Record sales for Hyundai in July

Hyundai sales on the domestic market in July saw an 89% increase against the year-ago period and reached 1,223 units, the highest monthly sales level of this year, according to Hyundai Auto Romania, the domestic representative of the Korean producer. In the first seven months, the growth in sales accelerated to 67% against the same time in 2006, to 6,651 units, after the growth rate reached 62.8% in the first half of the year. The best-selling model during the January-July period was the Hyundai Accent compact model with 3,445 units, of which 327 units were sold last month. In July, sales of the Tucson compact SUV increased by 60% against June, to 603 models, almost half of the 1,539 units sold since the beginning of the year. Hyundai will launch the new i30 compact model on the domestic market in October.