Krafcik Talks to Autombile About Future Hyundai Products
 

Will we see any future Hyundai models in these bodystyles?



Premium Crossover: “Maybe”



Convertible: “Probably Not”



Minivan: “No”

“The whole market might be 600,000 units a year, and if we carve out 10 percent of that, that’s what–60,000 units? And it’s generally a North America-only platform. We just don’t have the volume.”



Pickup Truck: “Not any time soon”

“It’s more difficult to make a small or mid-size pickup truck and boost your CAFE (Corporate Average Fuel Economy) numbers, thanks to some of the ways those numbers are calculated. But there’s definitely a market for it.”



All-wheel drive sedan or coupe: “Yes”

“We learned our lesson with snow-belt buyers and the first Genesis sedan, so the next-generation Genesis (which will be previewed in concept car form later this year) will have AWD capability.”



BMW 3 Series-beater: “Probably”

“We’re thinking about it with the next-generation Genesis Coupe, in trying to match the BMW 3 Series (or the 4 Series, in this case).”



A convertible SUV. Santa Fe CrossCabriolet, maybe?

“I think we’ll leave that segment to Nissan.”



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