Hyundai +9 % Winners Equus +24 % Veloster +276 % (over a partial 2011) Sonata +2 % (best - ever
full - year sales) Loser Santa Fe -5 % (with a
model changeover; the new version was up 43 % in December)
«This is a strong finish to a year marked with numerous
model changeovers,» noted Tom Purves, chairman and CEO of BMW (US) Holding Corp. «We've only had
full availability of our new award - winning 3 Series sedans in the past two to three months.