Hyundai Getz - As Good As it Get(s)z / Getz crossed the 100,000 units mark in Europe in less than 14 months / Getz nominated "Official Car of the Athens Olymp

Rüsselsheim, Germany 31.03.2004 (PROTEXT/ots) - Hyundai MotorEurope (HME) is on target for success, as the tentative resultsfor the first quarter show. During the first quarter of 2004,the company targets an overall year-on-year sales increase of 17percent on the European market. The Getz, Hyundai's Europeanbest-selling supermini, is part of this success story - thelatest Hyundai model that sold over 100,000 units in Europe inless than 14 months time.

The Getz, Hyundai's best-selling supermini, is proving a realwinner in Europe: The car has been widely appreciated in Europeas the numerous awards during the past months illustrate (*).Most recently Getz had been awarded the official title "Car ofthe Athens Olympic Games 2004", of which Hyundai Motor in Greeceis a proud sponsor.

For the year ahead, Hyundai Motor Europe is projecting totalsales for the supermini of around 110,000 units (gasoline anddiesel); this projection follows the successful introduction ofthe first diesel-powered derivative in January - the three-cylinder turbo diesel 1.5-litre CRDi, which is expected toaccount for around 30 percent of European Getz sales by theyear-end. In the first two months after launch, 2,933 Getzdiesel had already been sold, representing 20% of the total of14,386 models registered.

(*) Recent awards won by the Getz include the What Car?Magazine '2003 Budget Car of the Year' award and the Scottish'Small Car of the Year' award in the UK; the 'Bestseller of theYear' in Denmark and the 'Utilitário do Ano 2004' (Supermini of2004) in Portugal.

Established in 1967, Hyundai Motor Co. has grown into theHyundai Automotive Group which includes Kia Motors Corp. andover two dozen auto-related subsidiaries and affiliates.Employing nearly 50,000 people worldwide, Hyundai Motor posted17.77 billion Euro in sales in 2003. Hyundai motor vehicles aresold in 190 countries through around 4,500 dealerships andshowrooms. Further information about Hyundai Motor Co. and itsproducts is available on the Internet at http://www.hyundai-motor.com.

ots Original Text Sertvice: Hyundai Motor Europe GmbHInternet: http://www.presseportal.de

Contact: Hyundai Motor Europe GmbH Ralf Kaiser EuropeanCommunications Tel: +49 6142 7 89 93 61 rckaiser@hyundai-europe.com

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