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SEOUL, April 26, 2023 – Hyundai Motor Company, its Marketing unit and Hyundai Motor Group won a combined 19 prizes, including a ‘Gold’ honor, at the prestigious International Forum (iF) Design Award 2023 in the Product, Professional Concept, Interior Architecture, Communication, User Experience (UX) and User Interface (UI) categories.   

FOUNTAIN VALLEY, Calif., April 17, 2023 – The Hyundai 2023 IONIQ 5 has been named the Best Electric Crossover Vehicle for Good Housekeeping’s 2023 Best New Family Cars.

FOUNTAIN VALLEY, Calif., April 6, 2023 – The 2023 Hyundai Tucson Plug-in Hybrid has been named Best Plug-in Hybrid by U.S. News & World Report for the second year in a row.

FOUNTAIN VALLEY, Calif., April 6, 2023 – The 2023 Palisade has been named one of Autotrader’s Best New Cars for 2023.

NEW YORK/SEOUL, April 5, 2023 – Hyundai Motor Company’s acclaimed IONIQ 6 Electrified Streamliner has won the prestigious World Car of the Year, World Electric Vehicle and World Car Design of the Year, lauded by an international jury for its unique aerodynamic design and outstanding all-electric range.

NEW YORK/SEOUL, April 4, 2023 –Hyundai Motor Group Chief Creative Officer, Luc Donckerwolke, received the “Disruptor Designer of the Year” distinction at Newsweek’s World’s Greatest Auto Disruptors awards.

FOUNTAIN VALLEY, Calif., March 29, 2023 – Hyundai’s award-winning IONIQ 5 has received the Top Pick Family EV by Cars.com in its new Top Pick awards that showcase the best electric vehicles in four categories: Luxury, Family, Value and Commuter. This is a second award by Cars.com for the IONIQ 5, it was recently named Best EV of 2023,...

AUSTIN/SEOUL, March 17, 2023 – Hyundai Motor Company and the United Nations Development Programme (UNDP)’s ‘for Tomorrow’ project took the top honor in the Media category at the 2023 South by Southwest® (SXSW®) Innovation Awards this week in Austin, Texas.

FOUNTAIN VALLEY, Calif., March 14, 2023 – Hyundai received two 2023 Best Cars for Families awards by U.S. News & World Report. The Hyundai Santa Fe was named Best 2-row SUV for Families, and for a second time the Hyundai Tucson deemed Best Compact SUV for families.

SEOUL/NEW YORK, March 8, 2023 – Hyundai Motor Company’s IONIQ 6 has been named among the top three finalists across three categories in the 2023 World Car Awards.

FOUNTAIN VALLEY, Calif., March 2 2023 – The 2023 Hyundai Elantra Hybrid Blue, Sonata Hybrid Blue and Kona Electric were named on the American Council for an Energy-Efficient Economy’s (ACEEE) list of “Greenest Vehicles of 2023.

SEOUL, February 22, 2023 – SangYup Lee, Executive Vice President and Head of Hyundai and Genesis Global Design Center, is the 2023 World Car Person of the Year, according to the World Car Awards (WCA) jury panel representing over 100 industry experts and journalists.

FOUNTAIN VALLEY, Calif., Feb. 22, 2023 – Today, Hyundai received eight 2023 Car and Driver Editor’s Choice awards for its Kona, Tucson, Santa Cruz, Santa Fe, Palisade, Elantra N, Sonata, and IONIQ 5 models.

FOUNTAIN VALLEY, Calif., Feb. 9, 2023 – Today, the 2023 Hyundai Palisade was awarded the coveted MotorWeek Drivers’ Choice Award for the Best Large Utility category.

CHICAGO, Feb. 9, 2023 – Hyundai’s enhanced 2023 Palisade has been named Family Vehicle of the Year by the Midwest Automotive Media Association (MAMA) at the Chicago Auto Show’s opening event.

CHICAGO, Feb. 7, 2023 – Hyundai’s award-winning IONIQ 5 has been named the Best Electric Vehicle by Cars.com in its Best of 2023 Awards surpassing all 2023 EVs in the market that were tested by the company’s editorial team of expert car reviewers.

FOUNTAIN VALLEY, Calif., Jan. 24, 2023 – The 2023 Hyundai Elantra Hybrid has won the Sedan of the Year in the Puros Autos third annual ‘Latin Flavor Cars of the Year’ awards.

CHICAGO, Jan. 23, 2023 – Hyundai has earned five spots on the 2023 Best Value New Cars report by Cars.com.

FOUNTAIN VALLEY, Calif., Jan. 19, 2023 – Hyundai leads the industry with four models selected to the 2023 Best Cars for the Money awards from U.S. News & World Report.

FOUNTAIN VALLEY, Calif., Jan. 18, 2023 – Adding to its extensive list of prestigious awards, the Hyundai IONIQ 5 was named the Edmunds Top Rated Electric SUV of 2023.

FOUNTAIN VALLEY, Calif., Jan. 17, 2023 – Today, the Hyundai IONIQ 5 was awarded a coveted spot on Car and Driver’s 10Best Trucks and SUVs list, a recognition of 2023’s best trucks, sport-utility vehicles (SUVs) and crossover vehicles.

FOUNTAIN VALLEY, Calif., Jan. 12, 2023 – Hyundai Motor America has been ranked first in customer loyalty in the automotive industry for the 14th consecutive year according to the Brand Keys Customer Loyalty Engagement Index (CLEI).

SEOUL/FOUNTAIN VALLEY, Calif., January 11, 2023 – Hyundai Motor Group (the Group)’s Executive Chair, Euisun Chung, has today been honored with the MotorTrend Person of the Year award, having secured the number one position in MotorTrend’s esteemed 2023 Power List.

SEOUL, January 10, 2023 – Hyundai Motor Company today announced that its SEVEN and Trailer Drone concepts have earned 2022 GOOD DESIGN Awards in the transportation category while Plug & Drive (PnD) Mobility, PnD L7 and Mobile Eccentric Droid (MobED) have each earned awards in the robotics category.

FOUNTAIN VALLEY, Calif., Jan. 4, 2023 – The Hyundai IONIQ 5 won The Car Connection Best Electric Car To Buy 2023 Award today.

FOUNTAIN VALLEY, Calif., Dec. 21, 2022 – Hyundai’s award winning 2023 Venue, Santa Fe and IONIQ 5 electric sport utility vehicle have been named to Consumer Guide’s ® 2023 Best Buy Awards.

FOUNTAIN VALLEY, Calif., Dec. 19, 2022 – The Hyundai 2022 IONIQ 5 was named EV of the Year in MotorBiscuit’s 2022 Vehicle Awards.

FOUNTAIN VALLEY, Calif., Dec. 15, 2022 – Hyundai received three awards in this year’s Kelley Blue Book Best Buy Awards.

FOUNTAIN VALLEY, Calif., Dec. 8, 2022 – The 2022 Hyundai IONIQ 5 has won the Editors’ Choice Award in the 2022 Motor1.com Star Awards.

FOUNTAIN VALLEY, Calif., Dec. 6, 2022 – Today, the 2022 Hyundai IONIQ 5 earned the 2022 CarBuzz.com People’s Car Award and the 2023 Hyundai Palisade earned the 2022 CarBuzz Family Fun Award.

FOUNTAIN VALLEY, Calif., Dec. 5, 2022 – The 2022 Hyundai IONIQ 5 earned Esquire’s Car of the Year this month, adding another coveted award to its growing trophy case. Every year, Esquire editors drive and evaluate all kinds of vehicles from SUVs to supercars to pure EVs to choose a single Car of the Year that stands out for its undeniable...

SEOUL, December 1, 2022 – Hyundai has claimed one of the most prestigious prizes at the 2022 TopGear.com Awards, with its N Vision 74 ‘rolling lab’ project being crowned Instant Icon.

FOUNTAIN VALLEY, Calif., Nov. 18, 2022 – The Hyundai Kona has been named City Car of the Year in the 2023 Hispanic Motor Press Awards.

LOS ANGELES, Nov. 17, 2022 – Hyundai was awarded the U.S. News & World Report 2023 Best SUV Brand for the third consecutive year today.

SEOUL, November 4, 2022 – Hyundai Motor Company announced today that IONIQ 5, a fully electric midsize CUV, has been selected among 10 Best Cars for the 2022-2023 Japan Car of the Year (JCOTY).

FOUNTAIN VALLEY, Calif., Oct. 26, 2022 – Hyundai was selected as the winner in three categories of the 2022 Newsweek Autos awards.

MIAMI, Oct. 21, 2022 – The 2022 Hyundai Tucson Plug-in Hybrid and Elantra N have both received 2022 Sobre Ruedas Awards at the Miami International Auto Show.

LOS ANGELES, Oct. 20, 2022 – MotorTrend announced today that the Hyundai IONIQ 5 is the winner of its “Golden Calipers” for SUV of the Year.

FOUNTAIN VALLEY, Calif., Oct. 14, 2022 – José Muñoz, global president and COO of Hyundai Motor Company and the president and CEO of Hyundai and Genesis Motor North America, has been named a 2022 Notable Champion of Diversity by Automotive News.

FOUNTAIN VALLEY, Calif., Oct. 7, 2022 – Hyundai Motor America is again the top ranked automaker in Brand Keys’ Customer Loyalty Leaders list.