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2014

• All-new Genesis wins a 2014 iF Design Award
• Official sponsor of the 2014 FIFA World Cup Brazil
• Unveiling of HED-9 Intrado at the Geneva International Motor Show
• Participation of i20 in the WRC, achieving 3rd place in the Mexico Rally
• All-new Genesis and i10 win a Red Dot Design Award
• Launch of the All-new Sonata

2013

• World Rally Championship (WRC) Team launched
• Launch of Grandeur Hybrid
• No. 2 in Autobild’s (Germany) 2013 Quality Satisfaction Report
• i10 awarded Indian Car of the Year 2014
• Beijing Hyundai sales in China surpass
  1 million units / year
• Launch of All-new Genesis
• Two Hyundai models ranked highest in the
  Residual Value Awards in the U.S.
• Ranked Most Valuable Car Brand in the U.S.
• Launch of New i20 at the International Automobile
  Ausstellung
• ix35 (Tucson) fuel cell electric vehicles supplied
  to the City of Copenhagen
• Hyundai’s Centennial named Best Luxury Full-Sized Car for 2 years in a row
• Genesis ranked No. 1 in Vehicle Satisfaction Awards (Auto Pacific) - Aspirational Luxury Car in the U.S.
• Launch of MISTRA at the 2013 Shanghai International Automobile Industry Exhibition
• Sonata ranked Most Dependable Midsize Car in the U.S.
• World’s 1st mass production of ix35 (Tucson) fuel cell electric vehicles
• Santa Fe selected as the 2013 Canadian Utility Vehicle of the Year
• Unveiling of HCD-14, premium sports sedan concept car at the North American International Auto Show
• Unveiling of HND-6, next generation smart car concept car at the CES
• Named No. 1 brand and No. 1 car in 4 vehicle categories (Equus, Genesis Coupe, etc.) in Strategic Vision’s
  Total Value Awards

2012

• Launch of New Santa Fe, i40 Saloon, and Veloster Turbo
• Inauguration of the Brazil plant
• Unveiling of CUV HB20X
• Santa Fe ranked best in class at 56.8% in ALG's
  Residual Value Award in the U.S.
• Tucson fuel cell electric vehicles supplied to Denmark and Norway
• Sonata Hybrid tops AutoPacific’s Vehicle Satisfaction Award in the U.S.
• Chairman Mong-Koo Chung named 2011 Top Manager in the World by Italy's Inter Auto News
• Unveiling of the i-oniq electric concept car at the Geneva International Motor Show
• Named the most fuel efficient and least CO₂ emitting brand by the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency
• Sonata named Top Picks in the medium-size car segment by Consumer Reports
• Azera (Grandeur) awarded the ALG Residual Value Award in the full-size segment
• Solaris (Accent) awarded Best Auto and Car of the Year in Russia
• Genesis tops J.D. Power’s Vehicle Dependability Study (VDS) in the premium car segment in the U.S.
• Elantra (Avante) awarded North American Car of the Year
• No.1 in J.D. Power’s Customer Retention Study
• Official sponsor of UEFA Euro 2012

2011

• Blue Link introduced at the 2011 International Consumer Electronics Show (CES) in the U.S.
• Launch of Veloster and the HCD-12 concept car at the North American International Auto Show
• Unveiling of the new brand direction and slogan "New Thinking. New Possibilities."
  at the North American International Auto Show
• Launch of the 5th generation Azera (Grandeur)
• First official car partner of the International Cricket Council (ICC) from 2011 to 2015

• Launch of i40 wagon
• ix20 awarded Euro NCAP's highest five-star rating
• Unveiling of the D-segment i40 sedan at the
  Barcelona International Motor Show
• Launch of Genesis Prada
• Cumulative sales in Europe surpass
  5 million units
• No. 11 in Interbrand’s 50 Best Global
  Green Brands

• Launch of EON by the Indian subsidiary HMI
• i40 awarded the EuroCarBody Golden Award
• Cumulative exports to Central and South America surpass 2 million units
• Unveiling of Genesis Coupe
• Top position in Autobild’s Quality Report for the 2nd consecutive year
• Gamma engine named 10 Best Engines Winners by Ward's Auto

 

2010

• Unveiling of the HED-VII hybrid concept car at the Geneva International Motor Show
• No.1 in J.D. Power’s Vehicle Dependability Study (VDS) for 3 consecutive years and in the Initial Quality Study (IQS) for sub-compact cars
• Launch of Sonata Hybrid at the New York International Auto Show
• Genesis and Tucson named No.1 in AutoPacific’s Vehicle Satisfaction Awards
• Sonata awarded the highest safety ratings by the National Highway Traffic Safety Agency in the U.S.
• Cumulative sales of Sonata surpass 5 million units
• Official sponsor of the 2010 FIFA World Cup South Africa
• Chairman Mong-Koo Chung selected as the Top Automotive Industry CEO in Asia
• Launch of the eco-friendly electric car BlueOn
• Inauguration of the Russia plant
• Launch of ix20 small minivan at the Paris Motor Show
• Unveiling of the independently-developed Nu·Tau GDi engines and RWD 8-speed automatic transmission
• Official car sponsor of the G20 Summit
• Tau engine named 10 Best Engines Winners by Ward’s Auto for a 3rd consecutive year
• Annual sales in the U.S. surpass 500,000 units
• Tucson fuel cell electric vehicle developed

2009

• Main sponsor of the U.S. Super Bowl
• Unveiling of i20 3-door and the ix-onic concept car at the Geneva International Motor Show
• Genesis named North American Car of the Year
• Best automotive company in China’s warranty service satisfaction survey
• Cumulative exports to Africa surpass 1 million units
• Hyundai ranks No. 1 of J.D. Power's Initial Quality Study (IQS)

• Elantra (Avante) named No. 1 compact car in J.D. Power’s Vehicle Launch Index
• Genesis ranked No. 1 in J.D. Power’s Vehicle Launch Index
• Unveiling of ix-Metro and ix35 at the International Automobile Ausstellung
• No. 69 in Global Brand Value as published by Business Week
• Inauguration of the Czech plant with annual production capacity of 300,000 units
• Unveiling of the independently developed, next generation high performance Theta GDi engine
• Tau engine named 10 Best Engines Winners by Ward’s Auto for a 2nd consecutive year and winner
  of the Presidential Prize at the 2009 Korean Technology Awards

2008

• Launch of Genesis, Genesis Coupe, and i30cw
• Hyundai Beijing hits 1 million vehicle production milestone
  in record time
• Unveiling of the eco-friendly concept car i-Mode at the Geneva
  International Motor Show
• Inauguration of the 2nd plant in Beijing
• Next-generation eco-friendly passenger diesel R-engine developed
• Tau engine named 10 Best Engines Winners by Ward’s Auto
• Official sponsor of UEFA Euro 2008

2007

• Verna awarded Best Car of the Year by India’s Overdrive magazine
• Unveiling of the HED-IV (QarmaQ) concept car at the Geneva International Motor Show
• Unveiling of the HND-III (Veloster) concept car at the Seoul Motor Show
• Azera (Grandeur) ranks No. 1 in J.D. Power’s Customer Satisfaction Survey for a 2nd consecutive year
• Cumulative sales in the U.S. surpass 5 million units
• Inauguration of the Brazilian CKD plant
• Unveiling of the 3rd generation fuel cell concept car i-Blue at the
  International Automobile Ausstellung
• Launch of the next-generation compact car i10 by Hyundai Motor India (HMI)
• i30 selected as Australia’s Car of the Year and Green Car of the Year

2001~2006

2006

• Annual sales surpass KRW 1 trillion
• No. 1 Non-Premium Nameplate in J.D. Power's Initial Quality Study (IQS)
• Total production reaches No. 6 in the world
• Cumulative exports to Central and South America surpass 1 million units
• World-class V6 diesel S-engine independently developed
• Unveiling of the Hellion, Arnejs, Genus, and Talus concept cars
• Selected as Interbrand’s 100 Best Global Brands for a 2nd consecutive year
• Official sponsor of 2006 FIFA World Cup Germany

2005

• Click is selected as India’s Best Car of 2005
• Inauguration of the U.S. proving ground, Technical Center and Alabama plant
• Unveiling of New Grandeur and HED-1 at the Geneva International Motor Show
• Official partner of FIFA from 2007 to 2014
• Exports to Africa and the Middle East surpass 1 million units
• Chairman Mong-Koo Chung named Top Automotive CEO in Asia by Automotive
• Debut in Interbrand's 100 Best Global Brands
• Inauguration of the eco-friendly Vehicle Recycling Center

2004

• Joint venture plant for commercial vehicles in China established
• 2nd generation fuel cell electric vehicle Tucson developed
• Chairman Mong-Koo Chung named as the Best CEO of 2004 by Business Week
• Official sponsor of UEFA Euro 2004

2003

• Exports surpass 1 million units and USD 10 billion
• Inauguration of the Europe Technical Center
• First in the automotive industry to proclaim Global Environmental Management
• Production of Elantra (Avante) and Sonata surpasses 2 million and 2.5 million units respectively
• Inauguration of the U.S. Design Center
• The world’s first ultra high pressure hydrogen storage system for fuel cell electric vehicles developed

2002

• Launch of Chinese-made Elantra
• Sonata receives J.D. Power's APEAL Award
• Inauguration of the California Design & Technical Center
• Official sponsor of the 2002 FIFA World Cup Korea /Japan
• Unveiling of the HCD - 7 concept car at the Chicago Auto Show

2001

• Launch of Tuscani (Hyundai's sports coupe), Terracan, and Lavita
• Santa Fe ranked No. 1 in U.S. customer satisfaction survey
• HMA receives J.D. Power’s Chairman's Award
• Unveiling of Korea’s first fuel cell electric vehicle Santa Fe
• Unveiling of the HCD - VI concept car at the Chicago Auto Show

1967~2000

2000

• Korea’s first passenger diesel engine and large commercial engine developed
• Korea’s first fuel cell electric vehicle Santa Fe developed
• Launch of Santa Fe and Avante XD
• Official sponsor of the UEFA Euro 2000

1999

• Korea’s first automotive fuel cell battery developed
• Launch of Equus (Hyundai's ultra-large sedan), Verna, and Trajet XG
• Debut of the Santa Fe SUV at the North American International Auto Show

1998

• Acquisition of Kia Motors
• Inauguration of the India plant
• Launch of Grandeur XG and EF Sonata
• 2nd solar-powered vehicle developed
• World-class, high performance V6 Delta engine independently developed

1997

• Inauguration of the Turkey plant
• Epsilon engine independently developed

1996

• Cumulative production surpasses 10 million units
• Inauguration of the Namyang Technology Research Center
• Launch of Dynasty and Tiburon

1995

• Launch of Avante
• Unveiling of the HCD-III concept car

1994

• Annual production surpasses 1 million units
• Launch of Accent
• Solar-powered and fuel cell electric vehicles developed

1993

• Launch of Sonata II
• Unveiling of the HCD-II concept car

1992

• Unveiling of HCD-I, Korea’s first concept car

1991

• Alpha engine, the first engine created in Korea, developed
• Electric car developed
• Launch of Galloper

1990

• Launch of Elantra and Scoupe

1989

• Overseas exports of Excel surpass 1 million units

1988

• Launch of Sonata, Hyundai Motor’s midsize luxury sedan

1987

• Excel is the best selling imported compact car in the U.S. for 3 consecutive years

1986

• Launch of Grandeur, Hyundai Motor’s large-size luxury car
• Exports of Excel to the U.S. begin

1985

• Incorporation of the U.S. subsidiary HMA

1984

• Launch of Excel

1983

• Incorporation of the Canadian subsidiary HMC

1976

• Launch of Hyundai Pony, the first Korean passenger car

1968

• Mass production of Cortina begins

1967

•  Incorporation of Hyundai Motor Company 

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