Hyundai Some Noteable Timelines In History



2010-JD Power selects Hyundai -first among Asian brands in customer service satisfaction, top in durability for third straight year.
First public release of the BlueOn eco-friendly electric car.
Completion of Russian factory.
Development of hydrogen-fuel-cellTucson vehicle.
HED-VI (ix-onic), the three-door i20 concept car, revealed for the first time at the Geneva Motor Show.                                      2009-Ranked Top 60 in Global Brand Value by Business Week.
Construction of production plant in the Czech Republic with an annual capacity of 300,000 units.
High-performance Theta GDi engine developed with proprietary technology revealed for the first time.
2008-Beijing Hyundai Motor Company sets record for exceeding 1 million units in accumulated sales in shortest period.
Premiere of the eco-friendly concept car i-mode at the Geneva Motor Show.
Completion of the second plant in Beijing with an annual capacity of 300,000 units.
Groundbreaking for the plant in Russia which will serve as foothold for the East European market.
Creation of Happy Move Global Young Volunteers.
Development of the next-generation eco-friendly passenger car diesel engine R-engine.
Hyundai Motor receives Global Green Management Excellence Award, Global Reporting Initiative Award.
2007-Completion of the CKD Plant in Brazil.
Groundbreaking for the Czech Europe Plant.
Hyundai Motor Company celebrates 40th anniversary.
Hyundai Motor Company receives National Environmental Management Awards President’s.
2006-Hyundai Motor Company exceeds 100 trillion won in sales.
Groundbreaking for second plant in China.
Hyundai-Kia Automotive Group becomes world’s sixth largest automaker.
Development of world-class V6 diesel engine S-engine.
Hyundai Motor included in the Top 100 Global Brands list for second year in a row.
2005-Completion of the proving ground and Hyundai America Technology Research Institute in US.
Completion of Hyundai Motor Manufacturing Alabama.
Hyundai Motor enters the Top 100 Global Brands list.
Completion of the eco-friendly Auto Recycling Center.
2004-Hyundai Motor’s three biggest overseas manufacturing plants in India,China, andTurkey set new monthly production records.
Establishment of a joint venture commercial vehicle production facility in China.
2003-Annual exports surpass 1 million units Hyundai Motor honoured USD 10 Billion Export Tower Award.
Opening of the European Engineering Center.
Hyundai Motor, first automaker to formally announce the implementation of global environmental management.
Development of the world’s first ultra high-pressure hydrogen tank system for fuel cell electric vehicles.
2002-Launch of joint venture with Beijing Automotive Industry Holding Company in China.
Hyundai Motor India becomes second largest automaker in India.
Groundbreaking for new European headquarters.
2000-Development of Korea’s first passenger car diesel engine and heavy-duty truck engine.
Development of Korea’s first fuel cell electric vehicle.
1998-Acquisition of Kia Motors.
Completion of the plant in India.
1997-Completion of the plant inTurkey.
Development of the Epsilon engine.
1996-Completion of the Namyang Research & Development Center.
1994-Development of solar and hydrogen powered fuel cell electric vehicles.
1991-Development of electric vehicles.
1985-Establishment of Hyundai Motor America, Inc.
1984-Launch of Excel.
1983-Establishment of Hyundai Motor Canada, Inc.
1976-Launch of Korea’s first automobile Pony.  Export of 6 Ponys to Ecuador.
1968-Mass production of Cortina.
1967-Founding of the Hyundai Motor Company

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