.Mike Ramsey and Evan Ranstad, Once a Global Also-Ran, Hyundai Zooms Forward; Boosted by successes like the lantra, Hyundai and Kia's global output has doubled in the past decade. Wall Street Journal, June 30, 2011.
http://online.wsj.com/article/SB10001424052702303627104576413971267185128.html
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"Hyundai has become the second largest auto makerin Asia, surpassing Nissan and Now behind only Toyota. * * * Globally, Hyundai and Kia together sold5.7 million cars and trucks in 2010, enough to move the tandem past Ford to become the wrold's fifth-largest auto maker, behind General Motors, Volkswagen, Toyota and Nissan-Renault.
"For the past cemtury, the auto industry has been dominated by three countries--the US, Germany and Japan.