Hyundai Motor Company (Korean: 현대 자동차 주식회사, Hanja: 現代自動車株式會社 Hyŏndae Chadōngch'a Chusik-hoesa) (KRX: 005380), a division of the Hyundai Kia Automotive Group, is the world’s fourth largest automaker in terms of units sold and one of the Big Asian Four (with Toyota, Honda and Nissan). Headquartered in Seoul, South Korea, Hyundai operates the world’s largest integrated automobile manufacturing facility in Ulsan, which is capable of producing 1.6 mil...
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Hyundai Motor Company (Korean: 현대 자동차 주식회사, Hanja: 現代自動車株式會社 Hyŏndae Chadōngch'a Chusik-hoesa) (KRX: 005380), a division of the Hyundai Kia Automotive Group, is the world’s fourth largest automaker in terms of units sold and one of the Big Asian Four (with Toyota, Honda and Nissan). Headquartered in Seoul, South Korea, Hyundai operates the world’s largest integrated automobile manufacturing facility in Ulsan, which is capable of producing 1.6 million units annually. The Hyundai logo, a slanted, stylized 'H', is said to be symbolic of two people (the company and customer) shaking hands. Hyundai means "modernity" in Korean. Hyundai Motor Company serves with more than 75,000 employees in other assembly plants, Hyundai vehicles are sold in 193 countries through some 6,000 dealerships and showrooms worldwide.
Chung Ju-Yung founded the Hyundai Engineering and Construction Company in 1947. Hyundai Motor Company was later established in 1967. The company’s first model, the Cortina, was...
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