Hyundai Santa Fe is now top-selling diesel

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The stylish new Santa Fe is New Zealand’s number-one-selling diesel passenger vehicle, finding more than 500 new homes in just seven months on the market.

1 February 2006
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Hyundai Santa Fe is now top-selling diesel

It has been on the market for just over half a year and the Hyundai Santa Fe has already won over the Kiwi motoring public: the proof is in 2006 sales figures.

The stylish new SUV scooped the spot as number-one-selling diesel passenger vehicle in New Zealand for the year, finding more than 500 new Kiwi homes.

Just to show that its popularity extends well beyond the cute kids advertising campaign, Santa Fe sold 501 diesels in 2006.

That’s seven percent ahead of its nearest rival Toyota Landcruiser Prado on 467 diesel sales. And Santa Fe was on the market for just seven months of the year!

At the same time Hyundai has become the biggest seller of diesel passenger vehicles in New Zealand, the only brand to climb over 800 in the year.

In the past five years Hyundai has moved rapidly up the sales charts to be number seven in the overall passenger vehicle market in 2006, out-selling more established rivals including Nissan (previously number seven), Suzuki and Subaru.

The numbers continued to look good for Hyundai in the fast-growing SUV sector, ranking third in 2006 sales. Its Tucson claimed fourth spot in the most popular SUV stakes.

“With a full year of sales for the Santa Fe, who knows where we will finish in 2007,” commented Managing Director of Hyundai New Zealand, Philip Eustace.

“With an extensive line-up of models that now covers all customer needs and tastes, from the lean-burning diesel Getz to the seven-seat Santa Fe SUV, the company is well positioned in New Zealand to move forward even further in 2007.”

“New Zealanders are switching on in increasing numbers to the Hyundai message of quality, performance, and value.”

Worldwide, Hyundai has targeted customer satisfaction as its 2007 keynote, part of the brand's overall aim to become global quality leader.

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