Where is Hyundai From and Where Are Hyundais Made?
Hyundai is a massive company with a large presence in the automotive and industrial sectors, but where did this now well-established company originate from and where does it build its cars?
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In this post, we will provide a brief history lesson on Hyundai’s origins and also list every plant the company operates that serves the North American market. Like many automakers, Hyundai is an international company, so it builds cars in many different places for many different markets, but we’ll focus on its North American-serving plants for now.
Where is Hyundai From?
South Korean inventor, businessman, and entrepreneur Chung Ju-Yung founded the Hyundai Engineering and Construction Company in Seoul 1947, with the industrial conglomerate’s automotive division, Hyundai Motor Company, having been officially incorporated in 1967. The company still has its headquarters in Seoul, South Korea, to this day. Its first wholly self-developed and built car, the Hyundai Pony, was introduced in 1975, but was never sold in the United States. The first car it exported to the U.S., the Excel, went on sale in 1986.
While the original Pony could not be sold in the U.S. due to its emissions laws, it met Canada’s emissions regulations at the time and proved to be fairly popular in the country due to its low price. This helped the brand establish a strong foothold in the country that it still enjoys to this day.
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Where Are Hyundais Made?
Hyundai builds the vast majority all of its vehicles at its plant in Ulsan, South Korea, which is also the world’s largest automotive manufacturing site. It also operates a plant in Mexico and a plant in Alabama, which serve the North American market.
Hyundai Ulsan – Ulsan, South Korea
- Hyundai Kona/Kona EV
- Hyundai Tuscon
- Hyundai Accent (global)
- Hyundai Elantra GT
- Hyundai Veloster
- Hyundai Ioniq (Hybrid, EV, Plug-In)
- Hyundai Nexo
- Hyundai Palisade
- Genesis G70
- Genesis G80
- Genesis G90
Hyundai Monterrey – Monterrey, Mexico
- Hyundai Accent (for North America)
Hyundai Motor Manufacturing Alabama
- Hyundai Santa Fe
- Hyundai Elantra
- Hyundai Sonata
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Sam McEachern holds a diploma in journalism from St. Clair College in Windsor, Ontario, and has been covering the automotive industry for over 5 years. He conducts reviews and writes AutoGuide's news content. He's a die-hard motorsports fan with a passion for performance cars of all sorts.
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