2012

• Avante (Elantra) awarded ‘North American Car of the Year’
• Launch of New Santa Fe, i40 Saloon, and Veloster Turbo
• No.53 in Global Brand Value
• Established the Brazil plant
• Tucson (ix35) Fuel Cell supplied to Europe
• Unveiling of the ioniq electric concept car
• Grandeur (Azera), Avante (Elantra), Santa Fe awarded ‘the ALGR residual Value Award’
• Grandeur (Azera), Santa Fe, Veloster win a Good Design™ Award
• Official sponsor of the UEFA Euro 2012 2013
• World’s 1st mass production of Tucson (ix35) Fuel Cell
• Launch of Maxcruz
• Cumulative sales in the U.S. surpass 8 million units
• Launch of Hyundai Motorsport
• Unveiling of new i10
• Selected as one of top 50 Global Brands
• Cumulative sales of Sonata in Korea surpass 3 million units
• Unveiling of electronically controlled AWD HTRAC
• Cumulative production by HMI surpass 5 million units
• Launch of All-new Genesis
• World Rally Championship (WRC) Team launched
• Beijing Hyundai annual sales in China surpass 1 million units
• Unveiling of CUV HB20X
• Sonata Hybrid tops AutoPacific’s Vehicle Satisfaction Award in the U.S.
• Chairman Mong-Koo Chung named 2011 Top Manager in the World by Italy’s Inter Auto News
• Named the most fuel efficient and least CO2 emitting brand by the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency
• Sonata named Top Picks in the medium-size car segment by Consumer Reports
• Solaris (Accent) awarded Best Auto and Car of the Year in Russia
• Genesis tops J.D. Power’s Vehicle Dependability Study (VDS) in the premium car segment in the U.S.
• No.1 in J.D. Power’s Customer Retention Study

2011

• Blue Link introduced at the 2011 International Consumer Electronics Show (CES) in the U.S.
• Launch of Veloster and the HCD-12 concept car at the North American -International Auto Show
• Cumulative sales by HMI surpass 3 million units
• Unveiling of the new brand direction and slogan “New Thinking. New Possibilities.”
• Launch of the 5th generation Grandeur (Azera) and Veloster
• Launch of Sonata Hybrid
• First official car partner of the International Cricket Council (ICC) from 2011 to 2015
• Launch of i40 wagon
• ix20 awarded Euro NCAP’s highest five-star rating
• Unveiling of the D-segment i40 sedan at the Barcelona International Motor Show
• Launch of Genesis Prada limited edition
• No.61 in Global Brand Value
• Cumulative sales in Europe surpass 5 million units
• No.11 in Interbrand’s 50 Best Global Green Brands
• Launch of EON by the Indian subsidiary HMI
• i40 awarded the EuroCarBody Golden Award
• Cumulative exports to Central and South America surpass 2 million units
• Unveiling of Genesis Coupe
• Top position in Autobild’s Quality Report for the 2nd consecutive year
• Gamma engine named 10 Best Engines Winners by Ward’s Auto