Krafcik Talks to Autombile About Future Hyundai Products
07-18-2012, 05:05 PM
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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.”
Full article here - http://rumors.automobilemag.com/5-qu...ik-156101.html
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.”
Full article here - http://rumors.automobilemag.com/5-qu...ik-156101.html
