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Who-dun-it? Hyundai- with its 10 million cars! Hyundai Hyundai Motor Company (Exchange: Korea) is Korea's leading automobile manufacturer. Its sales network extends to about 193 countries and it produces 14 models of cars and minivans, as well as trucks, buses, and other commercial vehicles. It has a presence in the USA, China, India, and Europe. Hyundai technology is known for its high quality and affordability. Founded in 1967, this $61 billion company is based in Seochu-Gu, Seoul and employs about 54,000 people. MotorWeek, America's most popular automotive videomagazine show, recognized the Hyundai Sonata as the Best Family Sedan in its 2006 'Drivers' Choice Awards
Interim President & Chief Executive Officer
John KrafcikNumber of Employees 57,000
Peer Companies
NAICS Code Motor Vehicle Body Manufacturing: 336211
Recent Events
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Hyundai Most Carbon-Efficient Volume Auto Brand
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HYUNDAI MOTOR SIGNS MARKETING ALLIANCE WITH SWAROVSKI
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L.A. AUTO SHOW: Hyundai's new Sonata
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Hyundai Halts Passenger Car Sales In Japan
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Washington court reinstates $8M award against Hyundai
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IPIC says won't follow S.Korea refiner stake sale ruling
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Hagens Berman Files Class Action Against Hyundai for Defective Air Bags
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REFILE-New curves, good value drive Hyundai's China sales
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UPDATE 1-Hyundai sees its 2010 global sales improving on 2009
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Kia's West Point debut
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Hyundai Launches Kia Venga at Czech Plant
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BorgWarner Supplies Transmission Components for Hyundai's New Six-Speed Automatic Transmissions
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South Korean business sentiment hits 7-year high
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Hyundai Powers Up to Save Fuel
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Seoul shares fall; Lotte down on China Times deal
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Boss to Drive Corporate Sales in Europe
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Fight over high fees finds some justice
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Japanese see Hyundai as global threat
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Hyundai signs agreement with Central Bank of India for financing services
News & Analysis
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S.Korean workers strike, priests join protests against US beef
- 2008-07-01
SEOUL AFP — Tens of thousands of South Koreans staged work stoppages Wednesday in protest at US beef imports as President Lee Myung-Bak's government struggled with an economic downturn. The militant Korean Confederation of Trade Unions KCTU said 136,000 people were staging partial strikes from Wednesday,a dding that these...
Corrections
- 2008-03-17
The March 10 story "$1 Down" should have quoted David Pyle of American Career College Inc. as saying "I have no intention to retire." The March 3 automakers list should have had Hyundai Motor Co. up 1% to 1,200 local workers, including Hyundai Motor America Inc. at 917 workers, unchanged...
Hyundai Motor workers vote to strike
- 2007-09-01
SEOUL AFP — Workers at South Korea's largest carmaker Hyundai Motor have voted to go on strike this week, a company spokesman said Saturday. Almost two-thirds of Hyundai's 44,800-strong union voted to authorise a strike as early as Tuesday after 50 days of negotiations broke down. The union...
SKorea's Hyundai Motor workers to vote on strike
- 2007-08-26
SEOUL AFP — Tens of thousands of workers at South Korea's largest auto firm Hyundai Motor will vote this week on whether to strike for better wages and job security, union leaders said Sunday. Talks between management and labour representatives ended in failure Friday despite 10 rounds of tense...
Hyundai Motor workers on strike against FTA
- 2007-06-28
SEOUL AFP — Workers at South Korea's top automaker Hyundai Motor launched a partial strike Thursday to join an industry-wide walkout in protest at a free trade agreement FTA with the United States. The four-hour strike crippled Hyundai's car production from 1:00 pm (0400 GMT). Unionised workers at its...
Hyundai Motor union accepts night shift reforms
- 2007-03-10
SEOUL AFP — Unionised workers at South Korea's largest automaker Hyundai Motor have agreed to the introduction of an additional work shift, settling a protracted dispute, company officials said Saturday. The union at Hyundai Motor's plant at Jeonju, 243 km (152 miles) south of Seoul, and the company struck...
Hyundai Motor workers agree to end strike over disputed bonus
- 2007-01-16
SEOUL AFP — South Korea's largest auto firm Hyundai Motor has ended a damaging stand-off with its union, securing an agreement to end a strike over a disputed bonus, officials said. Hyundai Motor president Yoon Yeo-Chul said Wednesday the company would pay the back bonus on condition that the union...
Subdued response to strike call as SKorea's day of protests begins
- 2006-11-21
SEOUL AFP — Auto workers gave a subdued response to strike calls as South Korean unionists and activists launched a day of protests against proposed labor reforms and a free trade deal with the United States. Unions at the four major carmakers were either stopping work for just four hours,...
Hyundai Motor workers go on partial strike
- 2006-06-26
SEOUL AFP — A partial strike has disrupted operations at South Korea's largest automaker Hyundai Motor amid concern over a prolonged management vacuum caused by the arrest of its chairman. The union said a two-hour work stoppage would be staged through to Thursday. "Our members downed tools for...
Workers step up strike at Hyundai Motors
- 2005-08-31
SEOUL AFP — Workers have stepped up strike action at South Korea's largest automaker, Hyundai Motor, shutting down production and preparing for a mass rally, company officials said. More than 20,000 workers downed tools on the day shift for four hours until noon (GMT 03:00) and 10,000 night shift...
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Decision Makers
| Name (plus bio) | Position |
|---|---|
| John Krafcik | Interim President & Chief Executive Officer |
| Ok Suk Koh | President and Chief Executive Officer |
| Steve Wilhite | COO |
| Christopher Hosford | Vice President, Corporate Communications |
| Kathy Parker | Vice President, Human Resources and Community Relations |
| Oles Gadacz | Director, Public Relations |
Board of Directors
| Name (plus bio) | Position |
|---|---|
| Kim Dong-Jin | Vice Chairman |
| Organization | Position | Status |
|---|---|---|
| Hyundai Motor Company | Interim President & Chief Executive Officer | Current |
| Hyundai Motor Company | Vice President, Product Planning & Strategic Planning | Former |
Ok Suk (Owen) Koh was named president and chief executive officer of Hyundai Motor America in January 2006. Koh is responsible for the strategic direction and management of the company's operations reporting to Hyundai Motor Company (HMC) in Korea. Mr. Koh joined Hyundai Group in 1978. He is a senior executive vice president of HMC and has been at HMA since 2005 where he served as chief executive coordinator. Mr. Koh moved to the United States in 1993 to lead HYPA, an HMC subsidiary in San Diego, Calif., which later changed its name to Hyundai Translead (HT). Mr. Koh served as Hyundai Translead's president and CEO. Mr. Koh graduated from Dong Kuk University with a bachelor of arts degree in business economics. He lives with his wife in California and has two children, one son and one daughter.
| Organization | Position | Status |
|---|---|---|
| Hyundai Motor Company | President and Chief Executive Officer | Current |
| Hyundai Translead | President and CEO | Former |
| Hypa Inc | Former |
| Organization | Position | Status |
|---|---|---|
| Hyundai Motor Company | COO | Current |
Christopher Hosford joined Hyundai Motor America in 1997 as Director of Communications. He is responsible for the company's corporate, product, and media relations. Hosford was formerly chief operating officer and director of the Automotive Group in the Los Angeles office of GCI, an international public relations firm. Prior to joining GCI Hosford was manager of Technology and Manufacturing Public Relations at Chrysler Corporation and a member of the corporate communications strategy team. Hosford began his work in public relations at Hill and Knowlton, Inc. where he was vice president of the firm's Japanese Business Division. Hosford began his career as a newspaper editor and later was a magazine editor and editorial director. Hosford serves on the board of several charitable organizations and is a member of the Public Relations Society of America and the International Motor Press Association.
| Organization | Position | Status |
|---|---|---|
| Hyundai Motor Company | Vice President, Corporate Communications | Current |
| Hill & Knowlton, Inc. | Former |
Kathy Parker joined Hyundai Motor America in 1988 as an analyst in the Administration department. She was named Vice President, Human Resources and Community Relations in 2005 after 14 years in the department. She is responsible for establishing Human Resources policy direction for Hyundai Motor America (HMA) and Hyundai Motor Finance Company and for providing counsel in all Human Resources related areas for new Hyundai operations in the United States. She is also responsible for directing Hyundai's community relations efforts. Before becoming a member of the Human Resources division, Kathy worked in several departments at Hyundai, including Administration, Human Resources and Marketing where she was a member of the launch team for the Hyundai Advantage, America's Best Warranty program. Kathy is a board member of the American Red Cross and a member of the Society of Human Resources Management. She lives in Yorba Linda with her husband and twin daughters. Kathy graduated from UCLA with degree in History and received her MBA from California State University, Dominguez Hills.
| Organization | Position | Status |
|---|---|---|
| Hyundai Motor Company | Vice President, Human Resources and Community Relations | Current |
| The American National Red Cross | Board Member | Current |
| The American National Red Cross | Member | Current |
| California State University | Mba | Former |
| University of California, Los Angeles | Degree In History | Former |
| Hyundai Corporation | Member | Former |
| Organization | Position | Status |
|---|---|---|
| Hyundai Motor Company | Director, Public Relations | Current |
| Hyundai Motor Company | Director, Public Relations | Former |
| Organization | Position | Status |
|---|---|---|
| Hyundai Motor Company | Vice Chairman | Current |
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