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Sep. 16, 2003 -Governor Jennifer M. Granholm announced today that the Hyundai America Technical Center, Inc. will relocate and expand its new headquarters in Superior Township near Ann Arbor.

168,000 Square Foot Facility in Superior Township Expected to Create 751 New Jobs Sep. 16, 2003 -Governor Jennifer M. Granholm announced today that the Hyundai America Technical Center, Inc. will relocate and expand its new headquarters in Superior Township near Ann Arbor. The Korean-based company plans to invest a total of $117 million in...

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FOUNTAIN VALLEY, Calif., Aug. 22, 2003 – Hyundai Motor Finance Corporation (HMFC) announced today it has filed with the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission to sell securities backed by automobile loans over time in amounts to be determined at the time of sale. HMFC said in the filings that it would use the proceeds from the sales to...

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SEOUL, Korea, Feb. 12, 2003 - Chung Mong-Koo, Chairman and CEO of Hyundai Motor Company and Kia Motors Corporation, joined a select group of VIPs in a ceremonial groundbreaking on Hyundai’s first U.S. proving ground in California City, Calif. The 4,300-acre, $50-million facility will be the test site for next-generation Hyundai and Kia...

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Chung Mong-Koo, Chairman and CEO of Hyundai Motor Companyand Kia Motors Corporation, Participates inCeremonial Groundbreaking of the $50 millionCalifornia Facility SEOUL, Korea, Feb. 12, 2003 - Chung Mong-Koo, Chairman and CEO of Hyundai Motor Company and Kia Motors Corporation, joined a select group of VIPs in a ceremonial groundbreaking on...

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FOUNTAIN VALLEY, Calif., Jan. 27, 2003 – Hyundai Motor Company, Korea, announced plans to build a $50 million automotive proving ground in California City, Calif. The facility will be the test site for next-generation vehicles from Hyundai and Kia. The Hyundai/Kia Proving Ground furthers Hyundai’s growing investment in the United States...

-- Fifty-Million-Dollar California Facility Adds to Hyundai’s Growing Investment in the United States, Reaffirms Commitment to U.S. Hyundai and Kia Consumers -- FOUNTAIN VALLEY, Calif., Jan. 27, 2003 – Hyundai Motor Company, Korea, announced plans to build a $50 million automotive proving ground in California City, Calif. The facility will...

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FOUNTAIN VALLEY, Calif., Dec. 6, 2002 – Hyundai Motor America is pleased to announce a new addition to its growing family of dealerships: Findlay Hyundai, which opened November 1, 2002 in St. George, Utah. at 1333 S. Sunland Drive. It will offer the full line of Hyundai vehicles, including the luxurious XG 350, the Santa Fe sport utility...

FOUNTAIN VALLEY, Calif., Dec. 6, 2002 – Hyundai Motor America is pleased to announce a new addition to its growing family of dealerships: Glendora Hyundai, which opened September 30, 2002 in Glendora, Calif. at 1253 S. Lone Hill. It will offer the full line of Hyundai vehicles, including the luxurious XG 350, the Santa Fe sport utility...

FOUNTAIN VALLEY, Calif., May 21, 2002 – Hyundai Motor America (HMA), Amports and the Maryland Port Administration today celebrated the grand opening of a vehicle processing center at the Port of Baltimore. The Baltimore facility, owned and operated by Amports, is HMA’s sixth U.S. port. It is the second processing center opening in the past...

MONTGOMERY, Ala., April 16, 2002 – Hyundai Motor Company (HMC), along with dozens of state and local government officials, today broke ground on the company’s first U.S. automotive manufacturing plant, to be built on 1,620 acres of land in Montgomery, Alabama.

SEOUL, Korea, April 2, 2002 – Hyundai Motor Company (HMC), Korea’s largest automotive manufacturer, today announced it has approved construction of a $1 billion automotive assembly and manufacturing plant in Montgomery, Alabama. Hyundai said the facility – the company’s first assembly and manufacturing plant in the U.S. – will begin...

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FOUNTAIN VALLEY, Calif., March 6, 2002 - Hyundai Motor America (HMA) today announced a land purchase in Aurora, Ill. to construct a 350,800 square-foot facility for the expansion of its Central Region office and Parts and Distribution Center. The new facility, to be developed by Prime Group Realty Trust, is adjacent to the I-88 Tollway in the...

FOUNTAIN VALLEY, Calif., Feb. 14, 2002 – Hyundai Motor America (HMA), Amports, and the Maryland Port Administration today announced the addition of a vehicle port of call at the Port of Baltimore. The Baltimore facility owned and operated by Amports is HMA’s sixth U.S. port and second processing center opening in the past year.

Feb. 6, 2002 - Hyundai Motor Company has established a joint venture company with Beijing Automotive to build a car plant in China.

Jan. 25, 2002 - Hyundai Motor Company has completed the initial phase of its evaluation of potential sites for its first manufacturing facility in the United States. The Company has narrowed its focus to sites located in Alabama, Kentucky, Mississippi and Ohio. Based on its initial evaluation, Hyundai believes that each of these states, if...

Oct. 24, 2001 - Hyundai Motor will make a final decision on a U.S. manufacturing plant during the first half of 2002, according to Dong-Jin Kim, the company’s president.

Aug. 30, 2001 - Hyundai Motor Finance Co., the US-based unit of Hyundai Motor Company has issued the company’s largest-ever dollar-based asset-backed securities totaling US $ 600 million.

Aug. 24, 2001 - Hyundai Motor Company announced a new initiative in the Russian market with the launch of a CKD production plant to build its Accent model in co-operation with Russia’s Doninvest Company at the Moscow Motor Show.

April 3, 2001 - As Hyundai Motor Company enters its first full year of independence focused on its core automotive operations its Chairman, Mong-Koo Chung, is optimistic that it can be a leading light for Korean industry in the future. Speaking to Hyundai and Kia workers he stressed the need for transparent, profitable operations as the...

March 19, 2001 - Investors in Hyundai Motor Company heard that stakes held by alliance partners DaimlerChrysler and Mitsubishi Motors had increased following the company’s stock retirement programme.

Feb. 20, 2001 - Shares in Hyundai Motor Company will increase in value following an HMC Board of Directors decision to retire 11 million shares – 3.73 per cent of the company’s stock. The shares – 10 million ordinary shares and one million preferred stock – are worth approximately US$ 138 million and an application to retire them...

SEOUL, South Korea, Dec. 28, 2000 - Hyundai Motor Company (HMC) – Korea’s leading independent automaker – officially opened its new headquarters offices in the south of Seoul on December 27, 2000. The new 21-story building will house both HMC and Kia Motor Company, delivering additional cost benefits to the merged manufacturers as...

Dec. 26, 2000 - The joint commercial vehicle project between HMC and Daimler Chrysler offers global prospects to the two partners, according to Kim Dong-Jin, President of HMC’s commercial vehicle operations.

Nov. 24, 2000 - Chung Mong-Ku, Chairman of Hyundai-Kia has announced the opening of a new regional office in Beijing, China, following a meeting with top officials of that country’s government.

SACRAMENTO, Calif., Nov. 1, 2000 – Hyundai Motor Company is unveiling its first hydrogen fuel cell vehicle here today at the grand opening of the California Fuel Cell Partnership garage facility. Working with American partners including International Fuel Cells, Enova Systems, and IMPCO Technologies, Hyundai’s cutting-edge entry is based...

Aug. 9, 2000 - Announcing a half-year turnover figure of US $ 75.6 billion, Hyundai Motor Company has recorded its best-ever results for the period.

March 9, 2000 - Hyundai Motor Company recorded a record net profit of 414 billion Korean Won in 1999 according to figures released at the annual stockholders meeting today – March 10 – at its headquarters in Seoul.