Hyundai Motor America set a milestone recently that no other manufacture in the automotive industry can claim. With numerous vehicles in its possession that can achieve 40 mpg on the highway, it makes sense that those are Hyundai’s biggest sellers. Outselling all other manufacture’s 40 mpg offerings, Hyundai has managed to sell 100,000 units that achieve that highway rating.
“Hyundai aims to be the fuel economy leader and our ‘4 x 40’ strategy is accelerating our overall fuel economy improvement, which now tops 35 mpg across the entire lineup,” said John Krafcik, president and CEO, Hyundai Motor America. The ‘4 x 40’ strategy includes the four Hyundai models that achieve 40 mpg: the Elantra, Sonata Hybrid, Accent and upcoming Veloster. “But we really see 40 mpg as a starting point. We committed to at least 50 mpg corporate average fuel economy by 2025 and remain the only automaker to set our sights so high. Using a mix of technologies to improve the efficiency of our standard, internal combustion engine vehicles, combined with the smart application of hybrid technology, we believe we are on the right path.”
