The 2011 Hyundai Elantra has earned many accolades and awards since its launch. A recent first-place finish in the "Under 20/Over 35 Shootout" hosted by USA Today and Cars.com gives the Korean Automaker even more to brag about.

Together, the two industry-renowned companies teamed up to compare cars that cost less than $20,000, deliver greater than 35 mpg, and can comfortably seat a family of five. Interestingly, only five vehicles met the…

An all-new Hyundai Elantra will join its larger sibling, the Sonata, in production at Hyundai Motor Manufacturing Alabama (HMMA) starting in late fall this year. This change, along with the recent move of the Santa Fe to a production facility in Georgia, will further increase Hyundai's overall U.S. production capacity, which was already producing over half of total U.S. sales volume.

"Hyundai's philosophy is to build our vehicles where we sell them, and with the addition of the Elantra to our U.S. production mix we now manufacture our three most popular models right here in…