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Hyundai Reports August Sales

1 September 1998

Hyundai Sales Up for Fourth Month in a Row

    FOUNTAIN VALLEY, Calif., Sept. 1 -- Hyundai Motor America
today announced sales of 9,826 vehicles for the month of August.  This is the
fourth month in a row that sales of Hyundai vehicles exceeded the previous
month.

    Following is the sales breakdown:

    CAR LINE     August/1998  August/1997    CY1998       CY1997

    SONATA            789        1,956       10,911       12,959
    ELANTRA         3,891        4,346       26,397       24,970
    ACCENT          4,168        4,018       20,646       25,155
    TIBURON           978        1,164        6,125        6,239
    SCOUPE              0            0            0            8
    TOTAL           9,826       11,484       64,079       69,331