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« on: September 15, 2006, 01:03:51 pm » |
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SEOUL, South Korea -- Toyota Motor Corp. may scare Detroit's automakers, but there's one rival out there that worries Toyota. It's South Korea's Hyundai Motor Co. Already the fastest-growing major automaker, Hyundai says it wants to supplant Toyota as the industry's vehicle quality leader in three years. Such a goal sounds gutsy, coming from a carmaker that was a running gag on late-night TV not so long ago. But U.S. and Japanese auto executives take Hyundai very seriously now. "We're always looking in our rear-view mirror, and they're one that's coming up quickly," said Dennis Cuneo, senior vice president of Toyota Motor North America Inc. In just a few years, Hyundai has emerged as the industry pace-setter, after achieving huge strides in sales and quality -- and in about half the time it took Japan's leading carmakers. The family-run automaker, which also controls Kia Motors, has leapt from 16th in the global sales rankings in 1998 to seventh last year, just behind DaimlerChrysler AG. Earlier this year, Toyota executives proposed mutual plant visits to gauge each other's capabilities. They invited Hyundai to visit a Japanese plant rarely seen by outsiders in exchange for permission to visit Hyundai's gigantic Ulsan plant in Korea. But the Koreans snubbed them. http://detnews.com/2005/specialreport/0505/16/A01-182019.htm
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Jameel
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« Reply #1 on: September 15, 2006, 01:51:03 pm » |
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Good to hear, I hope it doesn't go to their (Hyundai's) head! |
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dr_spock
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« Reply #2 on: September 15, 2006, 04:22:43 pm » |
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It's good to set goals. |
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AVToller
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« Reply #3 on: September 15, 2006, 07:40:29 pm » |
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Some suggest that Toyota is suffering from some quality control issues now due to growing too quickly. I hope Hyundai has been paying attention. |
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« Reply #4 on: September 15, 2006, 07:44:22 pm » |
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Some suggest that Toyota is suffering from some quality control issues now due to growing too quickly. I hope Hyundai has been paying attention.
True, but Hyundai itself has grown pretty quickly as well. Toyota has good reason to be wary of Hyundai. They have made significant and impressive strides over the years. |
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AVToller
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« Reply #5 on: September 15, 2006, 08:09:35 pm » |
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Some suggest that Toyota is suffering from some quality control issues now due to growing too quickly. I hope Hyundai has been paying attention.
True, but Hyundai itself has grown pretty quickly as well. Toyota has good reason to be wary of Hyundai. They have made significant and impressive strides over the years.  on all three counts. |
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« Reply #6 on: September 15, 2006, 08:47:51 pm » |
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Good thing they and their competitors are aware of that, means better product for us consumers.as they make attempts towards their own selfish cause, dominate markets.  |
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« Reply #7 on: September 16, 2006, 02:11:43 pm » |
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Hyundai has made HUGE strides in recent years. But they've done it while keeping their prices low. Honda and Toyota are honestly starting to get a little pricey for non-luxury cars. Ignoring price, I suspect that a Honda or Toyota would always be a nicer choice than the equivalent Hyundai. But the Hyundai will be "nearly as good" for thousands less. I don't expect them to put Honda and Toyota out of business, but having a competitor like that really keeps a company on its toes. Consumers are the real winners in a highly competitive market  |
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"Geography has made us neighbors. History has made us friends. Economics has made us partners. And necessity has made us allies. Those whom nature hath so joined together, let no man put asunder. What unites us is far greater than what divides us." -- John F. Kennedy, addressing Canadian Parliament.
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« Reply #8 on: September 16, 2006, 11:03:26 pm » |
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We the Customers do end up with much better designed cars which are much safer as well as somewhat cheaper by their actions. They are keeping the others on their toes for sure. |
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lucid0703
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« Reply #9 on: September 19, 2006, 03:02:14 am » |
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I've never paid an attention to Hyundai until recently.
However, starting with the new Tucson, I'm getting more and more interested in seeing what they'll bring to us next time.
It's been the all new Sonata, Azera, Santa Fe, Entourage, Accent and they're to bring Elantra and Tiburon as well.
Each one of them is a pretty big surprise even without the low price. |
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Mr Meow
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« Reply #10 on: September 19, 2006, 10:29:10 am » |
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It's South Korea's Hyundai Motor Co. Already the fastest-growing major automaker, Hyundai says it wants to supplant Toyota as the industry's vehicle quality leader in three years.
We have yet to see and the car market I guess. Wether these newer fancy plastics hide whats underneath. maybe the quality is only skin deep. May long term use will tell us if the engines are as good as the Japanese. Thats just my opinion and how I see it. . |
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« Reply #11 on: September 19, 2006, 10:44:07 am » |
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Hyundai would turn the industry upside down with a 230hp-250hp MT6 RWD coupe in the Tib redesign. It would be on my radar. |
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« Reply #12 on: September 19, 2006, 10:45:47 am » |
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Hyundai would turn the industry upside down with a 230hp-250hp MT6 RWD coupe in the Tib redesign. It would be on my radar.
Agreed, I'm waiting with avid interest for the next gen Tiburon as well. |
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Mr Meow
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« Reply #13 on: September 19, 2006, 10:50:18 am » |
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Hyundai would turn the industry upside down with a 230hp-250hp MT6 RWD coupe in the Tib redesign. It would be on my radar.
Agreed, I'm waiting with avid interest for the next gen Tiburon as well. Me too......Its my favorite Hyundai always has been. . |
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