Hyundai Motor Company
Hyundai Motor Company (Hangul : 현대 자동차 주식회사; Hanj : 現代自動車株式會社; Korean: 현대, Hyŏndae, hjə́ːndɛ) is a Korean car company. It is based in Seoul, South Korea. Along with Kia, it makes up the Hyundai Kia Automotive Group. The group is the world's fourth-largest maker of cars as of 2009.[2] As of 2011, it is the world's fastest growing automaker for two years in a row.[3][4][5] In 2008, Hyundai (without Kia) ranked as the eighth-largest automaker.[6] In 2010, Hyundai sold over 3.6 million vehicles worldwide. In 2015 Hyundai announced it would spin off its Genesis car as a separate luxury brand, that will compete with other luxury brands like Buick, Lexus, Acura etc.
| Public | |
| Traded as | KRX: 005380, LSE: HYUD |
| Industry | Automotive |
| Founded | December 29, 1967 |
| Founder | Chung Ju-yung |
| Headquarters | Seoul , |
Area served | Worldwide |
Key people | Mong-Koo Chung (Chairman & CEO) Eui-Sun Chung (Vice-Chairman) Won-Hee Lee (President) |
| Products | Automobiles, commercial vehicles, engines |
Production output | |
| Revenue | |
| Total assets | |
Number of employees | 80,000 (2011)[1] |
| Parent | Hyundai Motor Group |
| Website | worldwide |
Passenger vehicles
Current models
| Model | Current model | Main markets | Vehicle description | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Image | Name(s) | Introduction (cal. year) |
Introduction | ||
| Van | |||||
| H350/Solati | 2014 | 2014 | Asia, Europe and others | Large van. | |
| Staria | 2021 | 2021 | Asia, Europe, Australasia and others | Front-wheel drive van. Available with one-row, three-row and four-row seating. | |
| Light pickup truck | |||||
| Porter/H-100 | 1977 | 2004 | Asia | A small commercial truck. EV version comes standard (Korea only). | |
| ST1 | 2024 | 2024 | South Korea and Europe (initially as the Iveco eMoove) | ||
| Heavy truck | |||||
| Mighty | 1977 | 2015 | |||
| Pavise | 2019 | 2019 | |||
| Xcient | 2013 | 2013 | |||
| Buses | |||||
| Aero City | 1991 | 2017 | |||
| County | 1998 | 1998 | |||
| Green City | 2010 | 2017 | |||
| Elec City | 2017 | 2017 | Electric, Hydrogen Bus made by Hyundai. Also Double-Decker version are available. | ||
| Universe | 2006 | 2006 | |||
Former models
| Model | Timeline | Successor | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Introduced | Discontinued | ||
| 4.5 to 5-ton truck | 1994 | 1997 | Super Truck Medium |
| 8ton~25tonTruck | 1977 | 2010 | Super Truck |
| Aero | 1985 | 2006 | Universe |
| Aero Town | 1994 | December 1994 | Green City |
| Aero Space | 1985 | 2006 | |
| Chorus | 1988 | 1998 | County |
| DQ-7 | 1973 | 1981 | Chorus Aero Town |
| FB | 1979 | 1988 | |
| Mega Truck | 2004 | 2021 | Pavise |
| New Power Truck | 2004 | 2021 | Xcient Trago Pavise |
| RB | 1978 | 1991 | Aero City Aero |
| Super Truck | 1997 | 2004 | New Power Truck |
| Starex | 1997 | 2023 | Staria |
| Super Truck Medium | 1999 | 2004 | Mega Truck |
| Trago | 1997 | 2013 | Xcient |
Commercial vehicles
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Hyundai Motor Company Media
The world's largest automobile manufacturing plant in Ulsan, South Korea, produces over 1.6 million vehicles annually.
Hyundai Motor America headquarters in Fountain Valley, California
Hyundai HB20, the first model exclusively introduced for the Brazilian market. 'HB' in HB20 stands for Hyundai Brasil.
Hyundai Customer Experience Center in Yokohama, Japan
References
- ↑ 1.0 1.1 1.2 1.3 "FY of Hyundai Motor Company". Fortune.
- ↑ "World Ranking of Manufacturers 2009 by production". OICA.
- ↑ "Hyundai Fastest Growing Car Brand Two Years Running". Digital Journal. 2011-10-10. Retrieved 2011-10-10.
- ↑ "Global auto industry realigns". The Detroit News. 2009-06-11. Retrieved 2009-09-16.[dead link]
- ↑ "/ Columnists / David Pilling – South Korea is no longer the underdog". Financial Times. 2010-02-24. Retrieved 2010-12-17.
- ↑ "World Ranking of Manufacturers 2008 by production" (PDF). OICA.
Other websites
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