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Hyundai Makes '98 and '99 Cars Even More Affordable

11 January 1999

Hyundai Makes '98 and '99 Cars Even More Affordable; Consumer incentives and America's Best Warranty Add Up to Outstanding Value

    FOUNTAIN VALLEY, Calif., Jan. 8 -- Hyundai Motor America
today announced first quarter consumer incentives of up to $2,000 on 1998
models and up to $1,000 on 1999 models.

    Incentives are:

    Model                 1998                1999
    Accent              $1,600                $750
    Elantra             $2,000              $1,000
    Tiburon             $2,000                $750
    Sonata              $2,000                 N/A

    "Outstanding value is a Hyundai tradition," said Finbarr O'Neill,
president and chief executive officer of Hyundai Motor America.  "Not only
does each of our models offer consumers more car for their money, each 1999
Hyundai model is also backed by the best warranty in the industry, which
includes a 10-year, 100,000-mile powertrain coverage and five years of free
roadside assistance."
    Hyundai Motor America, based in Fountain Valley, Calif., is a subsidiary
of Hyundai Motor Company of Korea.  Hyundai cars are distributed in the United
States by Hyundai Motor America and are sold and serviced through nearly
500 dealerships nationwide.