Hyundai Motors vehicles are sold in 193 countries through 5,000 dealerships and showrooms.
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73 Facts About Hyundai Motors
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When Hyundai Motors wanted to develop their own car, they hired George Turnbull in February 1974, the former managing director of Austin Morris at British Leyland.
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Hyundai Motors in turn hired five other top British car engineers.
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Hyundai Motors entered the British market in 1982, selling 2993 cars in their first year there.
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In 1984, Hyundai Motors began exporting the Pony to Canada, but not to the United States, as the Pony would not pass emissions standards there.
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The import of these knocked down kits was permitted as long as Hyundai Motors exported five cars for every single Granada brought in.
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Hyundai Motors began to produce models with its own technology in 1988, beginning with the midsize Sonata.
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In 1998, Hyundai Motors began to overhaul its image in an attempt to establish itself as a world-class brand.
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Hyundai Motors is one of the top 100 most valuable brands worldwide according to Interbrand.
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Since 2002, Hyundai Motors has been one of the worldwide official sponsors of the FIFA World Cup.
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Hyundai Motors has six research and development centers, located in South Korea, Germany, Japan and India.
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Hyundai Motors established the Hyundai Motors Design Center in Fountain Valley, California in 1990.
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Hyundai Motors has invested in manufacturing plants in North America, India, the Czech Republic, Russia, China and Turkey as well as research and development centers in Europe, Asia, North America and the Pacific Rim.
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Hyundai Motors vehicles are sold in 193 countries through some 5,000 dealerships.
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In February 2021, CNBC reported that Apple and Hyundai Motors-Kia are close to finalizing a deal to build an autonomous Apple car.
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However, Hyundai Motors Motor announced shortly after that it is no longer in talks with Apple.
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In 2006, Hyundai Motors hired Thomas Burkle as head of the company's design center in Russelsheim, Germany.
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That year, Hyundai Motors set a record of selling the most automobiles in its first year of business in the United States compared to any other car brand; total sales in 1986 were 168,882.
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Hyundai Motors added free maintenance for the first 2 years or 24,000 miles for all its new cars sold, starting with the 1992 model year.
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Hyundai Motors incorporated a new manufacturing facility, Hyundai Motors Motor Manufacturing Alabama, in April 2002.
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In January 2012, the Hyundai Motors Elantra was named the North American Car of the Year at the North American International Auto Show, selling more than 200,000 cars since the model's redesigned debut.
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Second-generation Hyundai Motors Pony was available for sale in Canada starting with the 1984 model year.
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Hyundai Motors subsequently sold the plant, which was eventually purchased by Olymbec inc, a Quebec real estate developer.
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Hyundai Motors is the No 1 import car brand in Canada without a local plant.
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In October 2012, Hyundai Motors launched a new small bi-fuel car, the HB20, designed specifically for the Brazilian mass-market.
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Hyundai Motors is currently working with its Chinese partner Beijing Automobile Industry Holding Co.
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Hyundai Motors has two manufacturing plants in India located at Sriperumbudur in the Indian state of Tamil Nadu.
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Hyundai Motors expanded its engineering activities in India with Vehicle Engineering team in 2010.
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Indian engineers are heavily involved in the making of Indian-oriented Hyundai Motors vehicles including the i10, i20, along with other global cars.
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Hyundai Motors said that it is possible for them to come back to Japan fully if market conditions continue to improve.
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In November 2019, Hyundai Motors announced that it is building the first wholly owned Southeast Asian car plant located in Indonesia.
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In September 1997, Hyundai Motors opened a manufacturing plant in Turkey, located in Izmit, Kocaeli Province.
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In June 2008, Hyundai Motors started the construction of a new manufacturing plant in Saint Petersburg with a planned yearly capacity of 100,000 cars, that will eventually be increased to 200,000 units.
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Hyundai Motors produces sedans, hatchbacks, crossover SUVs, vans, pickups, heavy trucks and buses in numerous plants worldwide.
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Some hatchback models developed by Hyundai Motors have been divided into models developed to cater to the Indian market and the European market.
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In 2021, Hyundai Motors released its first crossover SUV model in the South Korean light car segment, the Casper.
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Currently, Hyundai Motors produces 12 crossover SUV models for different markets.
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Hyundai Motors is using the "parallel" type design, which utilizes either the internal combustion engine or the electric motor.
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Hyundai Motors planned to have six electric vehicles available for testing by the end of 1992.
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Hyundai Motors is using Hybrid Blue Drive, which includes lithium polymer batteries, as opposed to lithium-ion.
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In 2009, Hyundai Motors released the Avante LPI Hybrid in the South Korean domestic market in July.
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Hyundai Motors showcased the Hyundai Motors BlueOn, an electric prototype of i10, was first unveiled at the Frankfurt Motor Show in 2009.
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At the 2010 Geneva Motor Show, Hyundai Motors unveiled the i-flow, a concept car using a variant of the BLUE-WILL hybrid system.
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In 2016, Hyundai Motors revealed the Ioniq five-door liftback to rival the Toyota Prius.
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In February 2020, Hyundai Motors launched its first vehicle built above the E-GMP platform, the Ioniq 5.
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In July 2022, Hyundai Motors announced its new automotive factory in South Korea, solely dedicated for electric vehicles and with production set to begin in 2025.
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Hyundai Motors is currently expanding its full-electric lineup to include the Ioniq 6, which will debut in Europe in the second half of 2022, and the Ioniq 7, which is projected to hit the market in 2024.
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In March 2018, Hyundai Motors launched a hydrogen powered crossover SUV the Nexo.
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In 2020, Hyundai Motors launched a hydrogen powered version of its Xcient truck the Xcient Fuel Cell delivering seven vehicles to customers in Switzerland.
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In 2019, Hyundai Motors formed Hyundai Motors Hydrogen Mobility together with Swiss company H2 Energy to lease trucks to Swiss customers with plans to deliver 50 trucks by 2020.
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Hyundai Motors chose to launch in Switzerland as its road tax does not apply to zero-emission trucks and for its ability to produce hydrogen using hydropower.
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In 2020, Hyundai Motors launched a hydrogen powered version of its Elec City bus the Elec City FCEV that has a capacity of 44 passengers with 24 seats and 20 standing seats.
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In 2020, Hyundai Motors exported two buses to Saudi Arabian oil company Saudi Aramco for demonstration.
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In December 2021, Hyundai Motors suspended development of its Genesis, and possibly its other, hydrogen cars.
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Hyundai Motors Motor started production of the H350 van in Turkey from 2015.
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Hyundai Motors is doing so with the help of the Korean Federation for Environmental Movement.
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In September 1999, Hyundai Motors unveiled the Accent WRC, a World Rally Car based on the Hyundai Motors Accent.
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In 2001, Hyundai Motors 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.
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In September 2003, after a season hampered by budget constraints, Hyundai Motors announced withdrawal from the WRC and planned to return in 2006, which did not happen.
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Hyundai Motors announced they would be revealing their future rally plans at the 2011 Chicago Auto Show, on 9 February.
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In September 2012 Hyundai Motors announced that they were due to start the WRC with a rally model of its i20 to rival the likes of the Ford Fiesta, the Citroen DS3 and the Mini Countryman.
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Hyundai Motors i20 WRC is a World Rally Car built by Hyundai Motors for use in the 2014 World Rally Championship.
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In 2008, Hyundai Motors established a committee to oversee its Corporate Social Responsibility programme.
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In 2020, Hyundai Motors signed a contract with UN Development Programme and launched a campaign 'for Tomorrow' in 2021 to create and realize a solution for problems that global society faces.
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Hyundai Motors has since taken down the video and issued a formal apology.
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