Hyundai

Hyundai is an automotive brand associated with South Korea. Its commonly cited modern founding or brand-launch year is 1967, and its headquarters or principal operating base is in Seoul. Understanding that background is important because some names began as independent companies, while others were created later as specialist marques within larger automotive groups. Hyundai Motor Company was founded in 1967 by Chung Ju-yung as part of the wider Hyundai industrial group. Its first independently designed model, the Pony, arrived in the 1970s and became an important step in South Korea’s emergence as an automobile-exporting nation. Hyundai progressed from value-focused vehicles to a global manufacturer with major design, research and production operations. It is known for broad product coverage, strong warranties in many markets and substantial investment in hybrid, battery-electric and hydrogen technologies.