Releases

FOUNTAIN VALLEY, Calif., Aug. 30, 2022 – Hyundai dominated the Virginia Is For Racing Lovers Grand Prix this weekend, converting a front-row lockout in qualifying into a double podium in the race.

SEOUL, August 29, 2022 – Hyundai Motor Group is pleased to announce that its three automotive brands — Genesis, Hyundai Motor and Kia — have topped J.D. Power 2022 U.S. Tech Experience Index (TXI) StudySM in recognition of their product lineups’ high level of advanced technologies.

FOUNTAIN VALLEY, Calif., Aug. 26, 2022 – The next stop of the 2022 IMSA Michelin Pilot Challenge campaign is VIRginia International Raceway in Alton, Va., host of the penultimate round of the season.

FOUNTAIN VALLEY, Calif., Aug. 25, 2022 – J.D. Power designated Hyundai as its overall innovation leader for the mass market segment in the 2022 U.S. Tech Experience Index (TXI) Study, released today.

FOUNTAIN VALLEY, Calif., Aug. 22, 2022 – The 2022 Hyundai Sonata Hybrid, Tucson, Elantra Hybrid and Kona have earned U.S. News & World Report’s “Best New Cars for Teens” awards.

FOUNTAIN VALLEY, Calif., Aug 22, 2022 – Kate Fabian, director of marketing communications, Hyundai Motor America, has been named a 2022 Automotive News Rising Star. Fabian and her co-honorees are featured in a special section in the Aug. 22 issue of Automotive News.

FOUNTAIN VALLEY, Calif., Aug. 19, 2022 – Eleven Hyundai models were recognized in MotorTrend’s Ultimate Car Rankings for the second half of 2022.

FOUNTAIN VALLEY, Calif., Aug. 18, 2022 – Hyundai has released pricing for the 2023 Santa Cruz Sport Adventure Vehicle, including the new Santa Cruz Night model.

FOUNTAIN VALLEY, Calif., Aug. 18, 2022 – The 2022 Hyundai IONIQ 5 earned Car and Driver’s EV of the Year Award, adding another coveted honor to its trophy case.

FOUNTAIN VALLEY, Calif., Aug.16, 2022 – Hyundai Motor America and its African American marketing agency of record, Culture Brands, have launched a new campaign for its significantly enhanced 2023 Palisade SUV.

Asheville, N.C., August 12, 2022 – Hyundai Motor America and Hyundai of Asheville recently donated a total of $20,000 to the Special Olympics North Carolina (SONC), an organization that uses the transformative power of sports to improve the lives of children and adults with intellectual disabilities, in support of the Automotive Industry...

FOUNTAIN VALLEY, Calif., Aug.12, 2022 – Hyundai Motor America and its African American marketing agency of record, Culture Brands were recognized by the National Association of Black Journalists (NABJ) with a Salute to Excellence Award for its OKAY Hyundai campaign.

FOUNTAIN VALLEY, Calif., Aug. 11, 2022 – Hyundai Motor America has selected independent, Hispanic-owned and operated Lopez Negrete Communications as its U.S. Hispanic marketing agency of record.

FOUNTAIN VALLEY, Calif., Aug. 9, 2022 – Over the course of four hours of racing, Michael Johnson and Stephen Simpson, drivers of the No. 54 Hyundai Elantra N TCR, and championship leaders Michael Lewis and Taylor Hagler, drivers of the No. 1 Elantra N TCR, battled from the back of the field to land on the podium in the Road America 240 in...

SEOUL, August 4, 2022 – Hyundai Motor, Genesis and Kia, Hyundai Motor Group’s three automotive brands, won eight design awards, including two ‘Best of the Best’ and six ‘Winner’ honors, at the Red Dot Award: Brand & Communication Design 2022, hosted by Germany’s Design Zentrum Nordrhein-Westfalen.

MONTGOMERY, Ala., August 2, 2022 – Hyundai Motor America announced its partnership with Children’s of Alabama in support of its Health Education and Safety Center program.

FOUNTAIN VALLEY, Calif., Aug. 2, 2022 – Road America in Elkhart Lake, Wis., is the next destination for the IMSA Michelin Pilot Challenge (IMPC) series as Hyundai prepares for a four-hour endurance race as part of the Road America 240.

FOUNTAIN VALLEY, Calif., July 28, 2022 – José Muñoz, president and chief executive officer, Hyundai Motor North America (HMNA) announced today the promotion of five key members of his HMNA executive team.

FOUNTAIN VALLEY, Calif., July, 28, 2022 – Hyundai Motor North America has promoted Randy Parker to be chief executive officer of Hyundai Motor America effective August 1.

WHEN: Saturday, July 30 - 11:00 a.m. to 2 p.m. Opportunities to capture photos and b-roll of proper car seat installation and other child passenger safety systems.

FOUNTAIN VALLEY, Calif., July 21, 2022 – J.D. Power today designated the Hyundai Palisade and Santa Cruz as the most appealing vehicles in their segments in the 2022 U.S. Automotive Performance, Execution and Layout (APEAL) Study.

SEOUL/FOUNTAIN VALLEY, Calif., July 19, 2022 – Hyundai Motor Company announced appointing Brian Latouf to the new position of Global Chief Safety Officer, (GCSO).

FOUNTAIN VALLEY, Calif., July 18, 2022 – Randy Parker, senior vice president, national sales, Hyundai Motor America, will be recognized as an Industry Influencer by the Automotive Hall of Fame during its annual event on July 21 in Detroit.

FOUNTAIN VALLEY, Calif., July 15, 2022 – Following three victories in-a-row this season for Hyundai in the IMSA Michelin Pilot Challenge (IMPC), the series returns to Lime Rock Park in Lakeville, Conn., for the Lime Rock 120.

BUSAN, July 14, 2022 – Hyundai Motor’s high-performance N sub-brand is revealing its electrification vision to demonstrate the company’s commitment to future-focused zero-emissions technologies. RN22e and N Vision 74 are inspirational examples of N’s electrification vision.

SEOUL, July 13, 2022 – Hyundai Motor Company launched the eagerly awaited IONIQ 6 Electrified Streamliner with a digital world premiere film (https://youtu.be/GVcXwIL9OFw). As the new model in the brand’s IONIQ all-electric lineup brand, the electrified streamliner’s array of advanced technologies, personalized space and features and...

SALT LAKE CITY, July 13, 2022 - There’s no time like the present to explore the new frontier in sports marketing - pickleball. Worldwide automotive retailer, Hyundai, has joined the excitement as the Official Automotive Partner of the PPA Tour: Western Region – an area that includes California, Washington, Oregon, Nevada, and Hawaii.

FOUNTAIN VALLEY, Calif., July 6, 2022 – Kristin Gomez, senior group manager, regulatory compliance and eco-mobility, was named Woman of the Year by the National Hispanic Business Women Association (NHBWA) for her contribution to corporate responsibility.

FOUNTAIN VALLEY, Calif., July 5, 2022 – Hyundai Hope On Wheels and Genesis Inspiration Foundation, 501(c)(3) nonprofit organizations, today announced John Guastaferro as their executive director.

FOUNTAIN VALLEY, Calif., June 30, 2022 – After a two-year pandemic-imposed absence from the International Motor Sports Association (IMSA) calendar, Canadian Tire Motorsport Park makes its highly anticipated return this weekend.

FOUNTAIN VALLEY, Calif., June 30, 2022 – Hyundai’s all-new 2022 IONIQ 5 (built after December 2021) has received an Insurance Institute for Highway Safety (IIHS) 2022 TOP SAFETY PICK PLUS (TSP+) designation.

FOUNTAIN VALLEY, Calif., June 30, 2022 – Hyundai today released a summary of changes to its lineup for the 2023 model year.

The following is a summary of changes to the Hyundai new vehicle lineup for 2023 model year. This document will be updated regularly, creating a one-stop overview for the most up-to-date news on the Hyundai vehicle lineup.

SEOUL, June 28, 2022 – Hyundai Motor Company today revealed the streamlined and timeless design of the highly anticipated IONIQ 6, the second model in its IONIQ dedicated all-electric-vehicle lineup brand.

WATKINS GLEN, N.Y., June 28, 2022 – The dramatic final laps of the Tioga Downs Casino Resort 120 quickly evolved into an overflow of emotion in the Hyundai and Bryan Herta Autosport (BHA) pit box as Mark Wilkins crossed the finish line in first place on Saturday evening.

FOUNTAIN VALLEY, Calif., June 28, 2022 – The J.D. Power 2022 U.S. Initial Quality Study (IQS) ranked the Hyundai Accent as the best small car in initial quality today.

SEOUL, June 27, 2022 – Hyundai Motor Company’s global brand campaign, ‘The Bigger Crash,’ won the Silver Lions award at the Cannes Lions International Festival of Creativity 2022 in France, one of the most prestigious advertisement accolades in the world.

SUPERIOR TWP., Mich., June 27, 2022 – Hyundai Motor America and Hyundai America Technical Center, Inc., (HATCI) together celebrated the $51.4 million expansion project for a new Safety Test and Investigation Laboratory (STIL) at a groundbreaking ceremony.

FOUNTAIN VALLEY, Calif., June 22, 2022 – Since 2019, Hyundai and Bryan Herta Autosport (BHA) have earned three podiums and two second-place finishes at upstate New York’s historic Watkins Glen International circuit.

SEOUL, June 20, 2022 – Hyundai Motor Company today revealed a design concept sketch of its highly anticipated IONIQ 6, the second model in Hyundai’s IONIQ all-electric vehicle lineup brand.