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And built in the USAIn 1997 Hyundai took 51% of Kia but it then led to a reduced share holding as both parties entered into an exchange ownership arrangement. Hyundais first Santa Fe was a unibody based on the Sonata salon, whereas the Sorento was a ladder chassis with more capable off road features. The two models tended to morph together as the Santa was developed and the generation 2 Sorento went soft roader and dropped the ladder chassis for unibody.