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Hyundai – the world’s fastest growing car company
Hyundai was founded in 1946 in Seoul, Korea. The name ‘Hyundai’ literally means ‘Modern era’, and from the start the company quickly adopted a passion for progress which has been our hallmark ever since. In less than 50 years, the Hyundai group has become a world leader in building everything from ships to microchips, including consumer electronics, oil rigs and massive infrastructure projects.
Hyundai Motor Company was founded in 1967. We produced Korea’s first locally designed car in 1976, and we now produce close to four million cars and commercial vehicles a year. Today, Hyundai employs over 68,000 people around the globe. We have manufacturing plants in Korea, India, the USA and the Czech Republic…and joint venture plants in China, Turkey, South-East Asia, South America, Africa and Russia.
We’ve recruited the finest engineers and stylists working at studios in Seoul, Frankfurt, Los Angeles and Tokyo. And the steel in our vehicles is made from raw materials sourced from Australia’s own backyard.
Hyundai’s success begins with our spirit of innovation – the same spirit the company was founded with more than 50 years ago. Our philosophy is to make the latest design, quality and safety initiatives available to ALL buyers – not just a few.
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Hyundai in Australia
Since Hyundai’s launch here back in 1986, we’ve been the first choice of over 700,000 Australians. During the 1990’s, Hyundai forged a reputation for value with our successful Excel. In the new millenium, we’ve broadened our range and brought a new focus on industry-leading quality. Hyundai Motor Company Australia (HMCA) was established in 2003 as a wholly owned subsidiary of the parent company in Korea, and the company has since gone from strength to strength – both locally and globally.
Affordable technology
Today’s Hyundai vehicles have been recognised as leaders in their fields with unprecedented acclaim from motoring journalists – including prestigious Australia’s Best Cars awards for both i30 and iMax. We’ve always been famous for value, and today’s Hyundais offer more generous specifications and more advanced safety levels than ever before - right across our range of sedans, sports cars, SUV’s and hatches, including the i30, awarded a maximum five stars for occupant safety in Australia’s New Car Assessment Program.
Hyundai is at the forefront of the race to provide sustainable transport – to ensure our vehicles are as friendly to the environment as they are to our drivers. The i30 was the first car to receive Carsguide’s Green Car of the Year award, while the Sonata sedan achieves a minimum four star green vehicle guide rating. Hyundai will also be among the first to make zero emission vehicles a reality, and, as part of our effort to conserve natural resources, our goal is to achieve a 95% recycling rate in the disassembly of Hyundai products by 2015.
Award-winning quality
Hyundai’s passion for progress continues through our fastidious manufacturing process – which ensures exceptional quality standards. That’s how we can back our cars with the confidence of Australia’s first 5 year warranty with unlimited kilometers. Time and again, independent surveys around the world have shown that Hyundai offers some of the highest product quality levels available anywhere – at any price…. Proven over hundreds of millions of kilometers of testing.
A passion for service
All Hyundais are designed to cost you less to own and maintain – as well as helping you get more out of life. And you can count on a network of 140 Hyundai dealers nationwide to deliver outstanding levels of service for your Hyundai. Industry-leading training programs and computer linked global diagnostic systems are just two ways our dealers are taking the lead in customer care.
We’ve truly become part of the community, and are proud supporters of the Hyundai A-League and the Socceroos. We’re the power behind the Hyundai Hopman Cup tennis tournament and also Carlton Football Club in Victoria.
Our new head office in Macquarie Park, New South Wales, is testament to Hyundai’s commitment to our customers. This brand new, environmentally friendly development is designed to showcase our product range to the public, and provides Hyundai dealers with state-of-the art training facilities, with a welcoming reception space for our visitors.
Hyundai. Drive your way.
Your way is our way. Whatever your dreams. Wherever you’re going. The discoveries, the adventures, the challenges await. It’s your journey and we’ll take you there.
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