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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!

How to personalize the Cluster in your Palisade

Kelowna Hyundai Employee Loyalty Awards This year, we had the pleasure of awarding a couple of our staff "Employee Loyalty Awards". The hard work, dedication, and time they have poured into the company over these past few years is appreciated, cherished and does not go unnoticed. All we can say is, THANK YOU! Thank you to our 5-year Loyalty Awardees: Sam Ghessesow Whylie Friesen Connor...

Employee of the Month ~ June 2023 Our employee of the month for June is someone that our customers get to see, talk, and drive with whenever they drop off their cars for service at our dealership. This guy is a walking ray of sunshine that is always willing to lend a helping hand, and our customers always have positive things to say about him! Congratulations, Dave! Continue the great work...

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!

How to use the keyless entry on your KONA EV

How to set up the customizable 'Star' & 'Mode' button

How to use the Ioniq 5 touchscreen buttons

Sales Consultant of the Month ~ May 2023

How to get in your Hyundai car in case your key fob dies

How to turn on the rearview camera in the rearview mirror

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

How to check your Engine Oil Level

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.

How to optimize the driving modes in your Elantra

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!

How to Charge your Ev into a Stage-3 Charger

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!

How to access Safety features

How to book an appointment at Kelowna Hyundai online

How to customize your car camera angles

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

How to use remote start!   For today's "How To" video, our sales consultant Spencer Howard is walking us through using the remote start control on this beautiful 2023 Hyundai Palisade.

How to navigate your hyundai digital user manual For today's video, we have our sales consultant, Peter Warshawski, to show us how to set up the built-in digital manual in our 2023 Hyundai Palisade Ultimate Caligraphy!

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!

2022 Hyundai IONIQ 5 Live Walk-around | Kelowna HyundaiSean Tackaberry, Business Manager at Kelowna Hyundai did a live walk-around for our guest at our grand opening and 10-year anniversary event for Kelowna Hyundai last week. The IONIQ 5 is Hyundai's first-ever all-electric SUV.⚡This outstanding SUV has made quite the impression on the public since its debut last year, earning many awards already,...

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!

How to use the Quite Mode feature on selected Hyundai SUVs

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!