Releases

FOUNTAIN VALLEY, Calif., April 11, 2024 – Hyundai Motor America has been recognized with the Dornsife Award for Exceptional Service by the USC Joint Educational Project (JEP) for its support of STEM (science, technology, education, and mathematics) Education Programs.

SEOUL, April 5, 2024 – Hyundai Motor Company has released a campaign film showing the all-electric, self-driving IONIQ 5 robotaxi, developed by Hyundai Motor’s autonomous driving technology partner Motional, successfully completing a simulated process similar to a U.S. driver’s license test.

FOUNTAIN VALLEY, Calif., April 3, 2024 – The 2024 Hyundai Santa Fe and 2024 Kona SUVs have been named to Autotrader’s Best New Cars for 2024 list.

SEOUL, April 2, 2024 – Hyundai Motor Company (Hyundai Motor) and Kia Corporation (Kia) today unveiled the new design of their DAL-e Delivery robot with images and a video clip (URL).

SEOUL, March 30, 2024 – Hyundai Motor Company today unveiled the IONIQ 5 N eN1 Cup car at the official practice round for participating teams in the upcoming Hyundai N Festival motorsports event.

SEOUL, March 28 2024 – Hyundai Motor Group (the Group) has continued its incredible success at the World Car Awards, with the Kia EV9 named the 2024 World Car of the Year in a ceremony held at the New York International Auto Show.

New York, March 27, 2024 – Hyundai and its U.S. Hispanic marketing agency, Lopez Negrete Communications, proudly announce the prestigious recognition of Best Multicultural Campaign award by MediaPost for their Hispanic IONIQ 5 and IONIQ 6 campaign, "Cautionary Tales" or “Viejos Cuentos”.

NEW YORK/SEOUL, March 27, 2024 – Hyundai Motor Company continued its winning streak at the World Car Awards today with the IONIQ 5 N high-performance electric vehicle (EV) named the 2024 World Performance Car.

SEOUL, March 18, 2024 – Hyundai Motor Company has become the official sponsor of the MLB World Tour Seoul Series presented by Coupang Play, one of the most highly anticipated global sports events to take place in Korea this year and the first of its kind in the country.

FOUNTAIN VALLEY, Calif., March 18, 2024, Hyundai and its Asian American marketing agency, TEN Advertising, are kicking off a new creative campaign for the 2024 Santa Fe SUV.

FOUNTAIN VALLEY, Calif., March 18, 2024 – Hyundai has been recognized with two vehicles in the 2024 Best Cars for Families awards by U.S. News & World Report.

SAVANNAH, Ga, March 18, 2024 – Hyundai Motor America and Hyundai Motor Group Metaplant America (HMGMA) joined the 200th Anniversary of the Saint Patrick’s Day Parade in Savannah, Georgia on the morning of Saturday, March 16.

FOUNTAIN VALLEY, Calif., March 15, 2024 – Hyundai in collaboration with Culture Brands, its African American marketing agency, launched their new multicultural campaign featuring the highly anticipated 2024 Santa Fe SUV.

Turin, Italy and SEOUL, March 14, 2024 - Hyundai Motor Company and Iveco Group (EXM: IVG) are strengthening their partnership to drive innovation in the commercial vehicle sector.

FOUNTAIN VALLEY, Calif., March 13, 2024 – Hyundai Motor America continues to show its support for the LGBTQ+ community as a presenting partner of the 35th Annual GLAAD Media Awards.

SEOUL, March 12, 2024 – For the 10th year in a row, Hyundai Motor Company has been awarded iF Design Award honors, this time for the brand’s IONIQ 5 N and all-new SANTA FE in the Product category, and the SANTA FE XRT Concept vehicle in the Professional Concepts class.

FOUNTAIN VALLEY, Calif., March 8, 2024 – In celebration of International Women’s Day, Hyundai Motor America has opened applications for its fifth annual Hyundai Women in STEM Scholarship.

FOUNTAIN VALLEY, Calif., March 8, 2024 – Angela Zepeda, chief marketing officer for Hyundai Motor America, was named a 2024 Trailblazing Women in Automotive by Reuters. The honorable award includes twenty outstanding global females who are leaders in the highly competitive automotive industry.

FOUNTAIN VALLEY, Calif., March 6, 2024 – PARENTS has named the Hyundai IONIQ 5 as the Best Electric 5 Passenger SUV for Families in their 2024 Best Family Cars Awards.

SEOUL, March 6, 2024 – Hyundai Motor Company is extending its brand heritage campaign worldwide by launching new retro-themed content on ZEPETO, a global trending 3D avatar-based social networking platform, and through offline events in ASEAN countries.

SEOUL, February 28, 2024 – Hyundai Motor Group (the Group) is announcing that the Insurance Institute of Highway Safety (IIHS) has honored a total of 16 models from Hyundai Motor Company, Kia Corporation, and Genesis, with the prestigious IIHS 2024 TOP SAFETY PICK (TSP) and TSP+ awards — more than any other automaker in the annual assessment.

FOUNTAIN VALLEY, Calif., Feb. 27, 2024 – Hyundai Motor America has met the tougher safety criteria instituted by the Insurance Institute for Highway Safety (IIHS) for its 2024 TOP SAFETY PICK (TSP) and TOP SAFETY PICK+ (TSP+) awards with seven Hyundai vehicles awarded to date.

SEOUL/GENEVA, February 27, 2024 – Hyundai Motor Company’s IONIQ 5 N is among the Top Three in the World finalists for the 2024 World Performance Car.

São Paulo, February 22, 2024 – Euisun Chung, Executive Chair of Hyundai Motor Group (the Group), is currently visiting Brazil, and has met with the country’s President Luiz Inácio Lula da Silva.

SEOUL, February 18, 2024 – Hyundai Motor Group (the Group) announced its 2024 first-half ZER01NE Accelerator program, an open innovation platform to facilitate collaboration between startups and the Group on various projects.

SEOUL, February 16, 2024 – Hyundai Motor Company today welcomed Fitch Ratings’ (Fitch) upgrade of the company’s Long-Term Issuer Default Ratings (IDRs) and senior unsecured ratings to A- with a stable outlook from a previous rating of BBB+.

FOUNTAIN VALLEY, Calif., Feb. 14, 2024 – To celebrate football’s biggest game, Hyundai went offline to conquer the weekend in the all-new Santa Fe SUV and handed its Instagram account over to 22 other brands including, Weber Grills, the Los Angeles Rams, the Houston Texans, Mint Mobile and more.

FOUNTAIN VALLEY, Calif., Feb. 14, 2024 – The all-electric Hyundai IONIQ 6 has been named the 2023 CleanTechnica Car of the Year, solidifying its position as a leader in today’s EV landscape.

FOUNTAIN VALLEY, Calif., Feb. 8, 2024 – Hyundai’s award-winning IONIQ 6 sedan has today been named MotorWeek Drivers’ Choice for Best Electric Vehicle.

CHICAGO, Feb. 8, 2024 – Hyundai’s award-winning, all-electric IONIQ 6[1] sedan was today named Favorite Plug-In Vehicle by the Midwest Automotive Media Association (MAMA).

FOUNTAIN VALLEY, Calif., Feb. 7, 2024 – Hyundai’s award-winning IONIQ 5 electric SUV was named Best Electric Vehicle of 2024 by Cars.com for a second year in a row, surpassing all 2024 EVs tested by Cars.com’s editorial team of expert car reviewers.

SEOUL, February 6, 2024 – Hyundai Motor Company today welcomed Moody’s Investors Service (Moody’s) upgrade of the company’s corporate rating to A3 with a stable outlook from a previous rating of Baa1 with a positive outlook. 

FOUNTAIN VALLEY, Calif., Feb. 6, 2024 – Hyundai’s all-new 2024 Kona Electric has today been named the Vincentric Best Value in America™ winner in the Subcompact SUV segment.

SEOUL, February 5, 2024 – Hyundai Motor Company and the Whitney Museum of American Art today announced a new 10-year partnership that enables artists to test their aspirations and incubate their creativity.

FOUNTAIN VALLEY, Calif., Jan. 31, 2024 – Hyundai received seven Editors’ Choice Awards from Car and Driver.

FOUNTAIN VALLEY, Calif., Jan. 26, 2024 – Hyundai launches the all-new 2024 Santa Fe with a national campaign during professional football’s conference championship games on Jan. 28.

FOUNTAIN VALLEY, Calif., Jan. 23, 2023 – Hyundai Motor America has been ranked first in customer loyalty in the automotive industry for the 15th consecutive year according to the Brand Keys Customer Loyalty Engagement Index (CLEI).

SEOUL, JANUARY 23, 2024 – Hyundai Motor Company and Rhizome announce the relaunch of ‘Seven on Seven’ (7x7) to take place on January 27, 2024, at the New Museum in New York City. After a hiatus during the pandemic, the iconic art and technology program returns this year with a focus on artificial intelligence (AI).

SEOUL, January 22, 2024 – Hyundai Motor Company and Kia Corporation today unveiled the ‘Active Air Skirt’ (AAS) technology that minimizes the aerodynamic resistance generated during high-speed driving, effectively improving the driving range and driving stability of electric vehicles (EVs).

FOUNTAIN VALLEY, Calif., Jan. 22, 2024 – The IONIQ 5 Disney100 Platinum Edition is now available for sale at select Hyundai dealerships starting at $59,400. First revealed as a concept car at the 2023 New York Auto Show, marks the first time ever that Hyundai vehicle designers have created a vehicle with visual creative input from Walt Disney...