Hyundai Motor Company
South Korean multinational automaker
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. 1968
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Company type | Public |
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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 |
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Number of employees | 80,000 (2011)[1] |
Parent | Hyundai Motor Group |
Website | worldwide |
Models
change- Hyundai i40
- Pony
- Atos/Atoz/Santro
- Click/Getz/Getz Prime/TB
- Verna/Accent
- Sonata/i45
- Stellar
- Elantra/Avante/Lantra
- i10
- i20
- i30/i30cw/Elantra Touring
- Lavita/Matrix
- Santamo (Rebadged Mitsubishi Chariot; originally produced by Hyundai Precision Industry)
- Grandeur/Azera/XG (Originally a joint project of Hyundai and Mitsubishi)
- Genesis (soon to be spun off as a standalone marque)
- Equus/Centennial (Originally a joint project of Hyundai and Mitsubishi)[7]
- Coupé/Tiburon/Tuscani
- Genesis Coupe
- Hyundai Getz
- Excel
- Dynasty
SUVs and vans
change- Entourage (Similar to the Kia Sedona)
- Galloper (Rebadged Mitsubishi Pajero; originally produced by Hyundai Precision Industry)
- Grace (1st generation was a rebadged Mitsubishi Delica)
- H-1/H-200/iMax/i800/Libero/Satellite/Starex
- HD1000 (Minibus/Porter)
- Porter (1st generation was a rebadged Mitsubishi Delica)
- Santa Fe
- Starex/Grand Starex/i800/H-1
- Terracan
- Trajet
- Tucson/JM/ix35
- Veracruz/ix55
Commercial vehicles
change- HM 1620 urban bus
- HM 1630 suburban bus
- Hyundai 4.5 to 5-ton truck (Rebadged Mitsubishi Fuso Fighter)
- Hyundai 8 to 25-ton truck (Rebadged Mitsubishi Fuso Super Great)
- Aero (Rebadged Mitsubishi Fuso Aero Bus)
- Aero City
- Aero Town (e-Aero Town)
- Bison & 3ton Truck
- Chorus
- County (e-County)
- Hyundai DQ-7
- e-Mighty
- Hyundai FB
- HD160
- HD170
- Mega Truck
- New Power Truck
- Nova (made by Ghabbour Group in Egypt[8])
- Mighty (Rebadged Mitsubishi Fuso Canter)
- Mighty II
- Hyundai RB
- Super Truck Medium
- Super Truck
- Trago
- Universe
- O303 Benz Bus
Concept car
changeReferences
change- ↑ 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.[permanent 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.
- ↑ "Automotive Engineering International Online: Global Vehicle Development: Part III Asia". Sae.org. Archived from the original on 2011-06-05. Retrieved 2010-12-17.
- ↑ Creations, Icon. "Ghabbour Auto". www.ghabbourauto.com.