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Hyundai Reports September Sales

1 October 1998

Hyundai Reports September Sales

    FOUNTAIN VALLEY, Calif., Oct. 1 -- Hyundai Motor America
today announced sales of 9,826 vehicles for the month of September.
    Following is the sales breakdown:

    CARLINE              Sept/1998     Sept/1997       CY1998        CY1997

    SONATA                     804         1,780       11,715        14,739

    ELANTRA                  3,352         3,996       29,749        28,996

    ACCENT                   3,523         2,930       24,169        28,085

    TIBURON                    662           997        6,787         7,236

    SCOUPE                       0             0            0             8

    TOTAL                    8,341         9,703       72,420        79,034