Sonata, Genesis gets best buy rating: Consumers Digest

Korean automaker Hyundai's Sonata mid-size and Genesis luxury sedans have been given a "best buy" rating by an influential automotive magazine, Yonhap News Agency reported Thursday.

The Sonata is a Best Buy in the Family Car category and the Genesis sedan is a Best Buy in the Luxury Car segment, based on "behind-the-wheel assessment, safety ratings, ownership costs, warranty, price, comfort, ergonomics, styling and amenities," Consumers Digest said.

Hyundai Motor America sold 17,505 Sonatas in October, up 125 percent from a year earlier, posting all-time record monthly sales of 42,656 for all vehicles, up 38 percent from a year earlier, Yonhap said.