Hyundai Motor Company facts for kids
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Traded as | KRX: 005380, LSE: HYUD |
Industry | Automotive |
Founded | December 29, 1967 |
Founder | Chung Ju-yung |
Headquarters |
Seoul
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Area served
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Worldwide |
Key people
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Mong-Koo Chung (Chairman & CEO) Eui-Sun Chung (Vice-Chairman) Won-Hee Lee (President) |
Products | Automobiles, commercial vehicles, engines |
Production output
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2,943,529 units (2011) |
Revenue | US$ 97.40 billion (2011) |
US$ | 4.70 billion (2011)|
Total assets | US$ 104.06 billion (2011) |
Number of employees
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80,000 (2011) |
Parent | Hyundai Motor Group |
Hyundai Motor Company (Hangul : 현대 자동차 주식회사; Hanj : 現代自動車株式會社; Korean: 현대, Hyŏndae) 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. As of 2011, it is the world's fastest growing automaker for two years in a row. In 2008, Hyundai (without Kia) ranked as the eighth largest automaker. 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, Lexxus, Acura etc.
Models
- 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)
- Coupé/Tiburon/Tuscani
- Genesis Coupe
- Hyundai Getz
- Excel
- Dynasty
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
Commercial vehicles
- 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)
- Mighty (Rebadged Mitsubishi Fuso Canter)
- Mighty II
- Hyundai RB
- Super Truck Medium
- Super Truck
- Trago
- Universe
- O303 Benz Bus
Concept car
- HCD-I
- HCD-II
- HCD-III
- HCD-6
- HCD-7
- HCD-8
- HCD-9 Talus
Images for kids
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Hyundai Motor America headquarters in Fountain Valley, California
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Hyundai Motor Group chairman Chung Mong Koo (right) sitting next to South Korean president Park Geun-hye in 2013
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The Tucson is currently the best-selling Hyundai vehicle.
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The Hyundai Sonata Hybrid uses a lightweight lithium polymer battery.
See also
In Spanish: Hyundai Motor Company para niños