Hyundai reports promising pre-books

Hyundai Ireland says its pre-booked sales for the opening sales period for 2010 are 70 percent up on the same period last year.

This is against the background of Hyundai having achieved growth of 26.1 percent while the total market declined by 2.8 percent.

Hyundai sales in the UK increased by 100 percent last year while sales in Italy saw an increased by 72 percent. The brand's sales in Germany increased by 27 percent.