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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...

FOUNTAIN VALLEY, Calif., Dec. 21, 2004 – The organizers of the 2005 Los Angeles Auto Show gave auto lovers a preview of the Design Los Angeles creative competition by releasing the Hyundai NTT, or “Entity,” concept drawing. The design features a vehicle that is part surfboard, skateboard and boombox, and embodies the ultimate street...

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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...

GENEVA, March 2, 2004 - At today’s opening day of the 2004 Geneva Motor Show, Hyundai Motor Co. today unveiled the E 3 (E-Cubed) concept car and the Tucson Electric Fuel Cell Vehicle which hint at exciting things to come from Korea’s largest automotive manufacturer. Europeans also got their first look at the all-new Tucson SUV which made...

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...

DETROIT, Jan. 5, 2004 - Hyundai today unveiled the newest concept vehicle from the Hyundai Kia Design and Technical Center, the stylish and functional HCD8 sports tourer. The HDC8 is the newest concept vehicle from the Hyundai Kia Design and Technical Center Design studio and is the first concept vehicle to come from Hyundai’s new $30...

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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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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...

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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Ehret Hyundai Becomes Latest Dealership to Join Forces With One of the Hottest Car Companies in America

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...

SEOUL, Korea, Nov. 22, 2002 - Korea’s premier motor vehicle manufacturer Hyundai Motor Co. lifted the curtain on new concept cars and new technologies at the 2002 Seoul Motor Show. The show officially opened Thursday November 21, 2002 at Seoul’s COEX Center where Hyundai exhibited 21 cars including the HIC and HCD-7, two forward-thinking...

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...

DETROIT, Jan. 5, 2002 - Hyundai’s latest concept vehicle, the exciting OLV (Outdoor Lifestyle Vehicle) made its world debut today during the first of three press preview days at the North American International Auto Show at the Cobo Exhibition Center. The low-cost, high-fun OLV concept vehicle presents Hyundai’s view of how to put the fun...

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.

Oct. 17, 2001 - Hyundai Motor’s close-to-reality TB Concept Car, unveiled today at the Tokyo Motor Show points the way to a dramatic return to small car values.

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...

FOUNTAIN VALLEY, Calif., March 28, 2001 - The Hyundai exhibit at the New York International Auto Show features three headliners: the two-seat HCD6 concept car, the Hyundai LZ450 luxury sedan, and the all-new Hyundai Elantra GT five-door sedan. These three vehicles and the entire value-packed U.S. Hyundai model lineup are on display at the...

GENEVA, Feb. 27, 2001 - Hyundai, the car company with a reputation for making high-value cars affordable, has aimed its sights at the two-seat roadster market. Making its European debut at the 71st Geneva Motor Show is the new, Hyundai HCD6 roadster, dubbed the “affordable exotic car.”

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...