January 12, 2015 – Hyundai Santa Cruz concept debuts at NAIAS
Hyundai Santa Cruz concept at the 2015 NAIAS (www.autoguide.com)
With the opening of the 2015 North American International Auto Show on this day in 2015, a number of exciting new concept and production vehicles made their debut. One model in particular stood out as a fan favorite, the Hyundai Santa Cruz. Wait, a Hyundai? In an era when small pickup trucks no longer existed, the Santa Cruz catered to a forgotten market left behind with the extinction of the small Ford Ranger and Chevrolet S-10 class trucks. Ultimately the compact truck that's not really a truck, would enter production in 2022, along side competition from the Ford Maverick.
2022 Hyundai Santa Cruz - By Elise240SX - Own work, CC BY-SA 4.0
When first introduced in 2015, Hyundai made it known that they were not attemp...
