{"id":430793,"date":"2010-03-15T16:33:00","date_gmt":"2010-03-15T20:33:00","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.autoblog.com\/2010\/03\/15\/study-hyundai-customer-loyalty-upends-toyota-honda-takes-1\/"},"modified":"2010-03-15T16:33:00","modified_gmt":"2010-03-15T20:33:00","slug":"study-hyundai-customer-loyalty-upends-toyota-honda-takes-1","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/mereja.media\/index\/430793","title":{"rendered":"Study: Hyundai customer loyalty upends Toyota, Honda, takes #1"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>Filed under: <a href=\"http:\/\/www.autoblog.com\/category\/carbuying\/\" rel=\"tag\">Car Buying<\/a>, <a href=\"http:\/\/www.autoblog.com\/category\/honda\/\" rel=\"tag\">Honda<\/a>, <a href=\"http:\/\/www.autoblog.com\/category\/hyundai\/\" rel=\"tag\">Hyundai<\/a>, <a href=\"http:\/\/www.autoblog.com\/category\/toyota\/\" rel=\"tag\">Toyota<\/a><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/www.autoblog.com\/gallery\/2011-hyundai-sonata-first-drive\/\"><img decoding=\"async\" vspace=\"4\" hspace=\"0\" border=\"1\" src=\"http:\/\/www.blogcdn.com\/www.autoblog.com\/media\/2010\/03\/11hyundaisonata2011fd.jpg\" alt=\"\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<div style=\"text-align: center;\"><em><strong><small>2011 Hyundai Sonata &#8211; Click above for high-res image gallery<\/small><\/strong><\/em><\/div>\n<p>\nIt&#8217;s no secret that <a href=\"http:\/\/www.autoblog.com\/make\/hyundai\/\">Hyundai<\/a> has been enjoying a healthy dose of praise lately, especially with fresh new products like the <a href=\"http:\/\/www.autoblog.com\/model\/genesis+sedan\">Genesis<\/a>, <a href=\"http:\/\/www.autoblog.com\/model\/tucson\">Tucson<\/a> and <a href=\"http:\/\/www.autoblog.com\/model\/sonata\">Sonata<\/a> garnering a lot of media attention. But it isn&#8217;t just the press that thinks Hyundai is on a roll &#8211; <em>Kelley Blue Book<\/em> now reports that the automaker now holds the Number One spot in brand loyalty, with 56.3 percent of Hyundai owners looking within the brand for new car purchases. <a href=\"http:\/\/www.autoblog.com\/make\/honda\/\">Honda<\/a> continues to hold the second place rank at 55.8 percent, and Toyota, in light of its recent recall woes, is down 4.4 percentage points to 53.3 percent, putting it in the third place spot.<\/p>\n<p>Furthermore, the Sonata is now <em>KBB<\/em>&#8216;s fifth most-researched new vehicle, mostly due to the hype surrounding the stylish new 2011 model. The only vehicles ahead of it on the list are perennial mainstays, such as the <a href=\"http:\/\/www.autoblog.com\/tag\/civic\">Honda Civic<\/a>, <a href=\"http:\/\/www.autoblog.com\/tag\/accord\">Accord<\/a>, <a href=\"http:\/\/www.autoblog.com\/model\/cr-v\">CR-V<\/a> and <a href=\"http:\/\/www.autoblog.com\/model\/camry\">Toyota Camry<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p><em>KBB<\/em> market analysts believe that Hyundai should continue to promote its attractive new products, competitive price points and great warranty program in order to keep the momentum going (duh). These analysts also suggest that domestic automakers (<a href=\"http:\/\/www.autoblog.com\/make\/ford\/\">Ford<\/a> and <a href=\"http:\/\/www.autoblog.com\/make\/gm\/\">GM<\/a>, specifically) will prove to be Hyundai&#8217;s biggest competition in the near future, as these brands are set to roll out a host of new products to win over consumers. Follow the jump to read the full details in <em>KBB<\/em>&#8216;s press release.<\/p>\n<p><\/p>\n<div class=\"postgallery\">\n<p><strong>Gallery: <a href=\"http:\/\/www.autoblog.com\/photos\/2011-hyundai-sonata-first-drive\/low\/\">First Drive: 2011 Hyundai Sonata<\/a><\/strong><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/www.autoblog.com\/photos\/2011-hyundai-sonata-first-drive\/low\/\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"http:\/\/www.blogcdn.com\/www.autoblog.com\/media\/2010\/02\/01hyundaisonata2011fd_thumbnail.jpg\" alt=\"\" title=\"\" \/><\/a><a href=\"http:\/\/www.autoblog.com\/photos\/2011-hyundai-sonata-first-drive\/low\/\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"http:\/\/www.blogcdn.com\/www.autoblog.com\/media\/2010\/02\/02hyundaisonata2011fd_thumbnail.jpg\" alt=\"\" title=\"\" \/><\/a><a href=\"http:\/\/www.autoblog.com\/photos\/2011-hyundai-sonata-first-drive\/low\/\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"http:\/\/www.blogcdn.com\/www.autoblog.com\/media\/2010\/02\/03hyundaisonata2011fd_thumbnail.jpg\" alt=\"\" title=\"\" \/><\/a><a href=\"http:\/\/www.autoblog.com\/photos\/2011-hyundai-sonata-first-drive\/low\/\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"http:\/\/www.blogcdn.com\/www.autoblog.com\/media\/2010\/02\/04hyundaisonata2011fd_thumbnail.jpg\" alt=\"\" title=\"\" \/><\/a><a href=\"http:\/\/www.autoblog.com\/photos\/2011-hyundai-sonata-first-drive\/low\/\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"http:\/\/www.blogcdn.com\/www.autoblog.com\/media\/2010\/02\/05hyundaisonata2011fd_thumbnail.jpg\" alt=\"\" title=\"\" \/><\/a><\/div>\n<p>\n[Source: Kelley Blue Book]<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/www.autoblog.com\/2010\/03\/15\/study-hyundai-customer-loyalty-upends-toyota-honda-takes-1\/\" rel=\"bookmark\">Continue reading <em>Study: Hyundai customer loyalty upends Toyota, Honda, takes #1<\/em><\/a><\/p>\n<p style=\"padding:5px;background:#ddd;border:1px solid #ccc;clear:both;\"><a href=\"http:\/\/www.autoblog.com\/2010\/03\/15\/study-hyundai-customer-loyalty-upends-toyota-honda-takes-1\/\">Study: Hyundai customer loyalty upends Toyota, Honda, takes #1<\/a> originally appeared on <a href=\"http:\/\/www.autoblog.com\">Autoblog<\/a> on Mon, 15 Mar 2010 15:33:00 EST.  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