1967 |
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Hyundai Motor Company (HMC) founded in Korea. |
1968 |
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First vehicle rolled out of the plant. |
1979 |
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First owned designed vehicle manufactured - Hyundai Pony |
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First export (Hyundai Pony to Guatemala and El Salvador
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1984 |
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Completion of first Korean automotive proving ground at Ulsan Plant. |
1986 |
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Export of first Hyundai car to the US.
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1989 |
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Export exceeded 1 million units (Hyundai Excel). |
1991 |
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Hyundai is first in Korea to develop automative engine independently (Alpha Series) |
1992 |
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Hyundai is the first in Korea to introduce a concept car (HCD-1). |
1994 |
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Breaks 1 million unit production mark within a year. |
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Developed hydrogen powered fuel cell and solar vehicles. |
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Ground breaking ceremony of Commercial Vehicle dedicated plant in Jeonju in Korea. |
1996 |
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Relocated Commercial Vehicle R&D Centre occupying 66,000m2 opened with a full-size test track on 3.4million m2 of land. |
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Exceeded the 10million mark of production. |
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11-ton truck developed. |
1997 |
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Hyundai Super Truck, first original model in Korea, developed. |
1998 |
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Development of aluminium block V6 Delta engine. |
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Acquisition of Kia Motors. |
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First export of trucks |
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Environment-friendly ultra-low pollution CNG bus developed. |
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Mid-sized truck Mighty II (HD 5000) developed. |
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Simulated crash test system exclusively for trucks and busses developed. |
1999 |
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ISO 1400 certification acquired by Jeonju CV Plant. |
2000 |
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Introduction of first diesel powered passenger car in Korea. |
2001 |
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Hyundai Motor America honoured with J.D.Power Chairman Award. |
2002 |
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Completion of Hyundai-Kia California Design and Technical Centre. |
| 2003 |
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Annual exports exceed 1 million units. |
2004 |
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Hyundai vehicle cumulative export exceeded 10 million units. |
2005 |
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US$60 million proving ground opened in California, USA. |
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Hyundai-Kia Group ranked top six largest automobile manufacturers in the world. |
2006 |
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Ground breaking of US$1 billion second Beijing Plant. |
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Hyundai-Tucson received highest Initial Quality ranking in its segment by J.D.Power and Associates as vehicles with least customer complaints. |
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