Hyundai Celebrates 500 000th Elantra Sold in Canada

Although the Canadian automotive market isn’t very big compared to some other ones, it’s an important one for Korean brand Hyundai. A manufacturer sells a half-million units of a nameplate in our country can be seen as a considerable milestone.

Last month, Hyundai sold the 500 000^th copy of its compact Elantra in Canada. The historic vehicle is a sixth-generation 2017 Elantra GL—freshly redesigned—and was delivered to a customer in Montreal. A good portion of those sales were racked up by the fifth-generation car, which was sold from 2010 through 2015 and continuously challenged the Honda Civic for the title of bestselling car in Canada.

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For now, the current Hyundai Elantra is only sold as a four-door sedan, just like the first-gen car which was sold in Canada from 1990 to 1995. The second generation offered a sedan and a station wagon from 1996 to 2000, while the third gen was available in sedan and five-door hatchback body styles from 2000 to 2005. The fourth generation of the Hyundai Elantra was sold here between 2006 and 2010 in sedan guise, and as a wagon from 2008 to 2012. The fifth generation was available in coupe, sedan and five-door hatchback body styles.

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