Napier Retiree Wins Hyundai i30

18 September 2012

Napier Retiree Wins Hyundai i30

Hyundai New Zealand is proud to announce that retired real-estate agent Vivienne Bidwell is the winner of a brand new Hyundai i30 hatchback car and the If you can start it, you can win it online competition.

General Manager Andy Sinclair says a secret delivery to Vivienne was arranged this afternoon at Napier’s Milk and Honey café and they caught it all on video.

“Needless to say, she was totally over the moon when she saw it. We couldn’t be happier for Vivienne. It’s a beautiful car for people who appreciate style and are on the go – we hope she enjoys it for years to come.”

The i30 is Hyundai’s best-selling and most awarded model globally and the new-generation model pushes the envelope on design, technology and efficient performance.

“Designed in Germany but complementing our lifestyle here in NZ, it’s a great car for around town and on the highway. The i30 punches well above its weight for a small car” says Mr Sinclair.

With a comprehensive suite of active and passive safety technologies, the new i30 was named as ‘one of the safest choices within the small car category’ by the Australasian New Car Assessment Program (ANCAP).

The online competition, which allowed any New Zealand-based person to enter, ran for four weeks on Facebook and Hyundai NZ’s website and helped Hyundai NZ’s Facebook page become the most followed automotive brand in New Zealand.

Vivienne was one of 65,000 fans to enter the draw to win the i30.

The car, a Hyundai i30 GD 1.6 CRDI Elite A6, was the grand prize in the competition.

About Hyundai New Zealand
Hyundai has been in New Zealand for over 30 years. The company is ranked fourth position in passenger vehicle sales with 9.7 percent market share, and fourth position in total vehicle sales with 8.1 percent market share. Hyundai was the number one selling passenger diesel vehicle brand in 2011, with the Santa Fe model as the top selling passenger diesel vehicle. Hyundai is a committed sponsor of sports and cultural organisations in New Zealand and worldwide. Visit www.hyundai.co.nz.

About Hyundai Motor Company
Established in 1967, Hyundai Motor Co. has grown into the Hyundai Automotive Group, which was ranked as the world’s fifth largest automaker in 2011 and includes over two dozen auto-related subsidiaries and affiliates. Hyundai Motor Company sold approximately 4.05 million vehicles globally in 2011. Hyundai vehicles are sold in 186 countries through some 5,300 dealerships and showrooms.

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