Hyundai Motor Company a major company in the Hyundai Kia Automotive Group which is the world’s fifth largest automaker as of the end of 2009.[1] (In 2008, Hyundai ranked the eighth largest auto maker, without including Kia.[2]) and the world's fastest growing automaker.[3][4]
Headquartered in Seoul, South Korea, Hyundai operates the world’s largest integrated automobile manufacturing facility[5] in Ulsan, which is capable of producing 1.6 million units annually. The company employs about 75,000 persons around the world, Hyundai vehicles are sold in 193 countries through some 6,000 dealerships and showrooms worldwide.
The Hyundai logo, a slanted, stylized 'H', symbolizes the company shaking hands with its customer. Hyundai translates from the word "modernity", and is pronounced as "Hyon-dae" in Korean.
