2010
2010
- Unveiling of the HED-VII hybrid concept car at the Geneva International Motor Show
- Ranked No.1 in J.D. Power’s Vehicle Dependability Study (VDS) for 3 consecutive years and 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
- Executive Chair Mong-Koo Chung selected as the Top Automotive Industry CEO in Asia
- Launch of the eco-friendly electric car BlueOn
- Cumulative sales by Hyundai Motor India surpass 3 million units
- Established 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 as '10 Best Engines Winners' by Ward’s Auto for a 3rd consecutive year
- Annual sales in the U.S. surpass 500,000 units
- Developed TUCSON fuel-cell electric vehicle
2009
2009
- GENESIS named as ‘North American Car of the Year’
- Became the main sponsor of the U.S. Super Bowl
- Cumulative exports to Africa surpass 1 million units
- Ranked No.69 in Global Brand Value
- Established the Czech plant
- Established Hyundai Motor India Engineering Pvt. Ltd.
- Developed next-generation high performance Theta GDi
- Sales of SANTA FE surpass 2 million units
- Cumulative sales of SONATA surpass 5 million units
- Cumulative sales by Hyundai Motor India surpass 3 million units
- Established the Russia plant
- Unveiling of the independently-developed Nu·Tau GDi engines and RWD 8-speed automatic transmission
- Annual sales in the U.S. surpass 500,000 units
- Unveiling of the new brand direction and slogan ‘New Thinking. New Possibilities.’
- Launch of the 5th generation GRANDEUR (AZERA) and VELOSTER
- Launch of SONATA Hybrid
- Launch of i40 wagon
- Cumulative exports to Central and South America surpass 2 million units
- Gamma engine named ‘10 Best Engines Winners’ by Ward’s Auto
- Unveiling of i20 3-door and the ix-onic concept car at the Geneva International Motor Show
- Best automotive company in China’s warranty service satisfaction survey
- Hyundai ranks No.1 of J.D. Power's Initial Quality Study (IQS)
- ELANTRA (AVANTE) named No.1compact 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
- Presidential Prize at the 2009 Korean Technology Awards
2008
2008
- Launch of GENESIS
- Established the 2nd plant in India
- Beijing Hyundai hits 1 million vehicles production milestone
- Established 2nd plant in Beijing
- Sales of AVANTE (ELANTRA) surpass 5 million units
- Launch of European strategic model i20
- Developed next-generation clean diesel R-engine
- Launched Blue Drive brand for green models
- Tau engine named ‘10 Best Engines Winners’ by Ward’s Auto
- Developed front-wheel 6-speed automatic transmission
- Unveiling of the eco-friendly concept car i-Mode at the Geneva International Motor Show
- Official sponsor of UEFA Euro 2008
2007
2007
- Launch of European strategic model i30
- Cumulative sales in the U.S. surpass 5 million units
- Unveiling of the 3rd generation fuel-cell concept car i-Blue
- Developed F, G, H diesel engines for commercial vehicle
- Launch of the next-generation compact car i10 by Hyundai Motor India
- 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
- Inauguration of the Brazilian CKD plant
- i30 selected as Australia’s Car of the Year and Green Car of the Year
2006
2006
- Developed Gamma engine
- No.1 Non-Premium Nameplate in J.D. Power’s IQS
- Launch of new AVANTE (ELANTRA)
- Exports to South America surpass 1 million units
- Developed V6 diesel S engine
- Established new Hyundai Motor Europe building
- Annual sales surpass KRW 1 trillion
- Total production reaches No. 6 in the world
- 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 the 2006 FIFA World Cup Germany