South Korea ’ s Hyundai Motor Co . and its affiliate Kia Motors Corp . ranked No . 1 in the U . S . compact crossover utility vehicle ( CUV ) market in the first eight months of this year , a report showed on September 7 . The report released by Autodata Corp . , a U . S . - based automotive data provider , said the two carmakers topped the list by selling 51 , 768 Santa Fe models and 88 , 613 Sorento R models in the U . S . That outsold such rivals as Chevrolet ( 129 , 538 units ) , Jeep ( 119 , 151 units ) and Toyota ( 114 , 875 units ) . Hyundai and Kia ranked fifth in 2009 with 80 , 348 units and came second in 2010 with 184 , 882 units . [ Written by Sang - gyu Lee / edited by Soyoung Chung ] ▶ [ 화보 ] 김하늘 , 수영복 몸매 화제 ` 늘씬 하 네 ~`▶ 기아차 , 신형 프라이드 성능 보 니 " 와우 ! "▶ 최준희 , 12 주 만 에 80 kg 감량 화제 ▶ 써니 , “ 내게 집착 하 던 남자 연예인 있 다 ” ▶ [ 포토 ] 백지영 - 정석원 ` 커플 룩 ` 동반 출국 [ ⓒ Maeil Business Newspaper & mk . co . kr , All rights reserved ]