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History
1967  •FoundingoftheHyundaiMotorCompany
1968  •MassproductionofCortina
1976  •LaunchofKorea’sfirstautomobilePony
 •Exportof6PonystoEcuador
1983  •EstablishmentofHyundaiMotorCanada,Inc.
1984  •LaunchofExcel
1985  •EstablishmentofHyundaiMotorAmerica,Inc.
1986  •LaunchoftheluxurysedanAzera(Grandeur)
 •First-timeexporttotheUSwithExcel
1987  •Excelnamedbest-sellingimportsubcompactintheUSfor
third consecutive year
1988  •Launchofthemid-sizesedanSonata
1989  •Excelexceeds1millionunitsintotalexports
1990  •LaunchofElantra
 •LaunchofScoupe
2001  •LaunchofTuscani(HyundaiCoupe),Terracan,Lavita(Matrix)
 •Indiaplantexceeds200,000unitsinaccumulatedproduction
 •SantaFeranksfirstinUSconsumersatisfactionsurvey
 •HyundaiMotorAmericareceivesJ.D.PowerandAssociates
Chairman Award
 •UnveilingofKorea’sfirstSantaFefuelcellelectricvehicle
prototype
 •UnveilingoftheconceptcarHCD-VI
 •HyundaiMotorsurpasses1millionunitsinsalesindomestic
  1-tontruck(porter)market
2002  •LaunchofElantramanufacturedinChina
 •SonatarankedfirstbyJ.D.PowerandAssociatesin
  performance,drivingexperience,anddesignresearch
 •OfficialPartnerofthe2002FIFAWorldCupGames
 •LaunchofjointventurewithBeijingAutomotiveIndustry
Holding Company in China
 •HyundaiMotorIndiabecomessecondlargestautomaker
in India
 •GroundbreakingfornewEuropeanheadquarters
 •CompletionoftheCaliforniaDesign&TechnicalCenter
2003  •Annualexportssurpass1millionunitsHyundai Motor
  honoredUSD10BillionExportTowerAward
 •LaunchofSonatamanufacturedinChina
 •HyundaiMotorIndiasurpasses500,000unitsinproduction
 •OpeningoftheEuropeanEngineeringCenter
 •HyundaiMotorbecomesthefirstcompanytorankfirst
in the Korean Industries Customer Satisfaction survey
  10yearsinarow
 •HyundaiMotor,firstautomakertoformallyannouncethe
implementation of global environmental management
 •HyundaiMotorIndialaunchesnewSantro
 •Avante(Elantra)exceeds2millionunitsinproduction
 •Sonataexceeds2.5millionunitsinproduction
 •Completionofthedesigncenterandcommencementof
proving ground in North America
 •Developmentoftheworld’sfirstultrahigh-pressure
hydrogen tank system for fuel cell electric vehicles
2004  •Unveilingofthenext-generationSUVTucson
 •HyundaiMotor’sthreebiggestoverseasmanufacturing
plants in India, China, and Turkey set new monthly
production records
 •OfficialPartnerofUEFAEURO2004
 •HyundaiMotorexceeds10millionunitsinexportsandsets
new record in Korean history
 •Establishmentofajointventurecommercialvehicle
production facility in China
 •Developmentofsecond-generationTucsonfuelcell
electric vehicle
 •HyundaiMotorIndiasetsnewsalesrecords
 •ChairmanMong-KooChungnamedamongbestCEOsof
2004 by BusinessWeek
2005  •Getz(Click)named2005CaroftheYearinIndia
 •CompletionoftheprovinggroundandHyundaiAmerica
Technology Research Institute in US
 •UnveilingofthenewGrandeur(Azera)andHED-1atthe
Geneva Motor Show
 •HyundaiMotorbecomesanOfficialPartnerofFIFAfrom
  2007to2014
 •ExportstoAfricaandMiddleEastexceed1millionunits
 •CompletionofHyundaiMotorManufacturingAlabama
 •ChairmanChungnamedTopAutomotiveCEOinAsiaby
Automotive
 •HyundaiMotorenterstheTop100GlobalBrandslist
 •Completionoftheeco-friendlyAutoRecyclingCenter
 •Sonataselectedas2005CaroftheYearbytheAutomobile
Journalists Association of Canada
 •FleettestingoftheTucsonfuelcellelectricvehicleinUS
2006  •HyundaiMotorCompanyexceeds100trillionwoninsales
in 2006
 •HyundaiMotorGroupselectedasBestBrandbyChinese
automotive industry
 •GroundbreakingforsecondplantinChina
 •HyundaiMotorrankshighestamongnon-premiumname-
plates in J.D. Power and Associates’ Initial Quality Study
 •Hyundai-KiaAutomotiveGroupbecomesworld’ssixth
largest automaker
 •AccumulatedexportstoCentralandSouthAmericas
  exceed1millionunits
 •Developmentofworld-classV6dieselengineS-engine
 •UnveilingoftheconceptcarHellion,Arnejs,Genus,Talus
 •OfficialPartnerofthe2006FIFAWorldCupGames
 •HyundaiMotorincludedintheTop100GlobalBrandslist
for second year in a row
2007  •Accent(Verna)selectedasBestCaroftheYearbytheIndian
automobile magazine Overdrive
 •UnveilingoftheconceptcarHED-4(QarmaQ)and
HND-3 (Veloster)
 •CompletionoftheCKDPlantinBrazil
 •GroundbreakingfortheCzechEuropePlant
 •Azera(Grandeur)ranksfirstinJ.D.PowerandAssociates’
consumer satisfaction survey for second year in a row
 •AccumulatedsalesinUSexceed5millionunits
 •Unveilingofthethird-generationfuelcellconceptcari-Blue
at the Frankfurt Auto Show
 •HyundaiMotorCompanycelebrates40thanniversary
 •HyundaiMotorIndialaunchesnext-generationsmallcari10
 •i30selectedasCaroftheYearinAustralia
 •OpeningoftheGlobalCSRWebsiteinKorea
 •HyundaiMotorCompanyreceivesNationalEnvironmental
Management Awards President’s Prize
2008  •LaunchofGenesis,GenesisCoupe,i30cw
 •BeijingHyundaiMotorCompanysetsrecordforexceeding
  1millionunitsinaccumulatedsalesinshortestperiod
 •Premiereoftheeco-friendlyconceptcari-modeatthe
Geneva Motor Show
 •HyundaiMotorIndiasetsrecordbyexceeding500,000units
  inexports
 •CompletionofthesecondplantinBeijingwithanannual
capacity of 300,000 units
 •GroundbreakingfortheplantinRussiawhichwillserveas
foothold for the East European market
 •RankedfirstinNationalCustomerServiceIndex(NCSI)for
eighth year in a row
 •CreationofHappyMoveGlobalYoungVolunteers
 • Avante(Elantra)exceeds5millionunitsinaccumulatedsales
 •PremiereofthestrategicmodelgearedfortheEuropean
market i20, launch in India
 •Developmentofthenext-generationeco-friendlypassenger
car diesel engine R-engine
 •Officialsponsoroffigureskaterandnationalsportshero
Yuna Kim
 •LaunchofLingXianginChina,theNFSonatamodel
specially designed for the Chinese market
 •TAUengineselectedasawinnerof200910BestEngines
 •HyundaiMotorreceivesGlobalGreenManagement
  ExcellenceAward,GlobalReportingInitiativeAward
1991  •Developmentofelectricvehicles
 •LaunchofGalloper
 •LaunchofKorea’sfirstindependentlydevelopedgas
engine Alpha
1992  •DevelopmentofKorea’sfirstconceptcarHCD-I
1993  •LaunchofSonataII
 •DevelopmentoftheconceptcarHCD-II
1994  •HyundaiMotorexceeds1millionunitsin annual productions
 •Developmentofsolarandhydrogenpoweredfuelcell
electric vehicles
 •LaunchofAccent
1995  •LaunchofAvante(Elantra)
 •DevelopmentoftheconceptcarHCD-III
1996  •HyundaiMotorexceeds10millionunitsintotalproduction
 •
CompletionoftheNamyangResearch&DevelopmentCenter
 •LaunchofDynastyandTiburon(HyundaiCoupe)
1997  •CompletionoftheplantinTurkey
 •LaunchofAtoz
 •DevelopmentoftheEpsilonengine
1998  •AcquisitionofKiaMotors
 •CompletionoftheplantinIndia
 •LaunchofGrandeurXG,EFSonata
 •Developmentofthesecond-generationsolarvehicle
 •DevelopmentoftheEuropeanconceptcarEuro-I
 •Developmentofthelightweight,high-performanceV6
Delta engine
1999  •Launchofthefull-sizeluxurysedanEquus(Centennial),
  Verna(Accent),TrajetXG
 •DevelopmentofKorea’sfirstfuelcellforautomobiles
2000  •DevelopmentofKorea’sfirstpassengercardiesel
engine and heavy-duty truck engine
 •DevelopmentofKorea’sfirstfuelcellelectricvehicle
 •LaunchofSantaFe,AvanteXD
 •InaugurationofKorea’sfirstautomobilebusinessgroup
 •
OcialPartnerofthe2000EuropeanFootballChampionship
(UEFA Euro 2000)
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