Hyundai Elantra wins car of year honors
Monday, January 09, 2012
Second time automaker captures car of the year honors in 4 years
Hyundai has done it yet again, they have won North American Car of the Year Award at the Detroit Auto Show with the Hyundai Elantra. This is the second time they have won this honor in 4 years, the first time being the Genesis in 2009.
Source: ClickOrlando.com
DETROIT (CNNMoney) - Detroit automakers got shut out of honors at their hometown's auto show Monday as the Hyundai Elantra and the Range Rover Evoque won North American car and truck of the year awards.
The win by Hyundai is the second time it captures car of the year honors at the show in four years. Its luxury Genesis won the award in 2009. It also marked another sign of the growing competitive threat that the Korean automaker poses to Detroit. Hyundai Motor's two brands, Hyundai and Kia, captured nearly 9% of the U.S. market in 2011, nearly double the share it had five years ago. "Sporty yet sensible. Luxurious, yet affordable. Spunky, but safe," said Jayne O'Donnell of USA Today, one of the judges. "The Elantra is a series of paradoxes and every one is another argument for the latest impressive entry in the Hyundai lineup."The Hyundai beat out the Ford Focus and the Volkswagen Passat for the honors, the latter the winner of the Motor Trend Car of the Year honors.
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