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Hyundai Motor Company

Hyeondae Jadongcha Jushik-hwesa
현대 자동차 주식회사

Public (KRX: 005380,

Type
LSE: HYUD)

Industry Automobile manufacturer

Founded 1967

Founder(s) Chung Ju-Yung

Headquarters Seoul, South Korea

Area served Worldwide

Key people Chung Mong-Koo, Chairman and CEO

Products Automobiles and commercial vehicles

Revenue ▼ ₩31.86 trillion (2009)

 Net income ▲ ₩2.96 trillion (2009)

Employees 75,000 (as of March 31, 2009)

Parent Hyundai Kia Automotive Group

Website Hyundai-Motor.com

Hyundai Motor Company (Hangul: 현대 자동차 주식회사, Hanja: 現代自動車株式會社

Hyŏndae Chatongch'a Chusik-hoesa) (KRX: 005380), a major company in the Hyundai Kia
Automotive Group which is the world’s fifth largest automaker as of the end of 2009.[1] (In 2008,
Hyundai ranked the eighth largest auto maker, without including Kia.[2]) and the world's fastest
growing automaker.[3][4]
Headquartered in Seoul, South Korea, Hyundai operates the world’s largest integrated
automobile manufacturing facility[5] in Ulsan, which is capable of producing 1.6 million units
annually. The company employs about 75,000 persons around the world, Hyundai vehicles are
sold in 193 countries through some 6,000 dealerships and showrooms worldwide.
The Hyundai logo, a slanted, stylized 'H', symbolizes the company shaking hands with its
customer. Hyundai translates from the word "modernity", and is pronounced as "Hyon-dae" in
Korean.

Contents
[hide]
• 1 History
• 2 Business
○ 2.1 Hyundai in North America
 2.1.1 United States
 2.1.2 US sales
 2.1.3 Hyundai in Canada
○ 2.2 Hyundai In India
○ 2.3 Hyundai in Europe
○ 2.4 Hyundai in Turkey
○ 2.5 Hyundai in Egypt
○ 2.6 Hyundai in China
○ 2.7 Hyundai in Japan
• 3 Electric vehicles
• 4 Environmental record
 • 5 Motorsport
• 6 Model lineup
○ 6.1 SUVs and vans
○ 6.2 Commercial vehicles
• 7 See also
• 8 References
• 9 External links

[edit] History

The world's largest automobile manufacturing plant in Ulsan, South Korea, produces over 1.6
million vehicles annually.
Chung Ju-Yung founded the Hyundai Engineering and Construction Company in 1947. Hyundai
Motor Company was later established in 1967. The company’s first model, the Cortina, was
released in cooperation with Ford Motor Company in 1968. In 1975, the Pony, the first Korean
car, was released, with styling by Giorgio Giugiaro of ItalDesign and powertrain technology
provided by Japan’s Mitsubishi Motors. Exports began in the following year to Ecuador and
soon thereafter to the Benelux countries. In 1991, the company succeeded in developing its first
proprietary gasoline engine, the four-cylinder Alpha, and transmission, thus paving the way for
technological independence.
In 1983, Hyundai exported the Pony to Canada, but not to the United States because the Pony
didn't pass emissions standards there. Canadian sales greatly exceeded expectations, and it was at
one point the top-selling car on the Canadian market. The Pony afforded a much higher degree of
quality and refinement in the lowest price auto segment than the Eastern-bloc imports of the
period then available.
In 1986, Hyundai began to sell cars in the United States, and the Excel was nominated as "Best
Product #10" by Fortune magazine, largely because of its affordability. The company began to
produce models with its own technology in 1988, beginning with the midsize Sonata.
In 1996, Hyundai Motors India Limited was established with a production plant in
Irrungattukotai near Chennai, India.[6]
In 1998, Hyundai began to overhaul its image in an attempt to establish itself as a world-class
brand. Chung Ju Yung transferred leadership of Hyundai Motor to his son, Chung Mong Koo, in
1999.[7] Hyundai's parent company, Hyundai Motor Group, invested heavily in the quality,
design, manufacturing, and long-term research of its vehicles. It added a 10-year or 100,000-mile
(160,000 km) warranty to cars sold in the United States and launched an aggressive marketing
campaign.
In 2004, Hyundai was ranked second in "initial quality" in a survey/study by J.D. Power and
Associates. Hyundai is now one of the top 100 most valuable brands worldwide. Since 2002,
Hyundai has also been one of the worldwide official sponsors of the FIFA World Cup.
In 2006, the South Korean government initiated an investigation of Chung Mong Koo's practices
as head of Hyundai, suspecting him of corruption. On April 28, 2006, Chung was arrested, and
charged for embezzlement of 100 billion South Korean won (US$106 million).[8] As a result,
Hyundai Vice Chairman and CEO, Kim Dong-jin, replaced him as head of the company.
[edit] Business
See also: Hyundai
In 1998, after a shake-up in the Korean auto industry caused by overambitious expansion and the
Asian financial crisis, Hyundai acquired rival Kia Motors. In 2000, the company established a
strategic alliance with DaimlerChrysler and severed its partnership with the Hyundai Group. In
2001, the Daimler-Hyundai Truck Corporation was formed. In 2004, however, DaimlerChrysler
divested its interest in the company by selling its 10.5% stake for $900 million.
Hyundai has invested in manufacturing plants in the North America, China, Czech Republic,
Pakistan, India, and Turkey as well as research and development centers in Europe, Asia, North
America, and the Pacific Rim. In 2004, Hyundai Motor Company had $57.2 billion in sales in
South Korea making it the country’s second largest corporation, or chaebol. Worldwide sales in
2005 reached 2,533,695 units, an 11 percent increase over the previous year. Hyundai has set as
its 2006 target worldwide sales of 2.7 million units (excluding exports of CKD kits). In 2007 it
reached 3,961,629 worldwide vehicle sales—surpassing Fiat, Chrysler, PSA/Peugeot, Nissan,
and Honda.
Hyundai motor vehicles are sold in 193 countries through some 5,000 dealerships and
showrooms. After a recent survey of global automotive sales, Hyundai is now the fourth largest
automaker in the world as of 2009.[9]
Hyundai Motor Company’s brand power continues to rise as it was ranked 72nd in the 2007 Best
Global Brands by Interbrand and BusinessWeek survey. brand value estimated at $4.5 billion.
Public perception of the Hyundai brand has been transformed as a result of dramatic
improvements in the quality of Hyundai vehicles.
[edit] Hyundai in North America
[edit] United States
The Hyundai Genesis, named the 2009 North American Car of the Year.

The 6th Generation Hyundai Sonata will arrive in North America with hybrid technology using a
lithium polymer battery.

The Hyundai Tiburon, also known as the Tuscani in South Korea.

Hyundai Santa Fe was awarded the Top Pick by Consumer Reports in 2008.

The Hyundai Tucson, also known as ix35 in Europe and Brazil from Second generation.
A Hyundai Universe Space Luxury, the latest modern coach by Hyundai. Successor to the
Hyundai Aero.
Hyundai entered the United States market in 1986 with a single model, the Hyundai Excel. The
Excel was offered in a variety of trims and body styles. That year, Hyundai set a record of selling
the most automobiles in its first year of business in the United States compared to any other car
brand (c. 126,000 vehicles).
Initially well received, the Excel’s faults soon became apparent; cost-cutting measures caused
reliability to suffer. With an increasingly poor reputation for quality, Hyundai sales plummeted,
and many dealerships either earned their profits on repairs or abandoned the product. At one
point, Hyundai became the butt of many jokes (i.e. Hyundai stands for "Hope you understand
nothing's driveable and inexpensive") and even made David Letterman's Top Ten Hilarious
Mischief Night Pranks To Play In Space: #8 - Paste a "Hyundai" logo on the main control panel.
[10]

In response, Hyundai began investing heavily in the quality, design, manufacturing, and long-
term research of its vehicles. It added a 10-year or 100,000-mile (160,000 km) powertrain
warranty (known as the Hyundai challenge) to its vehicles sold in the United States. By 2004,
sales had dramatically increased, and the reputation of Hyundai cars improved. In 2004, Hyundai
tied with Honda for initial brand quality in a survey/study from J.D. Power and Associates, for
having 102 problems per 1000 vehicles. This made Hyundai second in the industry, only behind
Toyota, for initial vehicle quality.[citation needed] The company continued this tradition by placing
third overall in J.D. Power's 2006 Initial Quality Survey, behind only Porsche and Lexus.[11]
Hyundai continues to invest heavily in its American operations as its cars grow in popularity. In
1990, Hyundai established the Hyundai Design Center in Fountain Valley, California. The center
moved to a new $30 million facility in Irvine, California in 2003, and was renamed the Hyundai
Kia Motors Design and Technical Center. Besides the design studio, the facility also housed
Hyundai America Technical Center, Inc. (HATCI, established in 1986), a subsidiary responsible
for all engineering activities in the U.S. for Hyundai. Hyundai America Technical Center moved
to its new 200,000-square-foot (19,000 m2), $117 million headquarters in Superior Township,
Michigan (near Ann Arbor) in 2005. Later that same year, HATCI announced that it would be
expanding its technical operations in Michigan and hiring 600 additional engineers and other
technical employees over a period of five years. The center also has employees in California and
Alabama.
Hyundai America Technical Center completed construction of its Hyundai/Kia proving ground
in California City, California in 2004. The 4,300-acre (17 km2) facility is located in the Mojave
Desert and features a 6.4-mile (10.3 km) oval track,[5] a Vehicle Dynamics Area, a vehicle-
handling course inside the oval track, a paved hill road, and several special surface roads. A
30,000-square-foot (2,800 m2) complex featuring offices and indoor testing areas is located on
the premises as well. The facility was built at a cost of $50 million. An aerial view can be found
here.[12] Hyundai completed an assembly plant just outside Montgomery, Alabama in 2004, with
a grand opening on May 20, 2005, at a cost of $1.1 billion. At full capacity, the plant will employ
2,000 workers. Currently, the plant assembles the Hyundai Sonata and the Hyundai Santa Fe. It
is Hyundai's second attempt at producing cars in North America since Hyundai Auto Canada
Inc.'s plant in Quebec closed in 1993.
In 2003, Consumer Reports, based on complaints about 2002 model new cars that in general are
less than one year usage, ranked Hyundai’s reliability tied with Honda's; however, J.D. Power
and Associates put Hyundai's 2002 vehicles below the industry average according to its annual
Initial Quality Survey, which looks at problems in the first 90 days of ownership.[13]
In 2006, J.D. Power and Associates' quality ranking, overall the Hyundai brand ranked 3rd, just
behind Porsche and Lexus, and beating long time rival Toyota.[14] But Hyundai's ranking fell to
twelfth in 2007.[15] The brand overall is ranked much higher than the average industry and resale
value continues to improve; a comparable 2003 Hyundai Sonata sedan ranks just $2200 below a
similarly equipped Honda Accord, according to Kelley Blue Book Pricing 2006.[citation needed]
In the 2007 Strategic Vision Total Quality Awards, Hyundai Motors leads the most vehicle
segments in Strategic Vision’s Total Quality Index, measuring the ownership experience. They
attempt to measure more than just the number of problems per vehicle. Hyundai tops in Strategic
Vision Total Quality Awards. For the first time ever, Hyundai has risen to share the position of
having the most models leading a segment. three models with the top Total Quality Index (TQI)
score in their segments, including the Hyundai Azera, Entourage, Santa Fe.[16][17]
In 2007 at the New York International Auto Show, Hyundai unveiled its V8 rear-drive luxury
sedan called the Concept Genesis to be slotted above the Azera in the Hyundai line-up. This
concept made its American debut in mid-2008. The Genesis reintroduced rear-wheel drive to the
Hyundai range following a long period of only producing front-wheel drive cars.[18]
In 2007 at the Los Angeles International Auto Show, Hyundai unveiled its second rear-drive
concept car, the Concept Genesis Coupe, will be Hyundai’s first sports car due to make its debut
in early 2009.[19]
In 2008, Hyundai Santa Fe and Hyundai Elantra were awarded 2008 Consumer Reports "top
picks". The magazine's annual ratings, based on road tests and predicted safety and reliability are
considered highly influential among consumers. [20] The Hyundai Elantra was Consumer Reports'
top-ranked 2008 vehicle among 19 other compacts and small family cars, beating out the Honda
Civic, Toyota Corolla and Toyota Prius.[21]
In 2008, at the North American International Auto Show, the production version of the luxury &
performance-oriented Hyundai Genesis sedan made its debut, dealerships will have the Genesis
as soon as summer 2008. In 2008, at the New York International Auto Show, Hyundai debuted
its production version of the performance-oriented rear-drive Hyundai Genesis Coupe, slated to
hit dealerships in early 2009.
In 2009 Hyundai announced the five-door hatchback variant of the Elantra compact sedan will
carry the name Elantra Touring when it goes on sale in the spring as a 2009 model. [22]
In 2009, the Hyundai Genesis luxury sedan was named 2009 North American Car of the Year,
the first for Hyundai.[23] The Genesis has received a number of well-recognized automobile
awards worldwide. It also won the 2009 Canadian Car of the Year after winning its category of
Best New Luxury Car under $50,000.[24] The Hyundai's V8 Tau engine in the Genesis, which
develops 375 hp (280 kW) on premium fuel and 368 hp (274 kW) on regular fuel, received 2009
Ward's 10 Best Engines award.[25]
In 2009, 4 models from Hyundai and two from Kia, earned the Top Safety Award by IIHS.[26]
In 2009, Hyundai/Kia vehicles were named as “least expensive vehicles to insure”. Hyundai/Kia
vehicles were the least expensive to insure and occupied the 'top five' least expensive slots, said
Insure.com.[27]
In 2009, According to a preliminary report from the Environmental Protection Agency published
in November 2009, which is based on 2009 pre-model year production projections provided by
automakers,[28] Hyundai, at an average of 23.9 mpg-US (9.84 L/100 km; 28.7 mpg-imp), is the second
most fuel-efficient automaker in America, after Honda's combined U.S. fleet of Honda and
Acura models at an average of 23.6 mpg-US (9.97 L/100 km; 28.3 mpg-imp).[29]
In 2010, According to Consumer Reports reliability survey, Hyundai (including Kia) ranked 4th
best automaker in US, behind Honda, Subaru and Toyota. The ratings reflect the performance,
comfort, utility and reliability of more than 280 vehicles that the magazine recently tested.[30]
In 2010, the Hyundai Equus made its North American debut at the North American International
Auto Show
[edit] US sales
Calendar Year Sales
2000[31] 244,391
2001 346,235
[32]
2002 375,119
2003 400,221
[33]
2004 418,615
2005 455,012
2006 455,520
2007[34] 467,009
2008 401,742
2009 435,064
[edit] Hyundai in Canada
In 1989, Hyundai Auto Canada Inc. opened a stamping and assembly plant in Bromont, Quebec,
employing 800. The plant cost $387.7 million, with Quebec and Canadian federal government
subsidies of $131 million.[35] The plant was designed to manufacture approximately 2000
Hyundai Sonatas per week.[35] Subsequently, Chrysler and Hyundai considered a joint venture
that would have Chrysler rebranding the Sonata manufactured at Bromont — only to later
announce the deal had failed.[36] The Bromont plant was operational for four years before it
closed — with Hyundai's sales unable to support the plant. With boost in Sales in 2009, Hyundai
Auto Canada Inc. is currently planning to build a new plant in Canada and resume production in
Canada.[37] Hyundai subsequently sold the plant,[37] which was eventually purchased by AAER
Inc., a manufacturer of wind turbines based in Quebec.
[edit] Hyundai In India
Hyundai's manufacturing plant at Irungattukottai near Sriperumbudur, India.
Hyundai Motor India Limited is currently the second largest carmaker after Maruti Suzuki and
largest auto exporter in India.[38] It is making India the global manufacturing base for small cars.
Hyundai sells several models in India, the most popular being the Santro Xing, i10 and the i20.
Other models include Getz Prime, Accent, second generation Verna, Tucson, and the Sonata
Transform. Hyundai has two manufacturing plants in India located at Sriperumbudur in the
Indian state of Tamil Nadu. Both plants have a combined annual capacity of 600,000 units.In the
year 2007 Hyundai opened its R&D facilty in Hyderabad Andhra pradesh , employing now
nearly 450 engineers from different parts of the country.Basically the Hyundai Motors India
Engineering (HMIE) gives technical & engineering support in Vehicle development and CAD &
CAE support to Hyundai's main R&D center in Namyang Korea.
[edit] Hyundai in Europe
On November 2008, Hyundai opened its European plant in Nošovice, Czech Republic, following
an investment of over 1 billion euros and over two years of construction.[39][40] The plant, which
mainly manufactures the i30 for the European market, has an annual capacity of 200,000 cars.[41]
The new Hyundai plant is 90 kilometers north of Kia Motors' Žilina Plant in Slovakia.
[edit] Hyundai in Turkey
Since 1990 Hyundai is active on the Turkish market with the Hyundai Assan Otomotiv joint-
venture. In its first time the company was only the local car dealership. After a success on the
market, the company has decided to open an plant in İzmit. Today it is the fifth largest
automaker of the Turkey.
[edit] Hyundai in Egypt
Hyundai cars are manufactured in Egypt also, the local manufacturer of these vehicles is the
Ghabbour Group which is located in Cairo. They have a big model range and offers sports
models of some car models which are only offered on the Egypt market. Formerly, the company
had assembled vehicles from the GM concern.
[edit] Hyundai in China
Main article: Beijing Hyundai Motor
A joint venture with Beijing Automotive Group, Beijing Hyundai manufactures localized
versions of most Hyundai vehicles, as well as models which are exclusive to the Chinese market.
[edit] Hyundai in Japan
Despite having growing sales worldwide, Hyundai struggled in Japan, having sold only 15,000
passenger cars from 2001 to 2009. Following an announcement on November 2009, Hyundai
pulled their passenger car division out of the Japanese market and focused on their commercial
vehicle division instead.[42]
[edit] Electric vehicles
Main articles: Hybrid electric vehicle and Electric vehicle
Since 2004, Hyundai has supplied about 3,000 hybrid versions of its Getz and Accent small cars
to government fleets as part of a testing program. The automaker cites a lack of local tax benefits
for purchasing hybrids as a barrier to its hybrid development program. But Hyundai expects the
tax situation to change in 2009.[citation needed]
The new hybrid electric Sonata made its debut at the Los Angeles International Auto Show in
November 2008. Hyundai expects to release it in the U.S. market in 2010, featuring lithium-ion
battery technology.[43]
Hyundai plan to begin producing hybrid electric vehicles in 2009. The company is going to use
Hybrid Blue Drive, which includes lithium polymer batteries, as opposed to lithium-ion.[44][45][46]
The Avante was be the first vehicle to be produced. Other are the Santa Fe Hybrid, the Elantra,
Sonata Hybrid (to the U.S. market in 2010) and the Hyundai i20, which will replace the Hyundai
Getz.
Hyundai began producing the Elantra LPI Hybrid (or Avante in the local market) was launched
in the South Korean domestic market in July 2009. The Elantra LPI (Liquefied Petroleum
Injected) is the world's first hybrid electric vehicle to be powered by an internal combustion
engine built to run on liquefied petroleum gas (LPG) as a fuel. The Elantra PLI is a mild
hybridand the first hybrid to adopt advanced lithium polymer (Li–Poly) batteries.[47][48]
The Hyundai Blue Will plug-in hybrid has made its U.S. debut at the North American
International Auto Show in Detroit 2010.[49][50]
In 2010 the company is going to launch the mass-market Hyundai i10 EV. Includes a LG 16
KWh lithium-ion battery, for 100 miles (160 km) all electric range, and a 49 KWh electric
motor[51]
At the 2010 Geneva Motor Show, Hyundai unveiled the i-flow , a concept car using a variant of
the BLUE-WILL hybrid system. The i-flow Concept uses a 1.7-liter twin-turbo diesel engine
along with electric batteries to achieve fuel economy of 3 litres per 100 kilometres (94 mpg-imp;
78 mpg-US). Hyundai says a production car based on the i-flow's design will be in production by
2011.[52]

This section requires expansion.

[edit] Environmental record

On April 23, 2008 Hyundai Motor announced the beginning of a five-year project to turn 50 km²
of infertile land into grassland by 2012. Hyundai is doing so with the help of the Korean
Federation for Environmental Movement (KFEM). The project, named Hyundai Green Zone, is
located 660 km north of Beijing. The goal of the project is to end the recurring dust storms in
Beijing, block desertification and protect the local ecosystem. Local weeds will be planted in the
region that have the ability to endure sterile alkaline soil. This is the first environmental project
of the company’s social contribution program.Hyundai also made electric car concept i10
recently.[53][54]
Hyundai Motor plans to aid Chevron Corporation in the construction of up to six hydrogen
fueling stations that will be located in California, including locations at the University of
California-Davis and the Hyundai America Technical Center in Chino. Hyundai is going to
provide a collection of 32 Tucson fuel cell vehicles, which are powered by UTC Fuel Cell power
plants.[55]
[edit] Motorsport

Alister McRae driving an Accent WRC at the 2001 Rally Finland.

Hyundai entered motorsport by competing in the F2 class of the World Rally Championship in
1998 and 1999. In September 1999, Hyundai unveiled the Accent WRC, a World Rally Car
based on the Hyundai Accent. The Hyundai World Rally Team debuted the car at the 2000
Swedish Rally and achieved their first top-ten result at that year's Rally Argentina, when Alister
McRae and Kenneth Eriksson finished seventh and eighth, respectively. Eriksson later drove the
car to fifth place in New Zealand and fourth in Australia. In 2001, Hyundai debuted a new
evolution of the Accent WRC, which was intended to improve reliability, but the performance of
the car was still not good enough to challenge the four big teams (Ford World Rally Team,
Mitsubishi, Peugeot and Subaru). However, at the season-ending Rally GB, the team achieved
their best result with McRae finishing fourth and Eriksson sixth.
For the 2002 season, Hyundai hired the four-time world champion Juha Kankkunen, along with
Freddy Loix and Armin Schwarz. Kankkunen's fifth place in New Zealand was the team's best
result, but they managed to edge out Škoda and Mitsubishi by one point in the battle for fourth
place in the manufacturers' world championship. In September 2003, after a season hampered by
budget constraints, Hyundai announced withdrawal from the WRC and planned to return in
2006, this has never happened though.[56]
In 2006, following the announcement that Korea was scheduled to earn a Formula One Grand
Prix race, Hyundai announced that they plan to enter the sport.[57]
[edit] Model lineup
• Pony
• Atos/Atoz/Santro
• Click/Getz/Getz Prime/TB
• Accent
• 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
• Equus/Centennial (Originally a joint project of Hyundai and Mitsubishi)[58]
• Coupé/Tiburon/Tuscani
• Genesis Coupe
• Excel
• Dynasty
[edit] SUVs and vans
• 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
[edit] Commercial vehicles
• Ford D series
• Ford DK series
• Ford R series
• 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[59])
• Mighty (Rebadged Mitsubishi Fuso Canter)
• Mighty II
• Hyundai RB
• Super Truck Medium
• Super Truck
• Trago
• Universe
• O303 Benz Bus
[edit] See also
Companies portal

• List of Korean car makers

• List of Hyundai engines
• Hyundai
• Hyundai Group
• Hyundai Kia Automotive Group
• Hyundai Motor Manufacturing Alabama
• Kia Motors
• Hyundai Mobis
 • Bering Truck Corporation
• Dewan Farooque Motors
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