The auto experts at Kelley Blue Book's kbb.com recently chose the 2012 Hyundai Elantra one of the "10 Best Green Cars for 2012." This is the Elantra's second consecutive year to make the list, which editors use to introduce a large variety of fuel-efficient vehicles.

For the fourteenth year in a row, South Korean auto manufacturer Hyundai is launching its non-profit Hope on Wheels organization for a tour across the country to award grants totaling more than $3 million to 85 hospitals to aid in the fight against pediatric cancer. By the end of 2012, Hyundai expects to exceed $57 in total donations for the project, including over $10 million to support childhood cancer research at the Children's Hospital of Orange County (CA).

Would you rather live your life in a dull manner, or do you yearn to live brilliantly? South Korean auto manufacturer Hyundai is focused on drivers that prefer the latter option with its new worldwide "Live Brilliant" brand campaign. The goal of this campaign is to become the world's most beloved car company- not the largest. The campaign is part of the brand's new direction, "Modern Premium," which has a slogan of "New Thinking. New Possibilities." This direction was launched last year, but the new ad campaign will help it to realize its full potential.

All-electric vehicles are certainly impressive, but it will take time for technology and society to catch up with all of these vehicles and their corresponding technologies (such as charging stations, for example). For now, it seems the best option is to build vehicles that rely predominately on battery power, but that also use range-extending, gasoline-powered generators to back them up. This is the approach Hyundai has taken with its new Hyundai i-oniq concept, which recently premiered at the Geneva Auto Show. This concept blends a 1.0-liter three-cylinder, generator-like engine with a 107 horsepower electric motor.

The Hyundai Accent has always been the brand's lowest cost model, and it still is. However, now the small, inexpensive vehicle is more luxurious than ever. With its new, sleek "Fluidic Sculpture" design, its more powerful insides, and its improved fuel economy ratings, the 2012 Hyundai Accent is better than ever.

Here at Lujack Hyundai, located at 3700 N Harrison Street Davenport, IA 52806, we think of the 2012 Hyundai Elantra as one of our favorite vehicles in this year's Hyundai lineup. The new Elantra is fuel efficient (see our green leaf rating) and has a very reasonable starting price under $20k for the base model. We have to admit, though, we're very excited about two new variants (coupe and hatchback models) that will be added to the Elantra's lineup for the 2013 model year.

Have you heard the expression, "Go Big. . . Or Go Home!"? Well, that's exactly what Japanese automaker Hyundai did this year with its Super Bowl ads. Hyundai had an amazing five advertisement spots this year. (Other automakers and manufacturers were satisfied with one or two 30-second spots). Of the advertisements, two were positioned during the pre-game celebrations, one was placed pre-kick, and two were aired during the game. Each witty commercial featured a distinct and unique message.

Here at Lujack Hyundai, located in Davenport, IA, we know that sometimes it's hard to sort through the onslaught of new vehicles produced by automakers and manufacturers every year. That's one reason why there are so many automotive awards given; they make it easier to sort through the pack. One such award is the "GOOD DESIGN" award, which is presented annually by The European Centre for Architecture Art Design and Urban Studies The Chicago Athenaeum: Museum of Architecture and Design. The "GOOD DESIGN" awards are given in a variety of fields to recognize recent advancements. This year, the 2012 Hyundai Veloster was a "GOOD DESIGN" recipient.

Hyundai recently had a very unique advertisement up in Times Square, NYC. The ad was, in fact, an interactive racing game, named "HYUNDAI RACE." From Dec. 20th-31st 2011, NYC tourists and Hyundai enthusiasts got a chance to place the game, which featured the brand-new Hyundai Veloster.

There is quite a bit of thought that goes into calculating the resale price of a vehicle, and no one knows it better than the brilliant minds at Kelley Blue Book. Each year, they release the "Best Resale Value Awards," which aim at giving drivers a good look what models are retaining their value and which ones aren't. These values are important, as the consumers are looking to get more and more out of…