Hyundai

For ither uises, see Hyundai (disambiguation).

Hyundai

Industrie	Sevice business
Fate	Breuken up
Foondit	1947
Foonder	Chung Ju-yung
Heidquarters	Seoul, Sooth Korea
Area served	Warldwide
Wabsteid	http://www.hyundaigroup.com

Hyundai
Hangul	현대
Hanja	現代
Revised Romanisation	Hyeondae
McCune–Reischauer	Hyŏndae

Hyundai Group (Hangul: 현대그룹; Hanja: 現代그룹, pronounced [hjəːndɛ]) is a corporate group heidquairtered in Seoul, South Korea. It wis foondit bi Chung Ju-yung in 1947 as a construction firm an Chung wis directly in control o the company till his daith in 2001.

Follaein the 1997 Asie financial creesis an Chung's daith, Hyundai unnerwent a major restructurin an break-up, which reducit the Hyundai Group's business tae encompass anerly conteener shippin services, the manufacturin o elevators, an tourism. The day, maist companies bearin the name Hyundai are no legally connectit tae Hyundai Group. They include Hyundai Motor Group, Hyundai Department Store Group, Hyundai Heavy Industries Group an Hyundai Development Company. Housomeivver, maist o the umwhile subsidiars o the Hyundai conglomerate continue tae be run bi relatives o Chung. If these companies wur considered as fuirmin a single broad faimily business, then it wad remain the lairgest company in Sooth Korea wi enormous economic an poleetical pouer in the kintra.

Etymologie

The name "Hyundai" comes frae the Korean wird 現代 (hanja form), which means "modrenity".

Freemit airtins

• Hyundai Group website