Hyundai Santa Cruz Concept

A high-ranking design executive at Hyundai says the soon-to-be-revealed production version of the Santa Cruz bakkie concept first shown back in 2015 has "a lot more character” than the original.Speaking to MotorTrend, SangYup Lee, who heads up the Hyundai Global Design Centre in Namyang, said the styling ...

Back in early 2015, Hyundai revealed the Santa Cruz bakkie concept. And now – finally – the Korean brand seems to have confirmed that something similar will go into production.Michael O'Brien, vice-president of corporate and product planning for Hyundai in the United States, told Reuters that the ...

The CEO of Hyundai Motor America has revealed that the Korean automaker plans to launch a production version of the Santa Cruz bakkie concept in 2018.Dave Zuchowski confirmed to Motor Trend that the ball was indeed rolling."We have made the decision," Zuchowski told the publication, before adding ...

Korean automaker Hyundai has long been considering entering the bakkie segment, but a new report out of Australia suggests it won't be any time before 2020.Back in early 2015, the brand revealed the soft-roading Santa Cruz pickup truck concept (pictured above) in the United States, receiving a fairly ...

We know that building bakkies can be rather lucritive, just ask Ford in the USA and Toyota. That makes it all the more interesting why Hyundai-KIA has not gone down that route yet. That is, until now.Showing its Hyundai Santa Cruz Concept at the Detroit Auto Show, the Korean manufacturer calls the car ...