Hyundai History

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2009	2008 ~ 2007	2006 ~ 2005	2004 ~ 2003	2002 ~ 1998	1997 ~ 1967

Participated as a main sponsor for the US Super Bowl
HED-VI (ix-onic), the three-door i20 concept car, revealed for the first time at the Geneva Motor Show
Genesis awarded Car of the Year in North America
Selected as Best Company in terms of customer satisfaction in the automaker category by a consumer research group in China
Sponsored 2009 FIFA Confederations Cup
Exceeded an accumulated export sales of 1 million cars in Africa
Ranked 1st in New Vehicle Launch Index (VLI); Elantra ranked 1st in the compact car category; Genesis ranked 1st in the new car category by J.D. Power
Launch of Elantra LPi Hybrid in Korea, the world’s first Lpi hybrid car
ix-Metro and ix35 revealed for the first time at the Frankfurt Motor Show
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
Santa Fe exceeds 2 million units in global sales
Selected as Best Marketer of the Year in the US
High-performance Theta GDi engine developed with proprietary technology revealed for the first time
i30 and Grand Starex awarded as Best Cars in Australia for the second consecutive year
TAU engine selected as winner of US Ward’s AutoWorld 2009 10 Best Engines for the second consecutive year; received Presidential Prize at the 2009 Korea New Technologies Award