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1967
#Hyundai Motor Companyestablished
1968
#Licensing agreement signed with Ford
1974
#Pony, Korea's first independently
designed and manufactured model
unveiled at the 55th Turin Motor Show
1976
#First Pony exported to Guatemala
and El Salvador
1980
#Granada introduced
#Mark V introduced
1981
#Technical tie-up with Mitsubishi
announced
1982
#Pony 2 introduced
1983
#Exports begin to Canada
#Stellar introduced
1984
#Ulsan Proving Ground completed
#Cumulative production of Pony
reaches 500,000 units
1985
#Excel launched
#Hyundai Motor America
(HMA)established
1986
#Excel exports to USA
#Grandeur luxury car launched
#Export shipping port completed
1988
#Excel, best selling imported sub
compact in USA for three consecutive
years
#Mid-sized sedan Sonata launched
1989
#V6 engine plant opened
1990
#Sports car Scoupe introduced
#The 3rd passenger car plant at
Ulsan completed
#Elantra launched
1991
#Korea’s first proprietary engine,
engine,Alpha, introduced
1992
#New Grandeur luxury car launched
1993
#Sonata II launched
#Started assembly and production of
Excel in Thailand
1994
#Accent subcompact launched
#Hydrogen-fuel vehicle developed
#Started assembly and production of
Excel in Zimbabwe
1995
#HCD-III concept car unveiled at the
Detroit Motor Show
#Continuously Variable Transmission
developed
#Marcia semi-luxury car launched
#High power, low fuel consumption
Beta engine developed
#Avante launched
#First Korean automotive design
contest held
#Opened new commercial vehicle
Engineering & Research Center in
Chunjoo
1996
#AVCS (Automotive Voice Control
System) developed
#Tiburon sports coupe introduced
#Dynasty, full-size luxury car unveiled
#Namyang R&D Center completed
#Cumulative exports surpass 4 million
units, cumulative production
surpasses 10 million units
1997
#Dynasty limousine launched
#New H-1 van / minibus launched
#The 2nd Korean Automotive design
contest held
#HMC auto plant in Turkey completed
#Atos multi-functional small car
unveiled
#New Hyundai Super Truck launched
#New Accent Lean Burn Model
launched
1998
#Aluminum block V-6 Delta engine
developed
#Hyundai heavy trucks enter US
market
#Saudi Prince Alwaleed invests US
$50 million
#EF Sonata launched
#Raised US $300 million through issue
of Asset Backed Securities(ABS)
#All-new Avante Lean Burn launched
#2nd solar car Hyundai Sola-II
developed
#European concept car Euro-I
developed
#Logistic Center in Belgium opens for
business
#Near-luxury Grandeur XG launched
#Grand opening for Chennai Plant in
India
#Hyundai acquires Kia Motors
1999
#Full-size luxury sedan Equus
launched
#Named as an offical sponsor for the
2002 FIFA World Cup.
#Aero acoustic wind tunnel completed
#Raised US $500 million through issue
of Depositary Receipt.
#Trajet XG mini van launched
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