Releases

CHICAGO, Feb. 6, 2025 – Hyundai’s all-electric IONIQ 5 N[1] has been named Favorite Vehicle of 2025 by the Midwest Automotive Media Association (MAMA) at the Chicago Auto Show’s opening breakfast.

FOUNTAIN VALLEY, Calif., Feb. 4, 2025 – The Hyundai IONIQ 5 and Kona have been honored with a pair of 2025 Kelley Blue Book Best Buy Awards.

WASHINGTON, D.C., Jan. 30, 2025 – Four Hyundai vehicles were selected in U.S. News & World Report’s 2025 Best Cars for the Money awards.

FOUNTAIN VALLEY, Calif., Jan. 29, 2025 – Hyundai today received nine Editors’ Choice Awards from the automotive experts at Car and Driver, demonstrating excellence across its entire vehicle lineup.

SEOUL, Jan. 16, 2025 – Hyundai Motor Company and Hyundai Motor Group (the Group) Robotics LAB announced today 17 prestigious GOOD DESIGN® Awards victories in 2024 across multiple categories.

FOUNTAIN VALLEY, Calif., Jan. 16, 2025 – The 2025 Hyundai Santa Cruz XRT has been named Pickup of the Year in the Latin Flavor: Cars of the Year 2025 awards.

FOUNTAIN VALLEY, Calif., Jan. 6, 2025 – Hyundai’s all-electric IONIQ 5 N SUV has been named Motor Authority’s Best Car to Buy 2025.

FOUNTAIN VALLEY, Calif., Jan. 6, 2025 – Hyundai’s Santa Fe Hybrid SUV has been awarded The Car Connection’s Best Car to Buy 2025.

Hyundai Motor Group is proud to announce that a total of 22 models from Hyundai Motor Company, Kia Corporation and Genesis have been honored with the Insurance Institute of Highway Safety (IIHS) 2024 TOP SAFETY PICK (TSP) and TOP SAFETY PICK+ (TSP+) awards.

FOUNTAIN VALLEY, Calif., Dec. 19, 2024 – Hyundai’s high-performance IONIQ 5 N electric SUV has been awarded the CarBuzz Best EV for 2025.

FOUNTAIN VALLEY, Calif., Dec. 18, 2024 – Hyundai’s high-performance IONIQ 5 N electric SUV has been awarded The Drive’s Best EV of 2024 award, marking a back-to-back repeat win for the Hyundai brand that won the same award in 2023 with the IONIQ 6.

FOUNTAIN VALLEY, Calif., Dec. 17, 2024 – Hyundai Motor America has been recognized as Money’s Best Automaker Brand for the Money 2025.

FOUNTAIN VALLEY, Calif., Dec. 10, 2024 – Back-to-back wins in the ultra-competitive automotive technology space tend to be few and far between. However, that’s exactly what Hyundai’s MyHyundai with Bluelink app has just accomplished.

FOUNTAIN VALLEY, Calif., Dec. 3, 2024 – Three-peats are an exceedingly rare achievement. However, that’s exactly what Hyundai’s IONIQ 5 has achieved, having today been awarded a coveted spot on Car and Driver’s 10Best Trucks and SUVs for 2025 list.

Leatherhead, 27 November 2024 – The All-New Hyundai SANTA FE has picked up a second major award in as many weeks, named SUV of the Year at the TopGear.com Awards.

SAN ANTONIO, Texas, Nov. 22, 2024 – The 2025 Hyundai Santa Cruz XRT has been named the Compact Truck of Texas at the Texas Auto Writers Association (TAWA) annual Truck Rodeo held Sept. 26-27, 2024.

LOS ANGELES, Nov. 22, 2024 – The Hyundai Santa Fe has been named Family Vehicle of the Year by the 2025 Hispanic Motor Press Awards. The fifteenth-annual awards program recognizes the best vehicles for Hispanic consumers based on advancements in technology, safety, infotainment, styling, driving satisfaction, value, and more.

FOUNTAIN VALLEY, Calif., Nov. 21, 2024 – Hyundai has been awarded the 2025 Best SUV Brand by U.S. News & World Report.

LOS ANGELES, Nov. 21, 2024 – Today, Hyundai’s all-new Santa Fe vehicle has been named a finalist for the coveted 2025 North American Utility of the Year™ Award at AutoMobility LA 2024.

FOUNTAIN VALLEY, Calif., Nov. 21, 2024 – Hyundai’s high-performance IONIQ 5 N electric SUV today was awarded Road & Track’s 2024 Performance EV of the Year in the “Under $100,000” category.

FOUNTAIN VALLEY, Calif., Nov. 19, 2024 – Hyundai Santa Fe has been recognized as the highest-ranked Midsize/Large vehicle in the J.D. Power 2024 U.S. Multimedia Quality and Satisfaction Study.

FOUNTAIN VALLEY, Calif., Nov. 19, 2024 – Today, Hyundai Motor America announced that the 2025 Hyundai Kona Electric has earned a J.D. Power 2025 Best-in-Class Residual Value Award in the program’s newly introduced Mainstream EV SUV segment.

FOUNTAIN VALLEY, Calif., Nov. 13, 2024 – In their recently revealed 2024 TIME100 Climate list, TIME recognized José Muñoz, president and global COO, Hyundai Motor Company, president and CEO, Hyundai and Genesis Motor North America, as one of the 100 most innovative leaders driving business climate action.

FOUNTAIN VALLEY, Calif., Nov. 13, 2024 – Hyundai’s first three-row, all-electric SUV, the IONIQ 9, has been recognized as among America’s Most Anticipated New Vehicles 2025 by Newsweek, further strengthening the brand’s position as an innovation and market leader.

FOUNTAIN VALLEY, Calif., Nov. 12, 2024 – Hyundai Motor America is proud to be Certified™ by Great Place To Work®, for the second year in a row. The prestigious award is based entirely on current employees' experience working at Hyundai and its luxury brand, Genesis.

SEOUL, Oct. 30, 2024 – President and global chief operating officer, Hyundai Motor Company, and president and CEO of Hyundai and Genesis Motor North America, José Muñoz was named a Visionary Leader in the Reuters Events 2024 Automotive D.R.I.V.E. Honours.

FOUNTAIN VALLEY, Calif., Oct. 22, 2024 – Hyundai’s award-winning IONIQ electric vehicles have each been awarded 2025 Top Picks by Cars.com as part of their updated EV Buying Guide.

FOUNTAIN VALLEY, Calif., Sept. 19, 2024 – Hyundai’s thrilling, high-performance all-electric IONIQ 5 N SUV swept three highly competitive categories of the 2024 Drive Revolution competition.

FOUNTAIN VALLEY, Calif., Sept. 18, 2024 – Hyundai is proud to announce that the 2024 Hyundai Sonata HEV Limited has won the Hybrid Electric Vehicle (HEV) category at the Southern Automotive Media Association's (SAMA) inaugural Charged Up Miami event, held on August 28, 2024.

SEOUL, Sept. 12, 2024 – Hyundai Motor Company won multiple prestigious accolades at the International Design Excellence Awards (IDEA) 2024, including ‘Gold’ for IONIQ 5 N, ‘Bronze’ for SANTA FE, and the ‘Curator’s Choice Award’ and ‘Gold’ for Hyundai Heritage: Retrace Collection Book ‘PONY’.

FOUNTAIN VALLEY, Calif., Sept. 10, 2024 – The Hyundai IONIQ 5 N has been selected to the 2024 Wards 10 Best Engines & Propulsion Systems award list.

SEOUL, Sept. 1, 2024 – Hyundai Motor Company announced today it has won 17 Red Dot Award: Brand & Communications Design 2024 accolades, including three ‘Best of the Best’ and 14 ‘Winner’ awards across eight categories.

FOUNTAIN VALLEY, Calif., Aug. 22, 2024 – It’s a three-peat! Hyundai’s IONIQ 5 N high-performance electric SUV has today been awarded Car and Driver’s prestigious 2024 EV of the Year honors.

FOUNTAIN VALLEY, Calif., Aug. 22, 2024 – For the fifth year in a row, Hyundai is being recognized as the top mass-market brand in the J.D. Power 2024 U.S. Tech Experience Index (TXI) Study.

FOUNTAIN VALLEY, Calif., Aug 8, 2024 – Hyundai Motor America public relations senior manager, Michele Tinson, has been recognized by the New England Motor Press Association (NEMPA) with the group’s Camel’s Back Award.

FOUNTAIN VALLEY, Calif., Aug. 6, 2024 –Hyundai received six product wins in the 2024 Newsweek Autos Awards.

FOUNTAIN VALLEY, Calif., July 31, 2024 – President and chief operating officer of Hyundai Motor Company, and president and CEO of Hyundai and Genesis Motor North America José Muñoz was named Executive of the Year by the New England Motor Press Association (NEMPA) at the media organizations’ annual award ceremony in Boston.

FOUNTAIN VALLEY, Calif., July 25, 2024 – J.D. Power has named the 2024 Hyundai Santa Fe as the most appealing vehicle in the midsize SUV segment in the 2024 U.S. Automotive Performance, Execution and Layout (APEAL) Study.

SEOUL, July 23, 2024 – Hyundai Motor Group’s (the Group) Robotics LAB has been recognized with three prestigious accolades at the 2024 Red Dot Design Award, including two Best of Best prizes.

FOUNTAIN VALLEY, Calif., July 3, 2024 – Hyundai’s all-new 2024 Santa Fe has been named Best U.S.- Built SUV by American Cars and Racing.