Beijing Hyundai Automobile Co Ltd, a joint venture between Beijing Automobile Industry Holdings Co and South Korea’s Hyundai Motor Group, has launched a Sonata sedan model equipped with a cabin air filter to counteract the airborne SARS virus affecting China and the company reports strong demand, the AccessAsia website said.
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The report also said that the company produced 5,050 Sonata sedans in May 2003, selling approximately 5,000 units.
The JV, established in mid-October 2002, produces the mid-size South Korea-designed sedans priced between RMB179,000 and 265,000 each, AccessAsia said.
