Releases

SEOUL, September 29, 2022 – Hyundai Motor Company today won its first-ever ‘Luminary’ honor at Red Dot Award: Design Concept 2022 with its Trailer Drone fully autonomous hydrogen mobility concept.

FOUNTAIN VALLEY, Calif., Sept. 27, 2022 – The powertrain on Hyundai’s all-electric IONIQ 5 was named one of the 2022 Wards 10 Best Engines & Propulsion Systems.

DETROIT/SEOUL, September 20, 2022 – Hyundai Motor Group (the Group) has won the 2022 PACE Innovation Partnership Award for the successful development of a Central Communication Unit (CCU) controller.

FOUNTAIN VALLEY, Calif., Sept. 13, 2022 – The 2022 Elantra Hybrid, IONIQ 5 and Santa Cruz have been named Best-in-Segment in Strategic Vision’s 2022 Total Quality Impact™ (TQI) report.

SEOUL, August 29, 2022 – Hyundai Motor Group is pleased to announce that its three automotive brands — Genesis, Hyundai Motor and Kia — have topped J.D. Power 2022 U.S. Tech Experience Index (TXI) StudySM in recognition of their product lineups’ high level of advanced technologies.

FOUNTAIN VALLEY, Calif., Aug. 25, 2022 – J.D. Power designated Hyundai as its overall innovation leader for the mass market segment in the 2022 U.S. Tech Experience Index (TXI) Study, released today.

FOUNTAIN VALLEY, Calif., Aug. 22, 2022 – The 2022 Hyundai Sonata Hybrid, Tucson, Elantra Hybrid and Kona have earned U.S. News & World Report’s “Best New Cars for Teens” awards.

FOUNTAIN VALLEY, Calif., Aug. 19, 2022 – Eleven Hyundai models were recognized in MotorTrend’s Ultimate Car Rankings for the second half of 2022.

FOUNTAIN VALLEY, Calif., Aug. 18, 2022 – The 2022 Hyundai IONIQ 5 earned Car and Driver’s EV of the Year Award, adding another coveted honor to its trophy case.

FOUNTAIN VALLEY, Calif., Aug.12, 2022 – Hyundai Motor America and its African American marketing agency of record, Culture Brands were recognized by the National Association of Black Journalists (NABJ) with a Salute to Excellence Award for its OKAY Hyundai campaign.

SEOUL, August 4, 2022 – Hyundai Motor, Genesis and Kia, Hyundai Motor Group’s three automotive brands, won eight design awards, including two ‘Best of the Best’ and six ‘Winner’ honors, at the Red Dot Award: Brand & Communication Design 2022, hosted by Germany’s Design Zentrum Nordrhein-Westfalen.

FOUNTAIN VALLEY, Calif., July 21, 2022 – J.D. Power today designated the Hyundai Palisade and Santa Cruz as the most appealing vehicles in their segments in the 2022 U.S. Automotive Performance, Execution and Layout (APEAL) Study.

FOUNTAIN VALLEY, Calif., July 18, 2022 – Randy Parker, senior vice president, national sales, Hyundai Motor America, will be recognized as an Industry Influencer by the Automotive Hall of Fame during its annual event on July 21 in Detroit.

FOUNTAIN VALLEY, Calif., July 6, 2022 – Kristin Gomez, senior group manager, regulatory compliance and eco-mobility, was named Woman of the Year by the National Hispanic Business Women Association (NHBWA) for her contribution to corporate responsibility.

FOUNTAIN VALLEY, Calif., June 30, 2022 – Hyundai’s all-new 2022 IONIQ 5 (built after December 2021) has received an Insurance Institute for Highway Safety (IIHS) 2022 TOP SAFETY PICK PLUS (TSP+) designation.

FOUNTAIN VALLEY, Calif., June 28, 2022 – The J.D. Power 2022 U.S. Initial Quality Study (IQS) ranked the Hyundai Accent as the best small car in initial quality today.

SEOUL, June 27, 2022 – Hyundai Motor Company’s global brand campaign, ‘The Bigger Crash,’ won the Silver Lions award at the Cannes Lions International Festival of Creativity 2022 in France, one of the most prestigious advertisement accolades in the world.

CHICAGO, May 18, 2022 – Hyundai’s all-new IONIQ 5 electric sport utility vehicle has been added to Consumer Guide’s ® 2022 Best Buy Awards for its driving range of more than 300 miles, balanced driving dynamics and ambitious interior and exterior styling.

FOUNTAIN VALLEY, Calif., May 12, 2022 – Hyundai’s IONIQ 5 takes home top honors being named CUV of Texas and Electric Vehicle of Texas by the Texas Auto Writers Association.

FOUNTAIN VALLEY, Calif., April 28, 2022 – The Northwest Automotive Press Association (NWAPA) named the Hyundai Santa Cruz the 2022 Best Pickup Truck for the second year in a row during the NWAPA MudFest competition in Shelton, Washington.

FOUNTAIN VALLEY, Calif., April 22, 2022 – The Hyundai Tucson Plug-in Hybrid has been named the 2022 Best Plug-in Hybrid by U.S. News & World Report.

NEW YORK/SEOUL, April 21, 2022 – Hyundai Motor Group (the Group) has won a series of highly sought-after accolades at the prestigious World Car Awards (WCA), with the Hyundai IONIQ 5 securing the World Car of the Year, World Electric Vehicle of the Year, and World Car Design of the Year.

SEOUL, April 21, 2022 — Hyundai Motor Company designs took nine honors at the world-renowned International Forum (iF) Design Award 2022.

FOUNTAIN VALLEY, Calif., April 21, 2022 – Hyundai Motor America has been ranked first in customer loyalty in the automotive industry for the 13th consecutive year according to the Brand Keys Customer Loyalty Engagement Index (CLEI).

FOUNTAIN VALLEY, Calif., April 19, 2022 – Hyundai’s Tucson SUV has been named the 2022 Best Compact SUV for Families by U.S. News & World Report.

NEW YORK/SEOUL, April 13, 2022 – The highly acclaimed Hyundai IONIQ 5 won big at the prestigious 2022 World Car Awards today, with the all-electric crossover named overall World Car of the Year, World Electric Vehicle of the Year and World Car Design of the Year. 

NEW YORK/SEOUL, April 12, 2022 – Hyundai Motor Group’s Executive Chair, Euisun Chung, today won the ‘Visionary of the Year’ award at the inaugural Newsweek World’s Greatest Auto Disrupters event.

FOUNTAIN VALLEY, Calif., March 29, 2022 – Hyundai’s IONIQ 5 has been named the Top Pick: EV Family by Cars.com.

SEOUL, March 28, 2022 – Hyundai Motor Company announced today its STARIA multi-purpose vehicle (MPV) has won the ‘Best of the Best’ accolade at the Red Dot Award: Product Design 2022.

FOUNTAIN VALLEY, Calif., Mar. 17, 2022 – Hyundai‘s Santa Fe and Palisade were each named a Best Family Car of 2022 from Kelley Blue Book’s KBB.com.

FOUNTAIN VALLEY, Calif., March 16, 2022 – Hyundai has won three AutoGuide 2022 Awards, more than any other automotive brand.

FOUNTAIN VALLEY, Calif., March 15, 2022 – Hyundai’s subcompact SUV Venue, has received a 5-Year Cost to Own recognition from Kelley Blue Book for a third consecutive year.

FOUNTAIN VALLEY, Calif., March 8, 2022 – The Hyundai IONIQ 5 has been named EV of the Year in the 2022 Hispanic Motor Press Awards.

LEATHERHEAD, England / SEOUL, Korea, March 8, 2022 – The all-new Hyundai IONIQ 5 has added to its growing list of Car of the Year honors by being named overall UK Car of the Year 2022.

FOUNTAIN VALLEY, Calif., Feb. 24, 2022 – Hyundai Motor America is one of the leaders in vehicle safety, earning eight 2022 Insurance Institute for Highway Safety (IIHS) TOP SAFETY PICK and TOP SAFETY PICK+ awards.

FOUNTAIN VALLEY, Calif., Feb. 23, 2022 – Hyundai’s Venue has been named the Best Value Vehicle by Cars.com for its Best of 2022 Awards for a second year in a row.

SEOUL, February 22, 2022 – Hyundai Motor Group (the Group) is proud to announce that the World Car Awards jury panel has named Luc Donckerwolke, the Group’s Executive Vice President for Design and Chief Creative Officer (CCO), its 2022 World Car Person of the Year.

CHICAGO, Feb. 10, 2022 – Hyundai earned five Consumer Guide ® 2022 Best Buy Awards in product categories making it one of the most awarded brands in the competition.

FOUNTAIN VALLEY, Calif., Feb. 10, 2022 – Hyundai’s 2019 Santa Fe and Sonata were named the most dependable Midsize SUV and Midsize Car in the 2022 J.D. Power U.S. Vehicle Dependability Study (VDS), which analyzes the long-term dependability of three year old models.

FOUNTAIN VALLEY, Calif., Feb. 9, 2022 – Hyundai’s all-electric IONIQ 5 has received the Autotrader Best New Cars for 2022 accolade.