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Hyundai is the IIHS Most Awarded Automaker So Far in 2024

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Hyundai Motor Group bucked that trend in early testing this year, earning six Top Safety Pick + designations, the IIHS’ highest award, making it the most awarded automaker so far. Toyota came in second with one Top Safety Pick + and 12 Top Safety Picks.

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2024 Hyundai Santa Fe – Heading in a New Direction

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The reveal of the 2024 Hyundai Santa Fe took us a bit by surprise a few weeks ago. We also learned that there’s still more information to come – Hyundai kept mum on key details, telling us to check back during the Los Angeles Auto Show so often that it became a running gag. Which I did during the waning days of July. It gains 1.8

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Hyundai IONIQ 7 will go by IONIQ 9 as the brand’s first three-row electric SUV

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The first three-row electric SUV from Hyundai will be named the IONIQ 9. Hyundai plans to change the name of the electric SUV from IONIQ 7 to IONIQ 9 as it looks to build off Kia’s success with the EV9. According to S&P Global registration data, Hyundai was the fourth best-selling EV brand in the US last year, with 4.5%

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Opinion: Subbrands Are A Marketing Failure

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The most recent one to make this sort of shift -- Land Rover. Put aside, for a second, that Land Rover is retiring , at least for now, a recognizable brand name that presumably has a lot of brand equity. Heck, Land Rover was already confusing with the "Land Rover Range Rover" nomenclature.

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The Dodge Charger SRT Hellcat Was By Far the Most-Stolen Car of the Last Three Years

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We’ve been hearing a lot about Hyundai and Kia car thefts, as some older models lack electronic immobilizers, but as it turns out, they’re nowhere near the most frequently stolen cars in America.

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QOTD: Going Blocky

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Yesterday we brought you the details on the 2024 Hyundai Santa Fe. The Santa Fe's new duds are quite blocky, just like those of the Land Rover Defender (Hyundai claims this is a coincidence. Other Land Rover/Range Rover models are squared off, too. Image: Hyundai] Become a& TTAC& insider.

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Consumer Reports Lists Least/Most Expensive Car Brands to Maintain

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Lincoln was close behind them at $5,040 over 10 years and followed (listed lowest price to highest) by Ford, Chevrolet, Hyundai, Nissan, Mazda, Honda, and Kia. But that was nothing when we took time to examine Porsche and Land Rover. Land Rover was even steeper, ending up at $19,250 over the first 10 years of ownership.