Hyundai History
History of Hyundai Motor Company since 1967 until now
Hyundai History
2010
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Unveiling of the HED-VII hybrid concept car at the Geneva International Motor Show
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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
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Launch of Sonata Hybrid at the New York International Auto Show
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Genesis and Tucson named No.1 in AutoPacific’s Vehicle Satisfaction Awards
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Sonata awarded the highest safety ratings by the National Highway Traffic Safety Agency in the U.S.
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Cumulative sales of Sonata surpass 5 million units
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Official sponsor of the 2010 FIFA World Cup South Africa
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Chairman Mong-Koo Chung selected as the Top Automotive Industry CEO in Asia
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Launch of the eco-friendly electric car BlueOn
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Cumulative sales by HMI surpass 3 million units
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Established the Russia plant
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Launch of ix20 small minivan at the Paris Motor Show
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Unveiling of the independently-developed Nu·Tau GDi engines and RWD 8-speed automatic transmission
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Official car sponsor of the G20 Summit
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Tau engine named 10 Best Engines Winners by Ward’s Auto for a 3rd consecutive year
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Annual sales in the U.S. surpass 500,000 units
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Tucson fuel cell electric vehicle developed
2009
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Genesis named ‘North American Car of the Year’
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Main sponsor of the U.S. Super Bowl
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Cumulative exports to Africa surpass 1 million units
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No.69 in Global Brand Value
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Established the Czech plant
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Established Hyundai Motor India Engineering Pvt. Ltd.
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Developed next-generation high performance Theta GDi
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Sales of Santa Fe surpass 2 million units
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Tau engine named ‘10 Best Engines Winners’ by Ward’s Auto for 2 consecutive years 2010
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Cumulative sales of Sonata surpass 5 million units
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Official sponsor of the 2010 FIFA World Cup South Africa
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Cumulative sales by HMI surpass 3 million units
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Established the Russia plant
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Launch of the eco-friendly electric car BlueOn
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Unveiling of the independently-developed Nu·Tau GDi engines and RWD 8-speed automatic transmission
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Annual sales in the U.S. surpass 500,000 units
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Tucson (ix35) Fuel Cell developed 2011
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Blue Link introduced at the 2011 CES in the U.S.
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Unveiling of the new brand direction and slogan ‘New Thinking. New Possibilities.’
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Launch of the 5th generation Grandeur (Azera) and Veloster
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Launch of Sonata Hybrid
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Launch of Genesis Prada limited edition
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Launch of i40 wagon
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Cumulative exports to Central and South America surpass 2 million units
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Gamma engine named ‘10 Best Engines Winners’ by Ward’s Auto
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Unveiling of i20 3-door and the ix-onic concept car at the Geneva International Motor Show
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Best automotive company in China’s warranty service satisfaction survey
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Hyundai ranks No.1 of J.D. Power's Initial Quality Study (IQS)
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Elantra (Avante) named No.1compact car in J.D. Power’s Vehicle Launch Index
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Genesis ranked No.1 in J.D. Power’s Vehicle Launch Index
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Unveiling of ix-Metro and ix35 at the International Automobile Ausstellung
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Presidential Prize at the 2009 Korean Technology Awards