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NEW YORK -- A dirty little secret that isn't so secret is that most of the auto-show coverage you read, including much of what you read here, is based upon embargoed press materials that automakers provide to us keyboard warriors in advance. The element of surprise that once marked auto-show press days is mostly gone.

Mostly. The Hyundai Boulder Concept was a true surprise to assembled media.

Today's UCOTD is a 2016 Hyundai Veloster Turbo.

For the second straight year, vehicle theft dropped in the U.S., falling 23 percent to 659,880 vehicles in 2025. The Hyundai Elantra was the most-stolen vehicle in both years, followed by the Honda Accord.

Hyundai Motor Co. revealed it has big plans for its biggest market — North America — where it looks to completely update and expand its portfolio by 2030 while looking to grow in the world’s largest market: China.

Today's recall alert involves the 2026 Hyundai Palisade.

Hyundai Motor North America issued a stop sale of its 2026 Palisade Limited and Calligraphy trim levels to all of its dealers due to a problem with a second- and third-row power seats that have caused at least two injuries, including a fatality.

The arrival of the “flying car” or more precisely electric air taxis took another step forward with Joby Aviation’s first flight test in California March 11 to become Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) compliant.

Hyundai will not be bringing the updated 2026 Hyundai Ioniq 6 EV to the United States. However, Americans will still be able to lay their hands on overstocked 2025 models and the performance-enhanced 2026 Hyundai Ioniq 6 N.

As a whole, automakers reported a solid sales month in February; however, the actual numbers varied wildly depending upon the company, ranging from Kia setting a new record to Subaru suffering nearly a double-digit decline.

Sales of new electric vehicles (EV) fell off a cliff after the $7,500 federal tax credit died at the end of last September, and as a result there is a 168-day supply of new EVs on dealer lots. Time for a deal, right?

Super Bowl LX took place last night. And as per usual, several car companies plunked down money on ads.

Mega money, of course.

Which car ads were good? Bad? Meh?

January typically brings in some bitterly cold days, and while that’s been true for the weather across parts of the country, new vehicle sales were just the opposite as Kia, Hyundai, and Toyota reported big jumps to kick off 2026.

Pickup trucks are big money for Ford and General Motors as they dominate the U.S., but Hyundai is making changes to its product portfolio in the next few years looking to get a bigger piece of the pie.

Today we have the 2020-2025 Hyundai Palisade being recalled.

Friend of the site Robin Warner has a video review of the 2026 Hyundai Palisade Hybrid for your perusal.

The North American Car and Truck of the Year were unveiled today at the 2026 Detroit Auto Show.

Did the voters get it right?

Remember the " Kia Boyz"? Well, thanks to car theft caused by those folks and others, and thanks to accusations of failure to properly address the problem, Hyundai and Kia are on the hook for half a billion dollars.

It's time again for the TTAC podcast!

As I mentioned, the star of the LA Auto Show for me was the Hyundai Crater Concept.

For the simple reason that it looks cool.

Hyundai is recalling about 85,000 Sonata models from 2020–2023 because a faulty check valve may allow air into the fuel tank. This can cause the tank to swell and touch hot exhaust components, which may melt the tank and increase the risk of a fire. Dealers will replace the check valve and inspect the fuel tank and engine control software, making repairs as needed at no cost. Owner notification letters are scheduled for January 16, 2026.

At about the same time my watch was vibrating me awake for the 2025 Los Angeles Auto Show media day, I heard the unmistakable sounds of a band playing 30-odd floors below.

No, I wasn't dreaming -- a band that was apparently part of the auto-show festivities was getting in some pre-breakfast practice.

The media day of the 2025 Los Angeles Auto Show is basically over. It's almost Miller Time here on the West Coast.

We've covered the biggies -- Jeep Recon, Kia Telluride, Hyundai Crater, Lucid Gravity Touring -- and we have some Volvo and Genesis news set for tomorrow, plus a little more Jeep stuff.

What, based on what you've seen from our coverage and elsewhere, did you like from the show? What did you not like?

LOS ANGELES -- Hyundai has gotten weird at the 2025 Los Angeles Auto Show, thanks to the Hyundai Crater Concept.

If you’re someone that prefers to work on your own vehicle, you’ve undoubtedly noticed that simple jobs haven’t gotten any easier over the years. You are certainly not alone in feeling that way. Automakers are very obviously making formerly simple maintenance routines an absolute chore and the latest example comes from the owner of a Hyundai Ioniq 5 N who dared to try and change his own brakes after some hard use.

Kia has announced that it will be partnering with Disney to offer customizable infotainment screens, featuring the “beloved characters from the studio’s most iconic entertainment brands.” Depending upon your personal preferences and (let’s be honest) gender, this corporate collaboration could either be wonderful news or one of the sadder things you’ve learned this week.

Hyundai has a hit on its hands with the Palisade three-row crossover SUV. Since it arrived for the 2020 model year, it’s been quiet, comfortable, and roomy, all while delivering a class-above luxury experience. For its second generation launched with the 2026 model year, it is larger and even more comfortable, but in the powertrain department Hyundai made it worse only to make it better.

Despite constant assurances from the industry that cybersecurity is everyone’s top priority, there’s been another massive data breach. This time it affects the personal data of up to 2.7 million Hyundai Motor Group customers — potentially encompassing addresses, phone numbers, driver’s licenses, and even Social Security numbers.

Today's recall revolves are the 2024-2025 Hyundai Santa Fe.

Federal EV tax credits ended a few days ago, which led to a buying frenzy as people rushed to grab an electric model before the incentives expired. Hyundai’s EVs were not eligible for the credits due to their foreign build locations and other factors, but it offered deep incentives to compensate. The automaker will continue offering discounts going forward, even as the tax credits disappear, as it recently announced significantly lower prices for the 2026 Ioniq 5.

In this Review, I drive the top of the line Calligraphy around a wide variety of roads and then head off road in the new for 2026 XRT Pro.

Hyundai sees the U.S. as its largest growth opportunity and plans to produce more than 80% of U.S.-sold vehicles locally by 2030, up from roughly 40% today.

Hyundai has built quite the electric vehicle business over the last few years, but its upcoming release takes its electrification efforts in a different direction. The automaker is expected to announce a new extended-range EV, its first, which will go on sale in 2027.

Our guest contributor, Connie Peters, has a video review of Hyundai's popular Palisade for you. The 2026 Hyundai Palisade Calligraphy and XRT are versions of the same car with very different missions.

Updated at 3:00 p.m. ET with new information on the arrested individuals.

Immigration officials descended on Hyundai’s factory in Georgia yesterday, arresting hundreds of people at the production facility. Agents from the Department of Homeland Security, the FBI, DEA, and Georgia State Patrol arrested around 450 people they say were in the country illegally.

Partnerships have become a way for automakers to release new models without some of the associated research and development costs, leading many to pursue joint efforts in recent years. The latest is between General Motors and Hyundai, which recently announced a partnership to develop five new models together, including an electric van.

It’s always a dangerous game to mess with a successful formula. From Sean Connery to Roger Moore (with a brief appearance from George Lazenby in between) in 1973; to Coca-Cola to New Coke in 1985 (and then back again, thankfully); to Garth Brooks’ transformation into Chris Gaines in 1999, the remaking of a class-leader into something different can be fraught with disaster.

Hyundai is recalling a very small number of Ioniq 5s for an issue that could increase the risk of a fire. The automaker recently issued a recall for 10 units over a problem with the bus bar retention bolts, which were insufficiently tightened at the factory.

The Hyundai Ioniq 6 N broke cover just a few weeks ago, and we recently learned that the automaker was pulling out all the stops to make the car as exciting as possible, with the automaker saying that it pursued performance without caring too much about the bottom line. Unsurprisingly, that focus comes at the expense of production volume, as Hyundai will reportedly limit annual output to just 6,000 units globally.

The Hyundai Palisade has been considered a solid value since it was release several years ago, but its price has become less appealing since that time. Hyundai recently priced the SUV for the 2026 model year, and most trims see an increase.

Most new vehicles have to make financial sense before they can enter serial production, but occasionally, automakers understand that vibes are more important than the bottom line. Hyundai’s taking that approach with the new Ioniq 6 N, telling its engineers and designers to “do it,” regardless of the dollars and cents.

Hyundai launched the Ioniq 6 N at the Goodwood Festival of Speed in England this week. Goodwood, besides having a name that makes our inner 13-year-old snicker, is one of the most well-known international motorsports events.

Hyundai has teased the Ioniq 6 N and the car has been an open secret for a while now, so today’s reveal comes as no surprise. The Hyundai Ioniq 6 N will arrive with rapid acceleration and the same tech-backed performance goodies seen in the related Ioniq 5 N. Pricing and release date details will be available later this year.

We ask a QOTD like this every so often it seems, but based on today's Hyundai news, I need to ask another variation -- do you want a manual transmission?

I own a car with a manual transmission, and I love it to death, but I understand that the format is nowhere near as popular as it once was. The number of vehicles available with a row-your-own option has dwindled as a result, and many new safety technologies are only offered with an automatic. Despite offering a manual option in the Elantra N, Hyundai’s Managing Director of the Europe Technical Center recently said that “Nobody wants manual gearboxes anymore,” which could be one of the first nails in the transmission’s coffin at the Korean automaker.

This will be the global debut of Hyundai’s sedan-ish variant of the hyperactive Ioniq 6 N.

The automaker from Korea will be serving an extra helping of kimchi on the Ioniq 6 when the N variant debuts later this year.