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Skagit Valley Hyundai Becomes Latest Dealership to Join

SEOUL, Korea, Dec. 17, 2007 - Hyundai Motor Co. has selected Saint Petersburg as the site of its first manufacturing operation in Russia. Hyundai will begin construction work on the new plant by June next year and plans to invest $400 million in the manufacturing operation, according to a memorandum of intentions signed today by Hyundai Vice...

Expansion Supports Growing Sales and Dealer Body in the Southeast

Commerce Hyundai Becomes Latest Dealership to Join

Hardin Hyundai Becomes Latest Dealership to Join

LAX Hyundai Becomes Latest Dealership to Join

Potamkin East Harlem Auto Mall Expands to Bring Import Brands Back to Harlem

Hyundai of North Aurora Becomes Latest Dealership to Join

FOUNTAIN VALLEY, Calif., July 3, 2007 – Hyundai Motor America is pleased to announce the newest addition to its growing family of dealerships, Belknap Hyundai. Belknap Hyundai officially opened for business on May 1, 2007 in Belmont, New Hampshire. Belknap Hyundai offers the full line of Hyundai vehicles, including the all new 2007...

Morrie’s Minnetonka Hyundai Becomes Latest Dealership to Join

Morrie’s Minnetonka Hyundai Becomes Latest Dealership to Join

Sand Dollar Hyundai Becomes Latest Dealership to Join

Findlay Hyundai Becomes Latest Dealership to Join

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HYUNDAI MOTOR AMERICA

Topping-out ceremony for 80 new work places and 10 new engine and transmission test benches on October 27th, 2005 in Rüsselsheim

SUPERIOR TOWNSHIP, Mich., Oct. 13, 2005 – Sang-Kwon Kim, vice chairman of research and development with Hyundai Automotive Group, and Michigan Governor Jennifer Granholm gathered with elected officials, guests and media in Superior Township, Mich. today to celebrate the grand opening of the new Hyundai-Kia America Technical Center, Inc....

Vice Chairman Sang-Kwon Kim and Governor Jennifer Granholm Commemorate a Major New Investment in Michigan SUPERIOR TOWNSHIP, Mich., Oct. 13, 2005 – Sang-Kwon Kim, vice chairman of research and development with Hyundai Automotive Group, and Michigan Governor Jennifer Granholm gathered with elected officials, guests and media in Superior...

Production to start in 2H 2008, two years after start of construction

SEOUL, Korea, June 21, 2005 – Hyundai Motor Co. today signed an memorandum of understanding with China’s Guangzhou Motor Group to establish a 50-50 joint venture company for the manufacturing, sales and service of commercial vehicles.

MONTGOMERY, Ala., June 1, 2005 – After successfully completing construction, launching commercial production and a major grand opening event, Hyundai Motor Manufacturing Alabama’s (HMMA) leadership team will undergo several changes.

COPPELL, Texas, May 6, 2005 – Bob Cosmai, President and Chief Executive Officer of Hyundai Motor America, and elected officials including Coppell Mayor, Douglass Stover, today celebrated the grand opening of Hyundai’s new South Central Regional Sales, Service and Service Training office.

FOUNTAIN VALLEY, Calif., April 19, 2005 – Hyundai Motor America has announced pricing for the all-new 2006 Sonata, Hyundai’s best-selling model. The first 2006 Sonata rolled off the production line in March at Hyundai’s all-new manufacturing plant in Montgomery, Ala.

SEOUL, Korea, Apr. 4, 2005 - Montgomery Mayor Bobby N. Bright and a high level delegation of local county and chamber of commerce officials paid a courtesy call on Chung Mong-Koo, Chairman and CEO of Hyundai Kia Automotive Motor Group, at his office today and together pledged their full commitment to the success of Hyundai Motor Manufacturing...

RUSSELSHEIM, Germ., March 1, 2005 – Hyundai Motor Europe GmbH held an official groundbreaking ceremony at its new premises in Offenbach, Germany. In the presence of the Hessian Minister of Economics, Dr. Alois Rhiel, the Lord Major of Offenbach, Mr. Gerhard Grandke, and the Korean ambassador Mr. Youngmin Kwon, Dr. Dong Jin Kim, vice...

Hyundai Motor Co., UTC Fuel Cells and ChevronTexaco Launch

SEOUL, South Korea, Feb. 17, 2005 - Hyundai Motor Co. has announced it will build a second assembly plant in India. Hyundai Motor Co. Chairman and CEO Chung Mong-Koo made the announcement during an inspection tour of the company’s manufacturing complex in the southeastern port city of Chennai.

SEOUL, Korea, Feb. 16, 2005 - Hyundai Motor Co. will build a second assembly plant in India, Hyundai Motor Co. Chairman and CEO Chung Mong-Koo announced today during an inspection tour of the company’s manufacturing complex in the southeastern porty city of Chennai. “Hyundai Motor India Ltd. (HMIL) will serve as one of our key global...

CALIFORNIA CITY, Calif., Jan. 26, 2005 – Dong Jin Kim, vice chairman of Hyundai Motor Company, today joined a select group of VIPs for the grand opening of Hyundai’s first U.S. proving ground in California City, Calif. The 4,300-acre, $60-million facility is the test site for next-generation Hyundai and Kia vehicles. The Hyundai-Kia Motors...

SEOUL, Korea, Jan. 26, 2005 – Hyundai Motor Co. Vice Chairman Kim Dong-Jin today joined a select group of VIPs for the grand opening of Hyundai’s first U.S. proving ground in California City, Calif. The 4,300-acre, $60-million facility is the test site for next-generation Hyundai and Kia vehicles. The Hyundai-Kia Motors California Proving...

Kim Dong-Jin, Vice Chairman of Hyundai Motor Company Local Officials Celebrate the Innovative Proving Ground SEOUL, Korea, Jan. 26, 2005 – Hyundai Motor Co. Vice Chairman Kim Dong-Jin today joined a select group of VIPs for the grand opening of Hyundai’s first U.S. proving ground in California City, Calif. The 4,300-acre, $60-million...

Dong Jin Kim, Vice Chairman of Hyundai Motor Company, and Local Officials Celebrate the Innovative Proving Ground CALIFORNIA CITY, Calif., Jan. 26, 2005 – Dong Jin Kim, vice chairman of Hyundai Motor Company, today joined a select group of VIPs for the grand opening of Hyundai’s first U.S. proving ground in California City, Calif. The...

HYUNDAI MOTOR AMERICA

Facility Fact Sheet First U.S. manufacturing plant State-of-the-art facility located in Montgomery, Alabama Two million square-foot facility built on 1,740 acres of land $1 billion dollar investment Includes stamping, welding, paint, general assembly and engine shops Every vehicle is driven on a test track to ensure quality...

August 9, 2004

SEOUL, Korea, July 28, 2004 - Hyundai Motor Co. today celebrated the export of its 10 millionth vehicle in a ceremony held at the Ulsan plant’s Pre-Delivery Inspection Center. The landmark vehicle was a Tucson SUV bound for France. “What we are really celebrating today is the growth of the Hyundai family which now extends to 10...

Official ground-breaking ceremony for a further 50-million Euro investment in Europe Merely 16 months until the relocation of the European Hyundai Motor headquarters will take place RUSSELSHEIM, Germ., Feb. 28, 2004 – Hyundai Motor Europe GmbH held its official ground-breaking ceremony this morning at the new premises in Offenbach...

SEOUL, Korea, Feb. 23, 2004 - Environmental groups recently sued the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service, objecting to permits it issued allowing Hyundai Motor America to build an automotive test track in the Southern California Desert. The Center for Biological Diversity and Defenders of Wildlife claim the track will destroy or degrade the land...

SEOUL, Korea, Feb. 13, 2004 - Hyundai Motor Co. saw its net income grow 21 percent to an all time high of 1.75 trillion won (US$1.5 bln) from last year’s 1.44 trillion won as record-setting exports offset the protracted domestic sales slump.