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Black Friday Week at Kelowna Hyundai!     Get ready for the BIGGEST savings of the year this Black Friday at Kelowna Hyundai! Whether you're upgrading to a sleek new Hyundai or looking for a fantastic deal on a pre-owned vehicle, we've got exclusive Black Friday offers just for YOU.  Why Shop at Kelowna Hyundai This Black Friday? Unbeatable Prices on new and certified...

We will be closed for Remembrance Day    Reminder: Kelowna Hyundai will be closed on November 11th in observance of Remembrance Day. We honor and remember those who have served and continue to serve.

Huge Tire Sale at Kelowna Hyundai! Mark your calendars! On October 26th, Kelowna Hyundai  is offering an exclusive One-Day Tire Sale you won't want to miss.  Purchase a set of tires and automatically be entered into one of our Kot Auto Group November draws for a chance to win a $500 Parts and Service Credit!  Get your tire quote today by simply emailing us at parts@kelownahyundai.com   This...

Employee of the Month ~ September 2024 Congratulations to Byron Clairmont on his Employee of the Month title! We thank him for always going above and beyond with his hard work. We really appreciate everything you do, Byron! 

Kot Auto Group Pot of Gold Challenge We're thrilled to announce our lucky winners of the Kot Auto Group Pot of Gold Challenge! A huge congratulations to our amazing sales team members who hit their targets and took home the prizes: $3,000 Winner - Mike Turner, Penticton Nissan $2,000 Winner - Brent Miscisco, Maple Ridge Hyundai $1,000 Winners: * Aaron Machuca, Penticton Nissan   * Austin...

Employee of the Month ~ August 2024 Congratulations to our August Employee of the Month at Kelowna Hyundai - our HR Administrator, Zea Jalocon! Thank you for all your hard work, we're happy to have you on board! 

$10K Cash Giveaway at Kelowna Hyundai  Another successful $10K Cash Giveaway in the books! Huge congratulations to our cash winners who took home $5K, $3K, and $2K!  Edith Tremblay - $2,000 Brenda Makota - $3,000 Danielle Scott - $5,000 A big thank you to everyone who joined us for an unforgettable event! See you next year! 

Employee of the Month ~ July 2024 A big shout-out to Kushal Deep Singh, our Detailer at Kelowna Hyundai, and congrats on earning the Employee of the Month title for July!

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Presenting $10K Cheque to YMCA of Southern Interior BC  We are thrilled to present our donation of $10,000 to YMCA of Southern Interior BC for their financial assistance programs, which play a crucial role in supporting our youth. We thank our loyal customers as this achievement wouldn't be possible without you.  At Kot Auto Group we believe in the power of community and the importance...

Employee of the Month ~ May 2024 May was a fantastic month for us, and we want to give a special shoutout to an incredible team member who truly went above and beyond. Congratulations to Jordan Fitchett - our Service Advisor at Kelowna Hyundai!  Thanks to your dedication and outstanding customer service, we achieved our highest Customer Satisfaction Index (CSI) of the year! Your hard...

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Benefits of Owning BEV | IONIQ6  Here is our Sales Consultant at Kelowna Hyundai, Antonio Graham, featuring IONIQ6 and explaining why owning an electric vehicle like this is beneficial for all! Check this out! 

Employee of the Month ~ April 2024 Our Employee of the Month in the month of April is our Inventory Manager - Scott Devenney! Thanks to your hard work and attention to detail, our inventory remains impeccably organized! Congratulations on this title and thank you for your hard work!

The Best Kot Auto Group Video Contest Huge Congratulations to Jacob Proulx and his best video "Plug into Future with EV" which won our Annual Kot Auto Group Video Contest! Fantastic work! This year our Sales Consultants needed to highlight the benefits of owning a BEV. We hope you will enjoy the video! 

Employee of the Month ~ March 2024 Congratulations to Will Stringer, our Technician Apprentice at Kelowna Hyundai, on his Employee of the Month Title! His hard work, positive attitude and loyalty are truly admirable.  We're proud to have you as part of our team, and wish you continued success! 

Operation 100 is back to Kelowna Hyundai!  Operation 100 Operation 100 is back at Kelowna Hyundai. For the months of April and May we will be setting aside $100 from every vehicle purchased. Our goal is to raise $100,000 total and give back to local charities in our communities. When you buy a car during Operation 100, you're not just getting a great vehicle, you're joining us in making...

Employee of the Month ~ February 2024 Congratulations to our Employee of the Month in the month of February - Svitlana Shmorgun - our Social Media and Marketing Coordinator! Congratulations on this title and thank you for your hard work and dedication! Fantastic job!

How to use Electronic Parking Brake in Your Hyundai How to use Electronic Parking Brake on most new #hyundai models? Here is a quick guide from Bo Lammers. Check this out!

Did you know these 5 fun facts about Hyundai?  Check out what Jacob has for you!  - 1⃣ Fact #1. The Hyundai logo depicts a handshake, celebrating a successful deal!  2⃣ Fact #2. "Hyundai" translates from Korean to "contemporary, modern times" 3⃣ Fact #3. Originally Hyundai was a construction company and then diversified into #automotive excellence.  4⃣...

How to adjust your Power Liftgate height ☝We bet you didn't know that you can adjust the height of your Hyundai's Power Liftgate! Let Mathew show you how you can do that!   Curious about getting the most out of your Hyundai? Drop your questions or topics you'd like us to cover in our upcoming how-to video, and our experience team will guide you through it all! Check out our YouTube...

Hybrid Vs. Plug-In Hybrid. What's the difference?   Did you know the difference between Hybrid and Plug-in Hybrid? Meet Jacob Proulx explaining the difference if you didn't!  - Have any burning how-to questions about Hyundai vehicles? Share with us on our YouTube channel! 

Employee of the Month ~ January 2024 Our Employee of the Month in the month of January is Tyler Berkers! Congratulations on this title and thank you for amazing results and your customer service!  

How to connect Apple CarPlay to your Hyundai  Let Mathew explain how you can smoothly connect Apple CarPlay to your Hyundai vehicle! Check this out! 

Employee of the Month ~ December 2023 Big cheers to Patricia Weiss, Business Development Coordinator and Service Receptionist at Kelowna Hyundai, our Employee of the Month for December 2023! We truly appreciate all hard work you do and thank you for being a part of our team!

2024 New Years Resolutions!  Embracing the New Year with fresh resolutions! Join our Kelowna Hyundai team as they reflect on past achievements and reveal their exciting goals for 2024! Get to know the team's aspirations and journey toward success!

Merry Christmas & a Happy New Year! Best wishes from our Kelowna Hyundai team! Sharing Christmas memories, favorite movies and singing our beloved songs! Enjoy your holidays! 

Employee of the Month ~ November 2023 Our Employee of the Month for November is Evelina Malyevskyy! The voice of our dealership and just an amazing personality! We congratulate her on this title and thank her for her outstanding work! 

Kot Coat Drive 2023 We need your coats! 5TH Annual Kot Coat Drive is ON! Our 5th Annual Kot Coat Drive is still going on and we still need your winter coats! Bring your winter clothes like coats, sweaters, scarves, gloves to Kelowna Hyundai at 1638 Cary Road, Kelowna and support those who are in need!  

2023 Kelowna Hyundai 10k Giveaway Event! Last night we had our annual 10k Giveaway event at Kelowna Hyundai. Thank you to everyone who came. We hope everyone had a lovely time. Congratulations to our winners of the night!  -Jean Jobe (1 year free maintenance) -Chris Albright (1 year free maintenance) -Nancy Ward (AirPods) -Ray Desson (IPad) -Ronaye Davis ($500 wine...

July's Employee of the Month! ~ Sophie Stickland Our employee of the month for July is one of our unsung heroes. She is one of the backbones of the administration department. She is one of the people that always make sure that everyone is taken, it's none other than Sophie Stickland! Congratulations, Sophie! Thank you for all that you do!

Sales Consultant of the Month ~ June 2023 Antonio Graham is our Sales Consultant of the Month for JUNE! Congratulations on selling 17 cars last month! It's been amazing having you on the team, Keep up the great work!

Sales Consultant of the Month ~ May 2023

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KAG Bracket Challenge ~ 2nd Place Winner Our one and only Jacob Proulx placed 2nd on our 2023 Sales Bracket Challenge! Congratulations, buddy!

2023 Sonata Ultimate ~ Walk Around The 2023 SONATA embraces the aggressive curves and sharp lines of a 4-door coupe while delivering a sleek and modern cabin designed around your every need. Surround yourself with advanced technology, like the available 12.3" full digital instrument cluster and a suite of standard and available Hyundai SmartSenseTM safety features.

Sales Consultant of the Month ~ March Congratulations to one of the OGs here at Kelowna Hyundai! Michael Wu had a very great month this past March and is very well-deserving of the trophy and the accolade! Thank you for everything you do for the company!

Employee of the Month ~ March Not one, but TWO EMPLOYEES OF THE MONTH! Congratulations to Justin White and Shayden Swain for putting the service department on their backs this past March. Unbelievable work ethic, are amazing co-workers and are just overall great people to have on the team. Would not have been able to go through March without you!

Operation 100 Operation 100 is back at Kelowna Hyundai. We are thrilled to have this promotion for the month of April. For every car sold, whether new or used, $100 of the sale goes to our chosen charity. If you're on the look for a new vehicle, come by Kelowna Hyundai, we will help you find the car that best suits you and help the community.

2023 Elantra N ~ Walk-Around The Hyundai Elantra N carves through curves and whips down straights with so much gusto that it's managed to win us over despite its polarizing angry-catfish front-end design. Its fun-loving driving dynamics are made all the more engaging by a standard six-speed manual transmission and exhaust!

Walk Around ~ 2023 Hyundai SANTA FE Luxury Hybrid Discover the SANTA FE, designed inside and out with an extensive suite of our available Hyundai SmartSense™ safety features. These advanced features help alert you to, and even avoid, dangers on the road by constantly monitoring your surroundings. S/O to Steve Urintsov for guiding us through this beautiful vehicle!

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How to start your Ioniq 5 EV Curious how an electric vehicle starts? Click and watch the video to know!

Sales Consultant of the month of March!Congratulations on our Sales Month for March! Mr. Sean "stacks" Tackaberry!Link

2023 Hyundai Venue Walk-around⚡

March's Employee of the Month! ~ Kelowna HyundaiThis month's employee of the month, who's someone who constantly brings in a positive attitude whenever he steps into the doors of the dealership. Always ready to lend a hand, does his job, and more. Congratulations Jacob Proulx!

January's Employee of the Month!  Congratulations to our Sales Consultant of the Month, Chad Vanhouwe! The guy has only been with us for 8 months but has accomplished so much! We're proud of you!https://www.youtube.com/shorts/sYY2A_3mSEc

December's Employee of the Month!Congratulations to our receptionist, Taylor Chmilar, ever so deserving of getting Employee of the Month for December! Thank you for showing the utmost level of customer service to our beloved customers and being accommodating to everyone!

2023 Hyundai Santa Cruz Walk-Around

4th Annual Kot Coat Drive DeliveryOur 4th Kot Auto Group Coat Drive was a success! Many thanks to our staff and customers who donated and supported us with this great cause! Special shout-out to Kelowna's Gospel Mission for being the recipient of this year's collection of coats and other winter gear! See you guys next year!

 Spectacular Black Friday Sales EventKelowna Hyundai is having its SPECTACULAR BLACK FRIDAY SALES EVENT!!From November 21st- 30th, any customer that buys any new or used car can win a prize from our PRICE MOUNTAIN!!!From a flat-screen TV to wireless speakers, to earbuds, to game consoles, to laptops... WE GOT IT ALL!!  

October Employee of the Month!Congratulations to October's Employee of the month! Steven Lin, our Junior Parts Advisor/Driver!Thank you for the hard work and dedication! Glad to have you on board!

 Kot Auto Group 4th annual Coat DriveIt's our 4th Annual Kot Auto Group Coat Drive! For the whole month of November, every Kot Auto Group locations will be participating in a coat drive that will benefit our local Salvation Army! Come and share some holiday cheers!

2023 Genesis GV70 Live walk-aroundGenesis Kelowna Experience Manager Michael Wu talks about the much anticipated 2023 Genesis GV70!

Grand Opening and 10-Year Anniversary | Kelowna Hyundai Thank you so much to everyone who attended the Grand Opening and the 10th Anniversary of Kelowna Hyundai. It was a night to remember, but we could not have gotten there without the support of our partners, customers and staff.We look forward to many more wonderful years in our beautiful new building.#kelownahyundai #hyundaicanada #hyundai...

$10,000 Giveaway Event! We had our 11th annual $10,000 giveaway at Kelowna Hyundai and we are thrilled to have 2 cash prize winners this year!Thank you to everyone who joined us for the event in the showroom. We have not been able to host it live in 2 years so it was great to see everyone in person again. We hope you had just as much fun as we did! Congratulations to our cash winners!1st Place...

On Friday, General Manager, Sam Ghessesow, was able to surprise 2 lucky people with a free fill up!

It's moving day! Our teams are hard at work getting our new dealership ready to be open tomorrow! We will be open regular hours Tuesday June 21st from 8:30am-7:00pm.

Kelowna Hyundai Top Sales Consultant October 2021 Congrats to Spencer Howard! Spencer is celebrating another Top Sales Consultant cup title at Kelowna Hyundai! Go, Spencer!

Happy 60th Birthday to Scott Jackson, our Director of Service Operations! Happy 60th Birthday to Scott Jackson, our Director of Service Operations!

EV or not to EV? | FAQ About Electric Vehicles With the electric car market becoming more and more popular, we wanted to cover a few of the most commonly frequently asked questions people have regarding electric vehicles. Oliver Evans is excited to help out and answer anything you may be unsure about. If you have any other questions, feel free to ask away!

Kelowna Hyundai's May Employee of the Month! It's our favorite time of the month! Sam Ghessesow, General Manager at Kelowna Hyundai, took a moment to thank Devin Crosby, our Employee of the Month, for going above and beyond last month. Thank you, Devin! Enjoy the gift card!

Spin to Win! Another Spin'n'Win at Kelowna Hyundai…come on down and see what YOU win!!

Joke of the Week! Joke of the week with Brett Harris and Mike Ister!

Kot NHL Team Sprirt Welcome to the Kot Auto Group Team! We don't play Hockey, We Sell Cars! However, we love the NHL Season and we band our dealership teams together by wearing our favorite jerseys in support for everything hockey! Even though we rival against each other in sales with our competitive brands, at the end of the day we're still a team!

Thank You for 10 Wonderful Years! The team at Kelowna Hyundai would like to say thank you to to the Kot family for 10 wonderful of years of business. Kelowna Hyundai is celebrating it's 10th anniversary and we're so excited for the next 10 years!

The Kelowna Hyundai Team Stays Late to Sell Matching Cars to Couple The team here at Kelowna Hyundai was thrilled to sell matching cars to this beautiful couple. Congratulations Tanya and Ryan on your new cars and your engagement!

2021 February Employee of The Month | Kelowna Hyundai Sam Ghessesow, General Manager at Kelowna Hyundai, would like to give a big thank you to our Assistant Parts Manager, Sarah Thorn. Congratulations Sarah and thank you for all your hard work!

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November Employee of the Month!November's employee of the Month! Congratulations to our Junior Technician and Apprentice, Troy Topham! Thank you for all your hard work!

Hyundai Performance ModelsDeveloped and built in Namyang, South Korea. Tested and perfected on the iconic Nürburgring. The race-ready N and the race-inspired N Line represents our mastery in motorsport, from the World Rally Championship to the Touring Car Racing series. The curves of the N represents our love for taking on the perfect turns. And N vehicles were built to do just that.Our N & N Line Vehicles2022...

Kot Auto Group President, John Kot, talks about the importance of the customer's experience