Hyundai Motor News

The New Generation Hyundai i30 has been awarded the maximum five-star safety rating by independent vehicle assessment organisation, Euro NCAP.A The results of the rigorous test process mark out the New Generation i30 as one of the safest vehicles in the C-segment. The New Generation i30 received a class-leading 90% in the 'child occupant' category, ... (more)

The South Korean automaker Hyundai Motor expects to achieve this year's target of raising its global sales by 6 percent to 4.29 million vehicles Reuters reports citing CEO Kim Choong-ho. The $54 billion carmaker said it expects to beat an aggressive sales target for Europe - of an increase of 15.4 percent to 465,000 vehicles this year - even though ... (more)

Hyundai Motor Co., South Korea's top automaker, said Friday its Sonata hybrid has received the "top satisfaction" award from a U.S.-based automotive research company.

Hyundai Motor Company, South Korea's biggest automaker, showcased the Elantra Coupe to its home market today at the Busan International Motor Show 2012, which runs from May 24 to June 3 under the theme of 'The voyage of the green car across the ocean.' "The Elantra Coupe*, developed based on the Elantra sedan, will offer new experience and value to ... (more)

May 22 - Fitch Ratings has upgraded Hyundai Motor's and Kia Motors' Long-Term Foreign-Currency Issuer Default Ratings and senior unsecured debt to 'BBB+' from 'BBB'. The Outlooks are Stable.

May 21, 2012: Hyundai Motor Company has announced it will increase its annual production capacity at its Turkey Plant, Hyundai Assan Otomotiv Sanayi , to 200,000 units from the current 100,000 units.

A four-lane highway running around 170 kilometers northwest from Sao Paulo, Brazil, passes through vast sugar cane farms on red clay land.

Hyundai Motor Co. Thursday said it will invest 475 million euros to expand production at a plant in Turkey, highlighting the success the South Korean auto maker has had in Europe, where its peers have been struggling with overcapacity in a market downturn.

The increase of annual production, set to be completed by the end of 2013, is to cope with the growing demand from Europe and Turkey for Hyundai's A and B segment models.

Hyundai Motor Co. said late Tuesday the paint shop of its No. 1 plant in China was on fire earlier in the day and the company is looking into the fire's cause and how much damage occurred.

German premium car maker BMW and South Korean group Hyundai Motor are discussing a possible tie-up in engine development and other areas, a source with direct knowledge of the matter said.

Hyundai Motor Co. agreed to sponsor Brazil's scholarship program to send 100,000 undergraduate students to study in the world's top schools by 2014.

A Hyundai foundation pledged Thursday to give 2 billion won to help North Korean defectors better adjust to life in South Korea.

Kia Motors on Wednesday unveiled its new K9 large sedan, which is packed with sophisticated technologies developed together with affiliate Hyundai Motor.

Alabama Governor Robert Bentley and Alabama Department of Commerce Secretary Greg Canfield on Tuesday congratulated Hyundai officials for their announcement of a third shift and nearly 900 jobs that will be added to the company's Montgomery plant in September.

K9, New Santa Fe to compete with U.S.-manufactured Japanese models Hyundai Motor and Kia Motors are signaling fierce competition with import car brands in a bid to protect their dominant market share at home.

Hyundai Motor Co. plans to hire 877 more workers to add a third shift at its Montgomery, Ala., assembly plant so it can crank out more Sonata midsize cars and Elantra compacts.

An employee installs a cargo mat on a 2012 Kia Motors Corp. Toucon sports utility vehicle at the International Auto Processing Inc.

Hyundai Motor Manufacturing Alabama, LLC announced Monday evening that it is preparing to hire 877 new employees as it adds a third shift at its Montgomery facility.