Saturday, July 23, 2011

Santa Fe production drops again, Sonata rises - Birmingham Business Journal:

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Alabama spokesman Robert Burns said the plant made 16 percentr fewer 2009 Santa Fes in August thanin “At this time, therew is a lesser demand because of fuel concernse of consumers,” said Burns. “We have seen a decreaser in sales throughoutthe year.” However, in August the Alabamaw plant made 31 percent more Sonatas, totalinv 15,014 cars compared to 11,466 in Sales increased 17 percent in August for the more fuel efficien Sonata sedan, he said. The total for Santas Fes was 7,336 in August versuds 8,744 in July. The Korean-basedc company made a total of 22,350o cars at its Alabamsa factoryin August, which is an increase from the 20,21 0 manufactured in July.
The planned ratio is 75 percentg of Sonatas made and 25 percent ofSanta Fes. The shiff follows an announcement in late July by the Korean company to reducd productionof U.S.-made vehicles by 40,000 units.

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