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HISTORY
1967
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Founding of the Hyundai Motor Company
1968
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Mass production of Cortina
1976
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Launch of Korea’s first automobile Pony
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Export of 6 Ponys to Ecuador
1983
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Establishment of Hyundai Motor Canada, Inc.
1984
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Launch of Excel
1985
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Establishment of Hyundai Motor America, Inc.
1986
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Launch of the luxury sedan Azera(Grandeur)
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First-time export to the US with Excel
1987
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Excel named best-selling import subcompact in the US for
third consecutive year
1988
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Launch of the mid-size sedan Sonata
1989
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Excel exceeds 1 million units in total exports
1990
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Launch of Elantra
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Launch of Scoupe
1991
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Development of electric vehicles
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Launch of Galloper
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Launch of Korea’s first independently developed gas
engine Alpha
1992
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Development of Korea’s first concept car HCD-I
1993
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Launch of Sonata II
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Development of the concept car HCD-II
1994
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Hyundai Motor exceeds 1 million units in annual productions
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Development of solar and hydrogen powered fuel cell electric
vehicles
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Launch of Accent
1995
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Launch of Avante (Elantra)
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Development of the concept car HCD-III
1996
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Hyundai Motor exceeds 10 million units in total production
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Completion of the Namyang Research & Development Center
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Launch of Dynasty and Tiburon (Hyundai Coupe)
1997
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Completion of the plant in Turkey
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Launch of Atoz
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Development of the Epsilon engine
2003
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Annual exports surpass 1 million units Hyundai Motor
honored USD 10 Billion Export Tower Award
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Launch of Sonata manufactured in China
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Hyundai Motor India surpasses 500,000 units in production
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Opening of the European Engineering Center
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Hyundai Motor becomes the first company to rank first in
the Korean Industries Customer Satisfaction survey 10 years
in a row
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Hyundai Motor, first automaker to formally announce the
implementation of global environmental management
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Hyundai Motor India launches new Santro
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Avante (Elantra) exceeds 2 million units in production
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Sonata exceeds 2.5 million units in production
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Completion of the design center and commencement of
proving ground in North America
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Development of the world’s first ultra high-pressure hydrogen
tank system for fuel cell electric vehicles
2004
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Unveiling of the next-generation SUV Tucson
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Hyundai Motor’s three biggest overseas manufacturing plants
in India, China, and Turkey set new monthly production records
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Official Partner of UEFA EURO 2004
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Hyundai Motor exceeds 10 million units in exports and sets
new record in Korean history
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Establishment of a joint venture commercial vehicle production
facility in China
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Development of second-generation Tucson fuel cell electric
vehicle
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Hyundai Motor India sets new sales records
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Chairman Mong-Koo Chung named among best CEOs of 2004
by BusinessWeek
2005
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Getz (Click) named 2005 Car of the Year in India
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Completion of the proving ground and Hyundai America
Technology Research Institute in US
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Unveiling of the new Grandeur (Azera) and HED-1 at the
Geneva Motor Show
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Hyundai Motor becomes an Official Partner of FIFA from
2007 to 2014
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Exports to Africa and Middle East exceed 1 million units
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Completion of Hyundai Motor Manufacturing Alabama
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Chairman Chung named Top Automotive CEO in Asia by
Automotive
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Hyundai Motor enters the Top 100 Global Brands list
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Completion of the eco-friendly Auto Recycling Center
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Sonata selected as 2005 Car of the Year by the Automobile
Journalists Association of Canada
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Fleet testing of the Tucson fuel cell electric vehicle in US
2006
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Hyundai Motor Company exceeds 100 trillion won in sales
in 2006
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Hyundai Motor Group selected as Best Brand by Chinese
automotive industry
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Groundbreaking for second plant in China
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Hyundai Motor ranks highest among non-premium nameplates
in J.D. Power and Associates’ Initial Quality Study
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Hyundai-Kia Automotive Group becomes world’s sixth
largest automaker
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Accumulated exports to Central and South Americas
exceed 1 million units
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Development of world-class V6 diesel engine S-engine
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Unveiling of the concept car Hellion, Arnejs, Genus, Talus
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Official Partner of the 2006 FIFA World Cup Games
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Hyundai Motor included in the Top 100 Global Brands list
for second year in a row
2007
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Accent (Verna) selected as Best Car of the Year by the Indian
automobile magazine Overdrive
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Unveiling of the concept car HED-IV (QarmaQ) and
HND-III (Veloster)
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Completion of the CKD Plant in Brazil
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Groundbreaking for the Czech Europe Plant
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Azera (Grandeur) ranks first in J.D. Power and Associates’
consumer satisfaction survey for second year in a row
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Accumulated sales in US exceed 5 million units
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Unveiling of the third-generation fuel cell concept car i-Blue
at the Frankfurt Auto Show
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Hyundai Motor Company celebrates 40th anniversary
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Hyundai Motor India launches next-generation small car i10
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i30 selected as Car of the Year in Australia
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Opening of the Global CSR Website in Korea
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Hyundai Motor Company receives National Environmental
Management Awards President’s Prize
2008
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Launch of Genesis, Genesis Coupe, i30cw
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Beijing Hyundai Motor Company sets record for exceeding
1 million units in accumulated sales in shortest period
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Premiere of the eco-friendly concept car i-mode at the Geneva
Motor Show
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Hyundai Motor India sets record by exceeding 500,000 units
in exports
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Completion of the second plant in Beijing with an annual
capacity of 300,000 units
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Groundbreaking for the plant in Russia which will serve as
foothold for the East European market
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Ranked first in National Customer Service Index (NCSI) for
eighth year in a row
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Creation of Happy Move Global Young Volunteers
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Avante (Elantra) exceeds 5 million units in accumulated sales
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Premiere of the strategic model geared for the European
market i20, launch in India
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Development of the next-generation eco-friendly passenger
car diesel engine R-engine
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Official sponsor of figure skater and national sports hero
Yuna Kim
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Launch of Ling Xiang in China, the NF Sonata model
specially designed for the Chinese market
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TAU engine selected as a winner of 2009 10 Best Engines
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Hyundai Motor receives Global Green Management
Excellence Award, Global Reporting Initiative Award
2009
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Participated as a main sponsor for the US Super Bowl
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HED-VI (ix-onic), the three-door i20 concept car, revealed for
the first time at the Geneva Motor Show
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Genesis awarded Car of the Year in North America
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Selected as Best Company in terms of customer satisfaction
in the automaker category by a consumer research group
in China
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Sponsored 2009 FIFA Confederations Cup
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Exceeded an accumulated export sales of 1 million cars
in Africa
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Ranked 1st in New Vehicle Launch Index (VLI); Elantra ranked
1st in the compact car category; Genesis ranked 1st in the
new car category by J.D. Power
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Launch of Elantra LPi Hybrid in Korea, the world’s first LPi
hybrid car
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ix-Metro and ix35 revealed for the first time at the Frankfurt
Motor Show
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Ranked Top 60 in Global Brand Value by Business Week
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Construction of production plant in the Czech Republic with
an annual capacity of 300,000 units
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Santa Fe exceeds 2 million units in global sales
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Selected as Best Marketer of the Year in the US
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High-performance Theta GDi engine developed with
proprietary technology revealed for the first time
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i30 and Grand Starex awarded as Best Cars in Australia for
the second consecutive year
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TAU engine selected as winner of US Ward’s AutoWorld 2009
10 Best Engines for the second consecutive year; received
Presidential Prize at the 2009 Korea New Technologies Award
1998
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Acquisition of Kia Motors
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Completion of the plant in India
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Launch of Grandeur XG, EF Sonata
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Development of the second-generation solar vehicle
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Development of the European concept car Euro-I
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Development of the lightweight, high-performance V6 Delta
engine
1999
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Launch of the full-size luxury sedan Equus (Centennial),
Verna (Accent), Trajet XG
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Development of Korea’s first fuel cell for automobiles
2000
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Development of Korea’s first passenger car diesel engine and
heavy-duty truck engine
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Development of Korea’s first fuel cell electric vehicle
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Launch of Santa Fe, Avante XD
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Inauguration of Korea’s first automobile business group
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Official Partner of the 2000 European Football Championship
(UEFA Euro 2000)
2001
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Launch of Tuscani (Hyundai Coupe), Terracan, Lavita (Matrix)
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India plant exceeds 200,000 units in accumulated production
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Santa Fe ranks first in US consumer satisfaction survey
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Hyundai Motor America receives J.D. Power and Associates
Chairman Award
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Unveiling of Korea’s first Santa Fe fuel cell electric vehicle
prototype
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Unveiling of the concept car HCD-VI
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Hyundai Motor surpasses 1 million units in sales in domestic
1-ton truck (porter) market
2002
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Launch of Elantra manufactured in China
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Sonata ranked first by J.D. Power and Associates in
performance, driving experience, and design research
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Official Partner of the 2002 FIFA World Cup Games
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Launch of joint venture with Beijing Automotive Industry
Holding Company in China
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Hyundai Motor India becomes second largest automaker
in India
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Groundbreaking for new European headquarters
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Completion of the California Design & Technical Center
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Hyundai writes automobile history in Korea.
Each and every step we take brings us closer to
becoming the world’s best and most renowned
automaker.
Striving for the Best
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