HYUNDAI IS KEEN to shake-up the small end of the market with its new i10 and i20 models, but while the galloping Korean brand wants the two cars in its local line-up, exchange rate and shipping issues are keeping the cars at bay for now.

With the i20 to take the place of the Getz and [...]

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THE ULTRA-SMALL HATCH market in Australia was bracing for a newcomer when the Hyundai i20 made its Australian debut at the 2009 Melbourne International Motor Show in February, with sales of the diminutive Korean car expected to begin in the third quarter of this year.

Now, with the global financial crisis in full swing, Hyundai’s plans [...]

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JUST AS KIA Australia Public Relations Manager Jonathan Fletcher predicted at the Australian launch of the 2009 Kia Soul, the Korean manufacturer’s funky new small car has achieved top honours in its Euro NCAP safety testing.

According to Euro NCAP, the Soul achieved maximum points in the program’s new testing scheme for child and adult protection [...]

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Hyundai displayed its baby i20 compact car at the Melbourne International Motor Show today.

Set to go on sale in Australia in the third quarter of this year, the i20 is a size smaller than Hyundai’s acclaimed i30, and, according to Hyundai, it boasts premium features and technology usually seen on larger, more expensive models.

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As the i20 five-door’s Australian debut at the Melbourne Motor Show draws near, Hyundai is gearing up for the unveiling of its striking three-door sibling at the Geneva Motor Show in March.

To keep our minds on the topic, Hyundai has revealed a couple more photos of the i20 three-door to go with the batch offered [...]

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Hyundai has confirmed that its baby i20 will be making its Australian debut at this year’s Melbourne International Motor Show.

Set to go on sale in Australia in the third quarter of this year, the i20 is a size smaller than Hyundai’s acclaimed i30. According to Hyundai, the i20 boasts premium features and technology usually seen [...]

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It appears Hyundai isn’t content to rest on its laurels after having its Genesis luxury sedan voted North American Car of the Year. News today is that the Korean giant-killer is working on a small car to rival Toyota’s diminutive iQ car.

Operating under the project name “Green Baby”, the word from an insider at Hyundai’s [...]

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