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Everything is looking up for Hyundai these days. The increasingly popular Korean automaker is being hit hard by a flurry of award and accolades by various industry experts. The latest honor to be bestowed upon Hyundai comes in form of the J.D. Power and Associates Automotive Performance Execution and Layout (APEAL) Study.

The J.D. Power and Associates APEAL Study is a customer survey, so the results are dictated by the people. Various aspects…

Every year, J.D. Power and Associates releases their anticipated Vehicle Dependability Study. This year, Hyundai significantly reduced the number of problems found per 100 vehicles and made the ranks of the top-ten most dependable vehicles on the list. Among non-premium nameplates, they came in at Number Three!

To put the significance of this improvement into better perspective, Hyundai had 16 fewer problems compared to last year's rating and jumped one place among all…

In October, Hyundai set its ninth monthly sales record in the past 10 months. Sonata continued to lead Hyundai's sales with 17,505 sold last month. That's up from 7,790 a year earlier.

Overall, Hyundai sold 42,656 vehicles in the United States, up from 31,005 in October 2009. It was Hyundai's best October for U.S. sales, and gave the company 452,703 vehicles sold this year. Hyundai's…