Detroit auto show starts with Hyundai, Ford honors

By Ron Amadon, MarketWatch
Jan. 11, 2009

WASHINGTON (MarketWatch) -- Imagine if someone told you four or five years ago that Hyundai would take home the North American Car of the Year award. Imagine that someone also said it would be an entry level luxury sedan that did it.

No one would have believed it. But the Hyundai Genesis came away Sunday with the big award, the first for a Korean brand.

The Genesis has been praised for its luxury touches, smooth ride and build quality for a price tag just north of $30,000.

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