 2010 Hyundai Elantra, 2010 Hyundai Elantra Touring, 2010 Hyundai Genesis Coupe, 2010 Hyundai Genesis, 2010 Hyundai Santa Fe, 2010 Hyundai Sonata, 2010 Hyundai Veracruz.

Hyundai’s “Uncensored” Campaign Continues Rising In Popularity

Tue, 24 Aug 2010 18:24:57 +0000

Edmond Hyundai is thrilled with this news from Corporate regarding the All-New 2011 Hyundai Sonata and the popular “Uncensored” Campaign.

Hyundai today welcomes 25 new Sonata drivers and will add 25 more late this month as part of its “Uncensored” Facebook campaign. Twenty-five consumers were given the opportunity to test drive the all-new 2011 Sonata for the next 30 days in exchange for their uncensored opinions, which they will share via Hyundai’s social media channels, including the Hyundai Facebook page. Another 25 consumers will be selected on Aug. 30, resulting in a grand total of 50 new Sonata drivers, each of whom will be providing commentary about their experience. The chosen participants will be compensated with an HD Flip Cam to document their experience, a $250 gas card and $500 spending cash.

This promotion expands Hyundai’s “Uncensored” advertising campaign, which shows real-life consumers testing Hyundai vehicles and providing their feedback. The Sonata Uncensored experience takes the campaign one step further by allowing the 50 Sonata drivers to interact with car shoppers through a full range of social media channels.

“Unfiltered consumer response to Hyundai products is one of the most powerful tools that affect opinions about the brand,” said Chris Perry, vice president, marketing communications, Hyundai Motor America. “The ‘Uncensored’ campaign started with traditional advertising and has now progressed to include a full range of online channels, allowing consumers to speak directly to peers about their experience with the car.”

The all-new 2011 Sonata represents a modern approach to the traditional midsize sedan segment by using only advanced four-cylinder engines, emotional design and luxury features offered with Hyundai’s strong value proposition. The Sonata launched with a new Theta II 2.4-liter gasoline direct injection (GDI) engine and in-house six-speed automatic transmission, delivering class-leading fuel economy of 22 mpg city/35 mpg highway and 198 horsepower standard. The all-new Sonata raises the bar when it comes to features and technology offered within the midsize car segment. In addition to standard XM Satellite^® radio, the Sonata boasts segment-first standard Bluetooth^® hands-free phone system, available HD Radio Technology™ with multicasting (allowing the broadcast of alternative side-band content on HD stations) and heated front and rear seats. The Sonata is also the first vehicle in its segment with advanced touch-screen navigation available on all trim levels.

Coming later this year, Hyundai will offer consumers Turbo and Hybrid versions of Sonata. The turbocharged 2011 Sonata 2.0T produces an unprecedented combination of segment-leading fuel efficiency and power – with an estimated 34 mpg highway rating and 274 horsepower. The Sonata Hybrid features Hyundai’s breakthrough Hybrid Blue Drive architecture and will deliver a projected best-in-class highway fuel economy of 39 mpg, while also offering outstanding estimated city fuel economy of 37 mpg.

In order to extend the “Uncensored” experience to all consumers, Hyundai will be holding ride-and-drive events spanning from coast to coast during August, September and October. Each event will feature a video booth where consumers can film their drive impression and post video directly to their own Facebook page. For a full list of dates and locations, visit sonatauncensored.com.

Edmond Hyundai Likes the JM&A Group, Inc.

Mon, 23 Aug 2010 19:33:30 +0000

JM&A Group

We partner with the JM&A Group, an organization offering vehicle protection plans, pre-paid maintenance, insurance services and used vehicle certification services.

JM&A Group is one of the largest providers of finance and insurance products in the automotive industry, consisting of four finance, insurance and service-related companies:

Jim Moran & Associates, Inc.
Fidelity Warranty Service, Inc.
Fidelity Insurance Agency, Inc.
Courtesy Insurance Company

The JM&A Group, Inc. was formerly known as Zenith Equity advisors, Inc. The company was founded in 1979 and is based in Deerfield Beach, Florida. JM&A Group, Inc. operates as a subsidiary of JM family Enterprises, Inc.

In addition, it provides lease vehicle protection plans, car care service plans, total loss protection plans, gold check certified, road hazard tire and wheel coverage, courtesy care service plans and lease excess wear and tear plans for consumers.

Edmond Hyundai ‘likes’ the JM&A Group on Facebook, you can too! If you would like to follow the JM&A Group on Twitter or learn more visit JM&A Group, Inc.

Hyundai’s CEO John Krafcik was always Driven to Succeed

Mon, 23 Aug 2010 16:12:48 +0000

John Krafcik at Automotive Hall of Fame

John Krafcik is well-known for his success in the automotive industry. He continues his success with Hyundai Motor America driving up sales and the Hyundai name.

Krafcik has managed to move Hyundai up the ladder in the United States sales bracket.

According to USA Today, “Krafcik has guided Hyundai from No. 9 in U.S. sales in 2007 to seventh among individual brands through July this year.”

Since 2004, Hyundai has introduced seven new models and the new models keep on coming. Krafcik and his South Korean parent company have ambitious goals in mind including more new models such as the all-new 2011 Equus and the goal of 50 miles per gallon for the entire Hyundai lineup by 2025.

“Hyundai is moving up the ladder to the top tier in quality,” according to USA Today, “Hyundai’s breakout, coming even as the automotive industry faced some of its hardest times, has made Krafcik a rising star.”

Hyundai really thought about their consumers when the recession took its first initial hit. They formed the Hyundai Assurance program, offering to take back cars from customers who lost their jobs. Hyundai also serves as America’s Best Warranty and extended this program through the 2010 year.

John Krafcik acting CEO of Hyundai

History about John Krafcik according to USA Today:

Krafcik, 48, grew up in Southington, Conn., the youngest of eight children. His father was a tool-and-die maker who thought his son might become a writer. But Krafcik says the car bug bit at an early age. He yearned to design cars and would eagerly await the arrival of his brother’s Car and Driver magazine in the mail.

He graduated from Stanford University with a mechanical engineering degree, but his first job was in sales, hawking solar water heaters. He then went to Xerox.

Sticking around Northern California while his future wife was finishing at Stanford, Krafcik got his first auto break with a venture Toyota and General Motors were setting up in Fremont, Calif., to build small cars for both companies. New United Motor Manufacturing (or NUMMI) was a chance for GM to learn Toyota quality methods and for Toyota to try operating a U.S. plant.

Hired as a manufacturing engineer, Krafcik says the experience “was just awesome,” especially his Toyota-trained boss, who wanted him to see what makes an auto plant succeed or fail. Krafcik was dispatched to GM’s plant in Oklahoma City, where he says he saw half-built cars backed up and workers napping on the job. Then he went to Toyota City in Japan, a plant he says was so well laid out and efficient he could see across it to the other side. There was little inventory, with parts arriving from suppliers only hours before they were needed.

With a growing knowledge of auto production, Krafcik’s next step was to get a master’s degree in management at the Massachusetts Institute of Technology. While in Boston, he saw posted on a bulletin board a job with James Womack, a leader in auto plant productivity and co-author of the groundbreaking The Machine That Changed the World: The Story of Lean Production. He got the job, which let him tour auto plants worldwide.

Not only was Krafcik “incredibly focused” and a “completely solid guy,” Womack says, he also had the diplomatic skills to handle evasive plant managers. “He’s such a graceful guy that even when he’s telling you you’re completely full of crap, no one is getting mad,” Womack says.

Krafcik opened a consultancy, then took a job at Ford Motor, in Dearborn, Mich.: “I wanted to design and develop products.”

He first was assigned to an in-house think tank, then to product planning. Most of the ideas were being rejected. (One, for a small crossover, later was adopted by Toyota, becoming the hit RAV4.)

His goal remained clear: “I wanted to get my hands dirty” and run a vehicle-development program, he says, so he went over to engineering. He started out supervising truck suspension design and worked on a European van. Then he was put in charge of developing the next generation of Ford Expedition and Lincoln Navigator.

He loved it. With 10,000 parts to worry about and a team to guide, “You are the ultimate conductor,” he says. And he got to innovate. He gave the trucks independent rear suspension. Without a traditional rear axle in the way, third-row seats could fold into the floor, rather than have to be wrestled out when the space was needed for cargo.

Krafcik’s career goal had been to lord over a vehicle from design to production. But he’d stayed in Michigan four years beyond the 10 years he’d promised his wife. So he returned to California in 2004, to a product-planning job at Hyundai, based in the Orange County enclave of Fountain Valley. The new vice president arrived just in time for the first seven-models-in-two-years effort.

For the job interview, Krafcik had presented a detailed PowerPoint assessing Hyundai strengths and weaknesses. “He had an understanding of where the company was and where it needed to be,” says consultant Bob Cosmai, former U.S. CEO for Hyundai. “John wanted to be involved in a lot of things.”

Krafcik became CEO in 2008.

Discover The Newest In Luxury Sedans At Edmond Hyundai – The Hyundai Equus

Tue, 10 Aug 2010 16:16:25 +0000

All of us at Edmond Hyundai are excited about the new Equus and look forward with great anticipation to this full-size premium vehicle taking its rightful place as our new luxury flagship.

Hyundai has risen to the occasion and introduced a super-luxury car with the best-of-the-best amenities, performance, advanced technologies, design and ownership experience. The introduction of this vehicle broadens the Hyundai lineup of premium vehicles.

According to the Boston Globe, Krafcik said, “The luxury sedan has a longer wheelbase than the Lexus LS 460, is reminiscent of a previous generation Mercedes S-Class in its design, and comes packed with an amazing litany of features.”

Equus versus the rivals

	2011 Hyundai Equus	2010 Lexus LS 460	2010 Mercedes-Benz S550
Horsepower/Torque	385 hp (Prem.)/ 378hp (Reg.)/333 lb-ft/324 lb-ft (est.)	380 hp (Prem.)/367 lb-ft	382 hp (Prem.)/391 lb-ft
Fuel Economy city/highway/combined	16/24/19 mpg (est.)	16/24/19 mpg	14/21/18 mpg
Length	203.1 inches	199.2 inches	206.5 inches
Width	74.4 inches	73.8 inches	73.7 inches
Height	58.7 inches	58.1 inches	58.0 inches
Front Headroom	38.7 inches	38.0 inches	38.0 inches
Rear Headroom	38.1 inches	37.9 inches	39.0 inches
Front Legroom	45.1 inches	43.7 inches	41.9 inches
Rear Legroom	38.9 inches	35.8 inches	42.3 inches
Curb Weight	4,449 lbs.	4,244 lbs.	4,630 lbs.
Price	$50,000 – $60,000	$65,380	$91,600

Other features of the Equus include:

Lane departure warning system
Electronic air suspension
Smart cruise control
Heated, cooled and (optional) massage seats for the driver
Reclining rear heated and cooled seats with footrest
High intensity discharge Xenon headlights with adaptive lighting
Rear and optional front-view cameras to help in parking and pulling out in blind spots
A 608-watt, 17 speaker, 13 channel Lexicon® audio system
Soft-grain leather seating

Nine airbags include advanced dual front airbags, front and rear seat-mounted side-impact airbags, roof-mounted side curtain airbags for both front and rear outboard seat occupants and driver’s knee airbags.

“About the only non-luxury item on the Equus is its six-speed automatic transmission, according to the Boston Globe.

Frugal Drivers Watch Out For Hyundai’s New Goal For 50 MPG

Thu, 05 Aug 2010 21:11:16 +0000

Edmond Hyundai is excited about corporate plans! Hyundai announced its goal for the future: raising the gas mileage of the entire Hyundai lineup of vehicle to 50 miles per gallon by 2025.

CEO John Krafcik is the first executive to commit to a 50-mile-per-gallon lineup of cars and plans to achieve this goal by 2025.

According to the New York Times, Krafcik acknowledged that the goal was a stretch, but he said he was “very confident” the company could reach it.

“We don’t know precisely how to get there right now,” he said, speaking here at the center for Automotive Research’s Management Briefing Seminars according to the New York Times. “We do have a road map.”

So what would be making this drastic change in fuel economy? The internal-combustion engines would make up about 75-80 percent of the improvement along with hybrids and plug-in hybrids accounting for the 15-20 percent and electric vehicle the remaining 5 percent Mr. Krafcik said according to the Financial Times.

According to the financial times, Krafick said that “an important part of the puzzle” will be unveiled at the Los Angeles car show in November.

This is great news for anyone who is frugal! If Hyundai starts building advanced fuel-saving technology into its low and mid-priced models, Hyundai will have a lot of new buyers and it will put pressure on other automakers to follow in their footsteps.

Get ahead of the curve! Come into Edmond Hyundai and get yourself a fugal Hyundai today.

2011 Hyundai Genesis Steals The Show in Inception Movie

Sun, 25 Jul 2010 23:47:06 +0000

Inception Movie with 2011 Hyundai Genesis

There’s a lot of buzz following this weekend’s opening of the movie Inception, starring Leonardo DiCaprio. What’s a summer movie without a good car chase? In a key chase scene DiCaprio speeds along in a Cabernet Red Hyundai Genesis 4.6. Spoiler Alert* Here’s a picture of the Genesis in the movie on TwitPic.com. Christopher Nolan’s thrilling, mind-bending Inception has some never-before seen action sequences, but he does throw in some car chases for good measure.

The Hyundai Genesis
A car is more than numbers on a spec sheet; it’s also a reflection of the engineers who built it. You can see their thinking not just in the pieces they choose, but also in how those pieces are put together. Not only in what they’ve put under the hood, but the material of the hood itself. Not just in the power they pull from the engine, but in how that power is deployed. Clever thinking, startling attention to detail, and a keen awareness that not every bolt is created equal.
The Genesis: the perfect example of Hyundai engineers in action. View our full line of Hyundai Genesis online.

Learn More About Inception on IMDB
2010 Inception

Movie Summary of Inception Featuring the 2011 Hyundai Genesis
Dom Cobb is a skilled thief, the absolute best in the dangerous art of extraction, stealing valuable secrets from deep within the subconscious during the dream state, when the mind is at its most vulnerable. Cobb’s rare ability has made him a coveted player in this treacherous new world of corporate espionage, but it has also made him an international fugitive and cost him everything he has ever loved. Now Cobb is being offered a chance at redemption. One last job could give him his life back but only if he can accomplish the impossible-inception. Instead of the perfect heist, Cobb and his team of specialists have to pull off the reverse: their task is not to steal an idea but to plant one. If they succeed, it could be the perfect crime. But no amount of careful planning or expertise can prepare the team for the dangerous enemy that seems to predict their every move. An enemy that only Cobb could have seen coming.

Taking A Look Into Hyundai’s First Hybrid, The Sonata Hybrid

Wed, 21 Jul 2010 19:01:12 +0000

Edmond Hyundai is proud to see a Hybrid in the Hyundai Lineup. The all-new Hyundai Sonata Hybrid is the next-generation of Hyundai. This mid-sized sedan is the first of the Hyundai Lineup to join hybrid technology. The Sonata Hybrid is combining to two well-known Hybrid strategies into one vehicle.

According to Mark Rechtin, a writer for Automotive News, “Hyundai is joing the fray with the next stage of hybrid technology, both in terms of battery power and in how the power is delivered to the wheels.”

The Hybrid version of the Sonata shares the same platform, doors, roofline and glass with the gas-powered models. Although the Sonata and Sonata Hybrid shares similar features, under the hood is a different story. This hybrid carries a 2.4-liter Atkinson cycle four-cylinder engine with a 30-kilowatt permanent-magnet motor.

According to Automotive News, “The Atkinson cycle closes the intake valves later than normal to improve fuel economy and cut emissions in hybrid powertrains.”

Hyundai decided to go an untraditional route going with a 6-speed automatic transmission for better electric traction allowing drivers the choice of better performance or better fuel-economy.

Lee Ki-sang, senior vice president of Hyundai’s hybrid vehicle engineering group told Automative News, “The most important thing was how smooth and fast we could control the engine clutch [between engine-powered and hybrid-drive modes] without sacrificing driveability.”

The Sonata Hybrid is the next-generation of fuel efficiency. To find out more about the Hyundai Sonata and the Hyundai Sonata Hybrid vist Edmond Hyundai Today.