2012

• Launch of New Santa Fe, i40 Saloon, and Veloster Turbo
• Santa Fe awarded First Prize by New Car Safety Evaluation Board of Korea
• Launch of manufacturing plant in Brazil
• World premiere unveiling of CUV HB20X
• Santa Fe tops in-class residual value ranking at 56.8% in the U.S.
• Tucson ix fuel cell model delivered to Denmark
• Hydrogen fuel cell car exported to Norway
• Sonata Hybrid tops U.S. consumer satisfaction survey
• President Mong-Koo Chung named 2011 Top Manager in the World by the authoritative Italian car magazine,
  Interautonews
• World premiere of the electric concept car i-oniq at the Geneva Motor Show
• Hyundai selected as the most fuel efficient and least CO₂ emitting brand by the Environment Protection Agency
  of the U.S.
• Sonata selected as 2012 Top Picks in the mediumsized car segment by Consumer Reports magazine
• Azera (Grandeur) selected as top residual value retainer after three years of ownership in the Full Size Segment
  by ALG
• Solaris (Accent) awarded ‘Best New Car in 2012’ and ‘Best Small Car in 2012’ awards in Russia
• Hyundai launched ‘live brilliant’ campaign
• Genesis tops J.D. Power’s Vehicle Dependability Study (VDS) in the premium car segment in the U.S.
• Elantra (Avante) awarded North American Car of the Year
• Hyundai ranks No.1 in J.D. Power’s Customer Retention Award

2011

• Introduction of Blue Link at the 2011 Consumer Electronics Show (CES) in U.S.
• World premiere of HCD-XII Curb concept vehicle at the Detroit International Auto Show
• World debut of Veloster at the North American International Auto Show
• Launch of 5th generation Azera (Grandeur)
• Official announcement of Hyundai’s new brand direction and slogan "NEW THINKING. NEW POSSIBILITIES." at the
  North American International Auto Show
• Launch of 5th generation Azera (Grandeur)
• Launch of production at the Russia plant HMMR in Saint Petersburg
• Signing of deal to become the first official car partner of the International Cricket Council (ICC) from 2011 to 2015

• World premiere of i40 wagon
• ix20 awarded highest five-star Euro NCAP rating
• Launch of construction of Brazil plant in Piracicaba
• Unveiling of D-segment i40 sedan at the Barcelona Motor Show
• Hyundai begins sales of Genesis Prada
• Hyundai exceeds 5 million units in cumulative sales in Europe
• Hyundai ranks 11th among Inter brand’s 50 Best Global Green Brands

• World debut of EON by Indian subsidiary HMIL
• i40 awarded 2011 Euro Car Body Golden Award
• Hyundai exceeds 2 million units in sales in cumulative exports to Central and South Americas
• Unveiling of Genesis Coupe
• Hyundai ranks No. 1 in AutoBild’s Qualitätsreport for 2nd consecutive year
• Elantra awarded North American Car of the Year
• Gamma engine selected among Ward’s Auto 10 Best Engines in U.S.

2010

• Unveiling of hybrid concept car HED-7 at the Geneva Motor Show
• Hyundai selected as No. 1 Asian brand in customer service satisfaction and No. 1 in durability for 3rd consecutive year by J.D. Power
• World premiere of Sonata Hybrid at the New York Motor Show
• Genesis and Tucson ix selected as “safest car” by U.S. IIHS and No. 1 in U.S. customer satisfaction
• Sonata exceeds 5 million units in cumulative sales
• Official sponsor of the 2010 South Africa World Cup
• President Mong-Koo Chung selected as top CEO in Asia in the automotive industry
• World premiere of eco-friendly electric car Blue On
• Completion of Russia plant
• World premiere of small minivan ix20 at the Paris Motor Show
• Debut of the independently-developed Nu-Tau GDi engine, RWD 8-speed automatic transmission
• Official car sponsor of G20 Summit
• Development of Korea’s first CNG hybrid bus Blue City Tau engine selected among Ward’s Auto 10 Best Engines in U.S. for 3rd consecutive year
• Hyundai exceeds 500,000 units in annual sales in U.S.
• Development of hydrogen fuel cell vehicle Tucson ix

2009

• Main sponsor of U.S. Super Bowl
• Unveiling of i20 3-door and concept car ix-onic at the Geneva Motor Show
• Genesis awarded North American Car of the Year
• Hyundai selected as best automotive company in China’s warranty service satisfaction survey
• Hyundai exceeds 1 million units in cumulative exports to Africa
• Hyundai ranks No. 1 in the general brand category by J.D. Power’s 2009 new car quality survey; Elantra
  (Avante) ranks No. 1 in the mid-sized car category; Genesis ranks No. 1 in the new models category

• Unveiling of ix-Metro and ix35 at the Frankfurt Motor Show
• Hyundai reaches 69th in global brand value as published by Business Week
• Completion of Czech plant with annual production capacity of 300,000 units
• First unveiling of independently developed, next-generation high performance Theta GDi engine
• Tau engine selected among Ward’s Auto 10 Best Engines for 2nd consecutive year and receives 2009 Korean
  Technology Award’s Presidential Prize

2008

• Launch of Genesis, Genesis Coupe, i30cw
• Hyundai Beijing breaks record of 1 million units in cumulative production in the shortest time
• World premiere of the eco-friendly concept car i-mode at the Geneva Motor Show
• Completion of the 2nd plant in Beijing with annual production capacity of 3 million units
• Hyundai achieves No. 1 in National Customer Satisfaction Index for 8th consecutive year
• Development of next-generation eco-friendly passenger diesel R-engine
• Tau engine selected among Ward’s Auto 10 Best Engines in U.S.

2007

• Verna awarded Best Car of the Year by the Indian auto magazine Overdrive
• Unveiling of concept cars HED-IV (QarmaQ), HND-III (Veloster)
• Azera (Grandeur) ranks No. 1 in J.D. Power’s customer satisfaction survey for 2nd consecutive year
• Hyundai exceeds 5 million units in cumulative sales in U.S.; completion of Brazil plant CKD
• Unveiling of the 3rd generation fuel cell concept car
  i-Blue at the Frankfurt Motor Show
• Launch of the next-generation compact car i10 by
  Hyundai Motor India Limited(HMIL)
• i30 selected as Australia’s Best Car of the Year
• Launch of Korea’s first global CSR website
• Hyundai awarded President’s Medal by Korean
  govement for environmental management

2001~2006

1967~2000