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FOUNTAIN VALLEY, Calif., Aug. 6, 2020 – Hyundai Motor America is strengthening its leadership team with the addition of Olabisi Boyle as the vice president of Product Planning and Mobility Strategy. Boyle will be responsible for guiding the strategic direction of Hyundai’s U.S. vehicle lineup, leading long- and short-range planning, and...

WASHINGTON, D.C., July 27, 2020 – Hyundai Motor Company today announced Robert Hood has joined the Washington, D.C. office as Vice President of Government Affairs. In this role, Hood will be responsible for leading Hyundai’s U.S. government affairs strategy and operations at the federal and state levels. 

FOUNTAIN VALLEY, Calif., July 2, 2020 – Brian Smith, the chief operating officer at Hyundai Motor America, will leave the company effective July 6. Smith joined Hyundai in October 2017 and led the company’s introduction of segment-defining vehicles like the all-new Palisade SUV and Sonata sedan.

SEOUL, June 30, 2020 – Hyundai Motor Group has appointed Martin Zeilinger as Executive Vice President and Head of Commercial Vehicle (CV) Development Tech Unit. One of key talents in the field, Zeilinger brings with him 30 years of experience on commercial vehicle development.

SEOUL, April 3, 2020 – Hyundai Motor Group (the Group) announced today it has appointed J. Scott Drennan as Vice President of its Urban Air Mobility (UAM) Division. Drennan will report to Jaiwon Shin, Executive Vice President (EVP) and Head of UAM Division. In this role, Drennan will lead UAM research and development.

FOUNTAIN VALLEY, Calif., March 27, 2020 – Hyundai Motor North America has selected Genesis and Hyundai veteran Erwin Raphael to lead a new cross-affiliate group as the Chief Cost Optimization Officer for Hyundai Motor North America. The new group, the North American Cost Optimization Committee, was created as a part of Hyundai’s efforts to...

FOUNTAIN VALLEY, Calif., March 24, 2020 – Hyundai Motor North America has named Steve Gehring as its new executive director of North American Safety Regulations and Policy. Steve will be based at Hyundai’s Washington, D.C. office and will be responsible for executing Hyundai’s vehicle safety strategy in the U.S., Canada and Mexico. In...

FOUNTAIN VALLEY, Calif., Feb. 13, 2020 – Hyundai earned the Consumer Guide® Automotive Best Buy awards in three distinct and highly competitive categories for 2020. The Hyundai Palisade was recognized for midsize crossover, Kona for subcompact crossover for the second year in a row and Accent for subcompact car for the third year in a row.

CHICAGO, Ill., February 6, 2020 – The 2020 Hyundai Elantra, Santa Fe and Venue are all recipients of the 2020 Kelley Blue Book 5-Year Cost to Own Award for the compact car, mid-size 2-row crossover and subcompact crossover segments, respectively. The awards were presented at the 2020 Chicago Auto Show.

SEOUL, February 6, 2020 – Hyundai Motor Group Chairman Mong-Koo Chung will be inducted into the Automotive Hall of Fame, the industry’s top honor, in the class of 2020.

CHICAGO, Ill. Feb. 6, 2020 – Today, the Hyundai Palisade and Hyundai Sonata have both been awarded 2020 MotorWeek Drivers’ Choice Awards in their respective categories. The Hyundai Sonata was the winner of the Best Family Sedan and the Hyundai Palisade shared honors in the Best Large Utility category with the Kia Telluride. MotorWeek has...

CHICAGO, Feb. 6, 2020 – Today at the Chicago Auto Show, Hyundai introduced its new 2020 Sonata Hybrid, boasting 686 miles of driving range and an EPA estimated 52 mpg combined fuel economy rating on the Blue trim. This is the first time the Sonata Hybrid has been shown in North America. The 2020 Sonata Hybrid is also equipped with the...

Watch the livestream of Hyundai’s Chicago Auto Show press conference on the Chicago Auto Show’s YouTube channel at https://www.youtube.com/user/chicagoautoshow starting at 7:30 a.m. PST (9:30 a.m. CST/10:30 a.m. EST) on February 6, 2020.

Watch the livestream of Hyundai’s Chicago Auto Show press conference on the Chicago Auto Show’s YouTube channel at https://www.youtube.com/user/chicagoautoshow starting at 7:30 a.m. PST (9:30 a.m. CST/10:30 a.m. EST) on February 6, 2020.

FOUNTAIN VALLEY, Calif., Jan. 24, 2020 – Following two successful stints at Hyundai Motor America, Michael O’Brien, the vice president of product, corporate and digital planning, has elected to depart the company to pursue other interests. O’Brien’s distinguished Hyundai career spanned nearly two decades, where he helped lead...

SEOUL, January 14, 2020 – Hyundai Motor Company demonstrated its future mobility vision at the recent CES 2020 exhibition (Jan. 7 - 10), showing three innovative platforms focused on meeting transportation demands in growing cities.

LAS VEGAS, January 6, 2020 – Uber and Hyundai Motor Company have today announced a new partnership to develop Uber Air Taxis for a future aerial ride share network and unveiled a new full-scale aircraft concept at the Consumer Electronics Show (CES). Hyundai is the first automotive company to join the Uber Elevate initiative, bringing...

LAS VEGAS, January 6, 2020 – Hyundai Motor Company has unveiled at CES 2020 its innovative vision for urban mobility to help vitalize human-centered future cities. To realize the vision, Hyundai Motor showcased three mobility solutions, comprising Urban Air Mobility (UAM), Purpose Built Vehicle (PBV) and Hub, a place for mobility transfer and...

Watch the livestream of Hyundai’s CES 2020 press conference on its home page or YouTube channel at https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=r6QJogKlNsk starting at 3:00 p.m. PT on January 6, 2020. The press conference can be viewed by media in person at Mandalay Bay / Level 2 / Oceanside B Ballroom.

MIAMI, Dec. 20, 2019 –The Dade-Broward Hyundai Dealers and the Miami International Auto Show awarded the lucky winner of the auto show’s consumer giveaway with an all-new Hyundai Sonata just in time for the Holiday season. A South Florida resident was presented with this year’s vehicle giveaway— a 2020 Hyundai Sonata SEL Plus with a...

Seoul, December 19, 2019 – Hyundai Motor will take the stage at CES 2020 to present its vision for mobility and cities of the future.

FOUNTAIN VALLEY, Calif., Nov. 25, 2019 – Hyundai Motor North America has named Brian K. Latouf as its new chief safety officer. In this position, he will be responsible for all safety regulation matters, strategic legal direction and oversight of all safety and emission investigations and recalls in the U.S., Canada and Mexico. He officially...

FOUNTAIN VALLEY, Calif., Nov. 25, 2019 – Michael O’Brien, the vice president of Product, Corporate and Digital planning for Hyundai Motor America, was named a 2019 Automotive News All-Star in the product development category. This esteemed award is an annual selection of outstanding individuals who are leaders in the highly competitive...

FOUNTAIN VALLEY, Calif., Nov. 22, 2019 – The 2020 Hyundai Sonata and Palisade models were named among the top-three finalists for the prestigious 2020 North American Car of the Year and Utility of the Year awards. This is the second consecutive year that a Hyundai model has been nominated to the finalist round, with the 2019 Hyundai Kona and...

FOUNTAIN VALLEY, Calif., Nov. 21, 2019 – Hyundai’s 2020 Kona, 2020 Kona Electric and 2020 Santa Fe earned Best Buy Awards from the experts at Kelley Blue Book for the categories of Best Subcompact SUV, Best Electric Car and Best Midsize SUV – 2-Row. Best Buy Awards go to the best vehicles in 17 categories following weeks of expert...

LOS ANGELES, CA., Nov. 20, 2019 – The Hispanic Motor press Awards (HMPA), announced each year during Automobility LA, named the 2020 Hyundai Sonata and Santa Fe best new vehicles in their category for Hispanic families. The 10th annual awards, announced today and opening the press schedule, recognized the best new vehicles of 2020 for...

LOS ANGELES, Nov. 20, 2019 – Hyundai Motor Company today introduced the RM19 Racing Midship Sports Car to global media at 2019 AutoMobility LA. RM refers to the N prototype model’s “Racing Midship” body configuration, a key differentiator providing supercar-level handling balance and low-polar-moment-of-inertia agility for outstanding...

LOS ANGELES, Nov. 20, 2019 – Hyundai today introduced its redesigned eco-friendly IONIQ car lineup in a North American debut at the Los Angeles Auto Show. IONIQ Hybrid, Plug-in Hybrid and Electric cars all receive refreshed exterior and interior designs, added infotainment technology and new Hyundai SmartSense™ active safety features and...

LOS ANGELES, Nov. 20, 2019 – Hyundai today unveiled its innovative Vision T Plug-in Hybrid SUV Concept at 2019 AutoMobility LA. The Vision T is the seventh in a series of Hyundai Design Center concepts expressing Hyundai’s evolving Sensuous Sportiness global design language. “We pursue innovative solutions in design and add emotional...

Watch the livestream of Hyundai’s AutoMobility LA press conference on its home page or YouTube channel at https://hyundaius.co/LAAS2019 starting at 9:40 a.m. PT (12:40 p.m. ET) on Nov. 20, 2019. The livestream will also air on Hyundai Motor America’s Facebook, Twitter, LinkedIn and Instagram accounts. The press conference can be viewed by...

LOS ANGELES, Nov. 13, 2019 – Hyundai Motor today shared a teaser video and images of its innovative Plug-in Hybrid SUV Concept for 2019 AutoMobility LA. The concept is the seventh in a series of Hyundai Design Center concepts expressing increasing Emotional Value to Hyundai’s evolving Sensuous Sportiness global design language.

MIAMI, Nov. 12, 2019 – The Hyundai Sonata was named “Sedan of the Show” by the Southern Automotive Media Association (SAMA) at the 49th annual Miami International Auto Show. The award was given at the association’s annual auto show luncheon and awards presentation at the Miami Beach Convention Center. Determined by a panel of judges...

MIAMI, Nov., 11, 2019 – The Hyundai Veloster was named “Fan Favorite” at the 2019 AutoFOCUS Awards held at the 49th annual Miami International Auto Show. The award was announced at the annual auto show awards presentation and networking event held during opening weekend at the Miami Beach Convention Center.

MIAMI, Nov., 1, 2019 – The 2020 Hyundai Palisade, Hyundai Sonata, and Hyundai Motor America have all been selected to receive 2019 Sobre Ruedas Awards. The Sobre Ruedas Awards ceremony was held during the 2019 Miami International Auto Show.

LAS VEGAS, Oct. 31, 2019 – Hyundai has again joined forces with industry leaders Bisimoto Engineering and Rockstar Performance Garage to create two exciting new concepts for the 2019 SEMA show, the Bisimoto VelosterRaptor N Concept and the Rockstar Performance Garage Kona Ultimate Concept.

MEXICO CITY, Oct. 30, 2019 – Hyundai Motor Mexico (HMM) has appointed Claudia Marquez as its new chief executive officer (CEO), effective November 1st. Marquez will be responsible for managing all aspects of Hyundai’s business in Mexico, including its product strategy, sales, marketing, customer relations and dealer development, among other...

ATLANTA, Oct. 28, 2019 — Hyundai Motor Company (HMC) today revealed two new concepts at the North American Commercial Vehicle (NACV) Show. Both concepts add product detail to its Fuel Cell Electric Vehicle (FCEV) 2030 Vision for wide-spread deployment of hydrogen-powered fuel cell technology. HMC introduced the HDC-6 NEPTUNE Concept Class 8...

LAS VEGAS, Oct. 28, 2019 – Hyundai Motor Company Customization Teams have created a unique Veloster N Performance Concept for the 2019 SEMA show. The concept uses a variety of OEM-quality performance parts added to Veloster N to maximize visual appeal and dynamic performance. The Veloster N Performance Concept will be on display at the SEMA...

FOUNTAIN VALLEY, Calif., Oct. 24, 2019 – Hyundai’s flagship premium SUV, the all-new 2020 Palisade, has been named the Official Show Vehicle of the 2019 Miami International Auto Show.

BONNEVILLE SALT FLATS, WENDOVER, Utah, Oct. 22, 2019 – Hyundai engineering teams from both sides of the Pacific attempted two new land speed records for the NEXO Fuel Cell SUV (106.160 mph) and Sonata Hybrid (164.669 mph) at the Bonneville Salt Flats on September 25, 2019 (both records are subject to FIA homologation). The two eco-focused...