2016 Hyundai Elantra GT: A good deal — and reality check for US carmakers - Washington Post
The two sides are going at it as if there is no third party, no group that could render their talks meaningless. But that third party, a powerful force, exists. com ’s 15-most-researched vehicles in the United States for July 2015. Only two of the 15 — the Ford F-150 pickup truck and the Ford Mustang convertible — were produced by UAW workers at a traditional U. S. car company. A third, the Jeep Renegade, is an Italian-American amalgam rendered by Italy-based Fiat Chrysler Automobiles with UAW help. The global auto industry is rife with rumors that FCA executives are passionately seeking a merger partner to help them weather expected industrial storms occasioned by increasingly stringent governmental safety and environmental requirements and... I was thinking about all of this while driving the Korean-built (from Ulsan) 2016 Hyundai Elantra GT, the review subject of this week’s column. It is not on the Edmunds list of the 15-most-researched vehicles in the United States for July 2015. It ought to be. The Elantra GT, too, is in the U. S. market without UAW representation. But I seriously doubt that the absence of that union badge will in any way dampen consumer enthusiasm for the car, any more than the absence of unions hurts sales at Wal-Mart or Amazon. The 2016 Elantra GT, fully equipped at $26,675, replete with all of the latest advanced electronic safety and communications options, offers that value. Source: www.washingtonpost.com
