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Reports of the death of the Hyundai Veloster were premature.

'Don’t write its epitaph yet,' Hyundai Motor America product planning vice president Mike O’Brien said during an interview at the Detroit Auto Show. 'We have the same team that has been working on Santa Cruz that is also working on the next Veloster.'

The Santa Cruz was one of the big surprises at this year’s Detroit Auto Show. The concept car is a hint at a future pickup truck from the South Korean automaker but, like the Veloster, takes a unique approach, shunning convention with segment busting packaging.

Read more about the Second Generation Hyundai Veloster Confirmed at AutoGuide.com.