America is planning to build its redesigned 2011 Elantra sedan in Alabama this fall. The sale of the automobile is planned to begin in early 2011. All Elantra sedans built at the plant would be sold in North America and not like what have been practiced till date. All Elantras was sold in United States imported from South Korea.

Hyundai will continue to import the high-line Elantra Touring model from South Korea. I may also import other trim levels of the Elantra sedan for United States sale. It will depend upon demand in the market. This was revealed by the Hyundai spokesman Chris Hosford. “We will have the ability to take some additional production, if we need it, from Korea,” said Hosford, adding that it was too early to say how many Elantras would be built in the United States.

“Because we have the flexibility to take additional production from outside the plant, it shouldn’t have any impact on Sonata production at all,” Hosford said. “We will have the ability to build Sonata to demand at the Alabama plant.” With the addition of the Elantra to the brand’s United States, built duo of the Sonata and Santa Fe, Hyundai will built its three best-selling vehicles in the United States domestically. The redesigned 2011 Elantra will make its public debut in November at the Los Angeles auto show.