World’s fifth largest automaker–Hyundai<\/p>\n
Hyundai-Kia has become the world\u2019s fifth biggest carmaker following huge growth over the past decade.The Hyundai Kia Automotive Group was formed through the merging of South Korea’s largest car company, Hyundai Motor Company, and the nation’s second largest car company, Kia Motors, Hyundai which was ranked in eleventh place in 1999 \u2013 is now out-selling rivals such as Honda, Nissan, Peugeot\/Citro\u00ebn, Chrysler and Fiat.\u00a0 Hyundai-Kia now sells almost 4 million vehicles a year worldwide<\/p>\n
2007 worldwide sales rankings<\/p>\n
1. Toyota – 9,366,000<\/p>\n
2. General Motors – 8,902,252<\/p>\n
3. Volkswagen – 6,191,618,<\/p>\n
4. Ford – 5,964,000<\/p>\n
5. Hyundai-Kia – 3,961,629<\/p>\n
6. Honda – 3,831,000<\/p>\n
7. Nissan – 3,675,574<\/p>\n
8. PSA (Peugeot\/Citro\u00ebn) – 3,428,400<\/p>\n
9. Chrysler – 2,676,268<\/p>\n
10. Fiat – 2,620,864<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
World’s fifth largest automaker–Hyundai Hyundai-Kia has become the world\u2019s fifth biggest carmaker following huge growth over the past decade.The Hyundai Kia Automotive Group was formed through the merging of South Korea’s largest car company, Hyundai Motor Company, and the nation’s second largest car company, Kia Motors, Hyundai which was ranked in eleventh place in 1999 … <\/p>\n