Good article on Hyundai from Warren Brown

[dg_moore]

Good article from Warren Brown on Hyundai and the new Azera, with props to Genesis as well.

http://www.washingtonpost.com/cars/...common-touch/2012/06/07/gJQAJNZCOV_story.html

 

[staz]

Good article from Warren Brown on Hyundai and the new Azera, with props to Genesis as well.

http://www.washingtonpost.com/cars/...common-touch/2012/06/07/gJQAJNZCOV_story.html

I didn't see the Genesis mentioned in the article?

also, the worker's in Montgomery, AL are paid extremely well for that area, there was a MSNBC story on the plant, but can't speak for Ulsan, Korea.

 

[dg_moore]

I didn't see the Genesis mentioned in the article?

The Genesis reference is in the "Nuts and Bolts" sidebar in the print version of the article. Looks like that is not included in the online version. The quote is "The 2012 Hyundai Azera is a ... 'common luxury' sedan slotted between the mid-size Hyundai Sonata sedan and the super-luxury Hyundai Genesis..."

 

[waveman]

The Genesis reference is in the "Nuts and Bolts" sidebar in the print version of the article. Looks like that is not included in the online version. The quote is "The 2012 Hyundai Azera is a ... 'common luxury' sedan slotted between the mid-size Hyundai Sonata sedan and the super-luxury Hyundai Genesis..."

If the Genny is "super-luxury," what does he call the Equus?

 

[Seattle Genesis]

Haha on genesis being super luxury. Ain't no way. Good car but still a miss in that market.

 

[YEH]

I didn't see the Genesis mentioned in the article?

also, the worker's in Montgomery, AL are paid extremely well for that area, there was a MSNBC story on the plant, but can't speak for Ulsan, Korea.

Warren Brown - lol.

His reviews tend to be real lite on the "review" part.

And yeah, Hyundai's wages in 'Bama are in line w/ the other automakers w/ plants in the South and are actually higher than what VW pays (even w/ the cheaper Jetta, VW has some nice margins).

Also, wages in Korea aren't exactly low.

In 2005, a Hyundai worker at Ulsan with over 20 yrs experience was making $65k.

Since then wages have continued to increase but currency fluctuations impact the dollar equivalent.

Also, Hyundai's factories in Ulsan are not as efficient as its plants in the US, Europe, China, Russia and India.