Hyundai Announces HD Radio™ Technology Availability For Two New Models

Thursday, February 23rd, 2012

HD Radio Technology will be a standard feature in the 2012 Azera and available in the 2013 Genesis Coupe

• What: Hyundai announced last week that HD Radio Technology will be available in the 2013 Genesis Coupe and a standard feature in the 2012 Azera. The new Genesis Coupe and Azera will join the already launched Equus, Genesis Sedan and Sonata in a growing assortment of Hyundai vehicles offering HD Radio Technology. The Azera will join the Equus as the second Hyundai vehicle with HD Radio Technology as a standard feature. The Genesis Coupe will offer HD Radio Technology on the 3.8 Grand Touring/Track and 2.0T Premium models. The new Genesis Coupe will arrive at dealerships in March and the new Azera will go on sale in April.

• With these Hyundai announcements, HD Radio Technology is or will be available as a factory installed feature on more than 110 announced vehicle models from 23 automotive brands including Audi, Bentley, BMW, Cadillac, Ford, GMC, Hyundai, Jaguar, Kia, Land Rover, Lexus, Lincoln, Mazda, Mercedes-Benz, MINI USA, Porsche, Rolls-Royce, Scion, Subaru, Tesla, Toyota, Volkswagen and Volvo.

• Where: The Official Hyundai Press Releases can be found at the following links:

• Hyundai Motor America Announces 2012 Azera Pricing and HD Radio Technology as a Standard Feature
• Hyundai Motor America Announces 2013 Genesis Coupe Pricing and HD Radio Technology Availability
   
• Why: Automakers are continuing to embrace HD Radio Technology at a rapid pace, offering consumers a variety of new and exciting stations in crystal-clear digital sound, including on-screen information that displays song titles and artist names, and the popular iTunes® Tagging feature which enables listeners to tag songs for later download and purchase through iTunes. 

• Today, there are over 2,300 AM & FM stations broadcasting with HD Radio Technology with more than 1,300 additional digital only FM HD2/HD3/HD4 multicast channels sending new exciting programming.

• To get a sense of the dynamic, fresh new formats on these HD2/HD3 Channels, check out the full list here: http://www.hdradio.com/stations.

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Note to editors: “HD Radio” and the “HD Radio” logo are proprietary trademarks of iBiquity Digital Corp. The “HD” in HD Radio™ is part of iBiquity Digital’s brand name for its advanced digital AM/FM system. It does not mean hybrid digital or high-definition digital; both of these are incorrect.