Releases

SEOUL, December 15, 2020 – Hyundai Motor Group (the Group) today introduced its renewed ‘Hyundai Motor Group Tech’ website highlighting the key technologies driving its future mobility vision. The new digital platform is available in Chinese, English, Indonesian and Spanish as well as in Korean.

Indianapolis, IN (December 15, 2020) – Bryan Herta Autosport (BHA) with Curb Agajanian and Hyundai Motor North America today announced a three-car assault on the 2021 IMSA Michelin Pilot Challenge. This introduces Hyundai N Brand’s latest Touring Car Racing (TCR)-specification achievement, the Elantra N TCR model.

SEOUL, December 14, 2020 – Hyundai Motor Company unveiled details of its one-of-a-kind mini EV based on the ‘45’ concept car in a short film on YouTube. The 6-minute video shows how the minicar uses Emotion Adaptive Vehicle Control (EAVC) technology to support young patients at the SJD Barcelona Children’s Hospital in Spain as part of...

SEOUL, December 10, 2020 – Hyundai Motor Group today introduced ‘HTWO’, a new brand to represent the group’s world-leading hydrogen fuel cell system. Building upon Hyundai’s 20-plus years of experience in hydrogen fuel cell technology, the brand will present hydrogen as a positive energy for humanity. HTWO stands for ‘H2’, the...

December 7, 2020 — Hyundai Motorsport has claimed its second consecutive FIA World Rally Championship (WRC) manufacturers’ title* with a double podium result in Rally Monza, the season finale. Ott Tänak finished a challenging weekend in second place with Dani Sordo in third.

SEOUL, December 1, 2020 — Hyundai Motor Group has unveiled its new Electric-Global Modular Platform (E-GMP), a dedicated battery electric vehicle (BEV) platform. Revealed online today during an ‘E-GMP Digital Discovery’ event, the platform will serve as the core technology for Hyundai Motor Group’s next-generation BEV line-up.

FOUNTAIN VALLEY, Calif., Nov. 17, 2020 – The highly acclaimed, all-new 2021 Hyundai Elantra offers technology typically only seen on much more expensive luxury vehicles. These features include customizable widescreens that keep drivers connected, digital car keys and wireless Android Auto and Apple CarPlay.

Sebring, FL. (Nov. 16, 2020) – Ryan Norman and Gabby Chaves, drivers of the #33 Hyundai Veloster N TCR  for Bryan Herta Autosport (BHA) with Curb Agajanian, clinched the 2020 IMSA Michelin Pilot Challenge Drivers’ Championship on Nov. 14 with their second place finish at the Alan Jay Automotive 120 at Sebring International Raceway. Mark...

Their sixth victory of the season all but locked up the manufacturers’ championship for Hyundai at the Hyundai Monterey Sports Car Challenge two weeks ago. A Hyundai entry must start the race at Sebring for Hyundai to be awarded the 2020 IMPC Manufacturers’ Champions.

SEOUL / SANTA CLARA, Calif., November 9, 2020 – Hyundai Motor Group and NVIDIA announced today the roll-out of the NVIDIA DRIVE ‘connected car’ platform across all new models from Hyundai, Kia and Genesis from 2022 onwards.

FOUNTAIN VALLEY, Calif., Nov. 6, 2020 – During the past year, 96% of the Hyundai vehicles produced for sale in the U.S. offered Automatic Emergency Braking (AEB) as standard equipment, meeting a voluntary industry commitment two years in advance of the deadline.

The stakes were high and the championship battles tight as the penultimate round of the 2020 IMSA Michelin Pilot Challenge rolled into the inaugural Hyundai Monterey Sports Car Championship at WeatherTech Raceway Laguna Seca. Known for its topography and challenging corners like the Andretti Hairpin and the famous “Corkscrew”, Laguna Seca...

Round: 9 of 10 in the 2020 Michelin Pilot Challenge Racetrack: WeatherTech Raceway Laguna Seca, Salinas, CA 2.238-mile road course, featuring 11 turns Race: Saturday, October 31, 2020 at 3:35 pm PT (6:35 pm ET) (2 Hours) TV: LIVE on NBC Gold Track Pass at www.nbcsports.com/gold Live timing and scoring from each session available at www.IMSA.com...

On what is normally the season finale, the IMSA Michelin Pilot Challenge returned to Road Atlanta for the Fox Factory 120, a two-hour “sprint” race Friday. With just three races to go, the intensity was evident in the battle for the coveted drivers’ championship. The Bryan Herta Autosport Hyundai’s arrived leading the top three...

Round: 8 of 10 in the 2020 Michelin Pilot Challenge Racetrack: Michelin Raceway Road Atlanta, Braselton, GA 2.54-mile road course, featuring 12 turns Race: Friday, October 16, 2020 at 3:35 pm ET (12:35 pm PT) (2 Hours) TV: LIVE on NBC Gold Track Pass Live timing and scoring from each session available at www.IMSA.com Live radio commentary for...

SEOUL, October 5, 2020 — Hyundai Motor Company will host a digital premiere event for the launch of XCIENT Fuel Cell, the world’s first mass-produced fuel cell heavy-duty truck, at 10 a.m. KST on Oct. 14. At the event, leaders of Hyundai’s Commercial Vehicle Business Division and Fuel Cell Center will introduce the eco-friendly fuel cell...

The IMSA Michelin Pilot Challenge series held its first-ever doubleheader race weekend, competing at the Mid-Ohio Sports Car Course. Typically a spring race that features rain and colder temperatures, perfect racing weather greeted the rescheduled event. Bryan Herta Autosport’s 4-car Hyundai Veloster N TCR team raced over 150 laps each over...

September 28, 2020 – Hyundai Motorsport N scored a TCR class podium from the 2020 Nürburgring 24 Hours, with the Veloster N TCR team of Marc Basseng, Manuel Lauck, Moritz Oestreich and Peter Terting. In the SP3T class Hyundai Team Engstler completed dominant performance for a superb victory with their i30 Fastback N.

Mountain View, CA, September 28, 2020 - Hyundai Motor Group today announced the formation of New Horizons Studio, a new unit focused on the development of Ultimate Mobility Vehicles, or UMVs for short.

September 27, 2020 – Hyundai Motorsport has revealed a new addition to its range of TCR-specification packages offered to customer teams. The new addition, the Hyundai Elantra N TCR, is the latest car to be designed and built by the company’s Customer Racing department.

SEOUL/NURBURG, SEPTEMBER 25, 2020 — Hyundai Motorsport will run an i30 N TCR and Veloster N TCR, joined by Hyundai Team Engstler in an i30 Fastback N, at this year’s ‘24 Hours Nürburgring’ endurance race in Nürburg, Germany, from Sept. 26 2:30 p.m. to Sept. 27 4:15 p.m. (CEST).

SEOUL, September 24, 2020 — Hyundai Motor Company today unveiled the IONIQ Concept Cabin, its latest vision of future dedicated EV in-car customer experiences. The concept cabin proposes the transformation of Hyundai vehicles from transportation to personalized mobility solution that suits various lifestyles.

Rounds: 6 & 7 of 10 in the 2020 Michelin Pilot Challenge Racetrack: Mid-Ohio Sports Car Course, Mansfield, OH 2.258-mile road course, featuring 13 turns Race 1: Saturday, September 26, 2020 at 1:05 pm ET (10:05 am PT) (2 Hours) Race 2: Sunday, September 27, 2020 at 10:35 am ET (7:35 am PT) (2 Hours) TV: LIVE on NBC Gold Track Pass Live timing...

ASPARAN, TURKEY, Sep. 21, 2020 — Hyundai Motorsport has concluded Rally Turkey with a double podium finish on a dramatic final day in which both Thierry Neuville and Sébastien Loeb picked up punctures on the opening stage.

SEOUL, September 15, 2020 — Hyundai Motor Company today began shipping its proprietary fuel cell system to Europe for use by non-automotive companies including a Swiss hydrogen solution firm, GRZ Technologies Ltd. The move reinforces Hyundai’s leadership in the development and mass production of fuel cell systems for vehicles and beyond.

SEOUL/BERLIN, September 9, 2020 – As part of its vision to facilitate ‘Progress for Humanity,’ Hyundai Motor Company today launches Hydrogen to You, or H2U campaign, which will raise awareness of its leadership in hydrogen fuel cell technology and its vital role in the emerging ecosystem of sustainable mobility, infrastructures and...

Braselton, GA - Gabby Chaves and Ryan Norman scored Hyundai's fourth straight victory and BHA's first win in an endurance race Sunday. They took the checkered flag after 4 hours of action-packed racing in the sizzling heat at Michelin Raceway Road Atlanta.

SEOUL, September 8, 2020 – Hyundai Motor Group and SK Innovation Co. have agreed to cooperate in the development of a sustainable ecosystem for electric vehicle (EV) batteries that are key to the future mobility industry.

Round: 5 of 10 in the 2020 Michelin Pilot Challenge Racetrack: Michelin Raceway, Road Atlanta, Braselton, GA 2.54-mile road course, featuring 12 turns Race: Sunday, September 6, 2020 at 12:10 pm ET (9:10 am PST) (4 Hours) TV: LIVE on NBC Gold Track Pass Live timing and scoring from each session available at www.IMSA.com Live radio commentary...

Danville, VA - Mason Filippi and Michael Lewis earned their first victory of the 2020 IMSA Michelin Pilot Challenge season on Sunday, driving the #98 Hyundai Veloster N TCR at Virginia International Raceway. This is their first race win as teammates.

Round: 4 of 10 races in the 2020 Michelin Pilot Challenge; Racetrack: Virginia International Raceway (VIR), Danville, VA 3.27-mile road course, featuring 17 turns ; Race: Sunday, August 23, 2020 at 2:55 pm ET (11:55 pm PST) (2 Hours); TV: LIVE on NBC Gold Track Pass; Live timing and scoring from each session available at www.IMSA.com; Live...

Speedway, IN (August 3, 2020) - It was an all Hyundai podium again this weekend at Road America in Elkhart Lake, Wisconsin, with Bryan Herta Autosport earning their second consecutive race win since returning to competition earlier this month. Hyundai now leads the IMSA Michelin Pilot Challenge (IMPC) Manufacturers championship by five points...

Round: 3 of the 10 race in the 2020 Michelin Pilot Challenge Racetrack: Road America, Elkhart Lake, WI 4.0-mile road course, features 14 turns Race: Saturday, August 1, 2020 at 4:45 pm ET (1:45 PM PST ) (2 Hours) TV: LIVE on NBC Gold Track Pass Live timing and scoring from each session available at www.IMSA.com Live radio commentary for every...

SEOUL, July 27, 2020 – Hyundai Motor Group announced today new technologies to improve the quality of air in vehicles and create a more pleasant indoor environment for customers.

The defending IMSA Michelin Pilot Challenge (IMPC) Champions, Bryan Herta Autosport dominated their return to IMSA action Friday, winning the Advent Health 120 with the #21 Hyundai Veloster N TCR.

Round: 2 of the 10 race 2020 Michelin Pilot Challenge Racetrack: Sebring International Raceway 3.74-mile road course, featuring 17 turns Race: Friday, July 17, 2020 at 2:30 pm ET (2 Hours) TV: LIVE on NBC Gold Track Pass Live timing and scoring from each session available at www.IMSA.com. Live radio commentary for every session at www.IMSA.com

SEOUL, July 1, 2020 – Hyundai Motor Company is showcasing its hydrogen and mobility solutions at the H2 Mobility + Energy Show 2020 in Korea on July 1-3, 2020. The HDC-6 NEPTUNE Concept, a hydrogen-powered Class 8 heavy-duty truck; mobile fuel cell generator; and a scale model of its smart mobility ecosystem will be on display.

FOUNTAIN VALLEY, Calif., June 30, 2020 – Heading into summer, Hyundai Motor America wants to remind everyone to check the rear seats when exiting a vehicle. This simple act can help prevent child deaths from heatstroke in vehicles.

INDIANAPOLIS, June 25, 2020 – Defending IMSA Michelin Pilot Challenge TCR champions Bryan Herta Autosport (BHA) with Curb Agajanian today announced they will expand their Sports Car program, adding a fourth Hyundai Veloster N TCR entry in the 2020 IMSA Michelin Pilot Challenge (IMPC).

SEOUL/ PROVIDENCE, RI, June 23, 2020 – Hyundai Motor Group and Rhode Island School of Design (RISD) today announced a research collaboration to examine relationships among natural and built environments in order to propose new directions for the future of mobility.