1940, when Zheng Zhouyong was 25 years old, Adu Auto Repair Department was founded under the harsh situation of Japanese aggression. With unparalleled diligence and honesty, this garage repairs cars in half the time compared with its competitors. It was from this time that Zheng Zhouyong had a dream of making a whole car.
1946, Zheng Zhouyong established Hyundai Motor Industry Company in Caodong, the center of Seoul, and the history of modern construction began. 1947, the brand of Modern Civil Architecture Society is hung in the corner of the garage. 1950 after the merger of modern civil architecture and modern automobile industry, a famous modern construction company was born.
From 65438 to 0967, Zheng Zhouyong established Hyundai Motor with the lofty ideal of developing the automobile industry into an export strategic industry leading the Korean economy. Zheng Zhouyong's dream of becoming a rich country in automobile industry has been passed down in the growth history and spirit of Hyundai Motor Group. It is the digestion and absorption period of 1970- 1975. During this period, Hyundai spent a lot of money to digest and absorb Ford's technology within the company. 1974 invested100000 USD to build a new factory with an annual output of 56,000 cars. 1975 The factory was completed, and the localization rate of automobiles reached 100%.
From 65438 to February 0974, President Zheng Mengjiu, as the first representative director, actively innovated and started the auto parts business, which laid a solid foundation for the future development of the enterprise.
1In June, 974, Pony, the first mass-produced independent model of Hyundai Motor, came out and was exported to Ecuador for the first time in July of the same year. Pony is the 16 vehicle in the world, and the second self-developed vehicle in Asia after Japan, which indicates that South Korea has announced to the world that it has entered the ranks of the world automobile industry countries. After 1975, it began to go to the world. 1976, the Funi brand car designed and produced by ourselves went off the assembly line, and the modern company became mature. In 1980s, Hyundai monopolized the Korean market, broke up with Toyota and formed an alliance with Mitsubishi to produce Ma Xiao brand cars.
Trolley 1983 was sold to Canada and was very popular. 1985, 79,000 cars were sold. 1986, the modern super pony car was put into the American market, and160,000 cars were sold that year, creating a sales miracle in the automobile industry, thus establishing a modern international position.
199 1 year, the company released the first self-designed powertrain-alpha engine. Two years later, the company released a beta engine. 1992 65438+ 10, Hyundai Motor first described Hyundai's vision for the future to the automobile world with its concept model HCD- 1. This experimental model has created an exciting concept car tradition, and its follow-up products include a series of HCD concept models.
1998, Hyundai Motor Company had a difficult year. Sales in the domestic market have fallen sharply. However, with the launch of EF Sonata and XG models, Hyundai Motor Company's new models have been successful and won the highest praise from the international press. Moreover, due to the good export situation, the export volume continued to grow rapidly, which partially offset the decline in sales in the domestic market. During this period, the company also carried out mergers and industrial restructuring. The acquisition of KIA/Asian automobile factory and the merger with HPI and HMS have enabled Hyundai Motor to reach the economic scale needed to compete in the global market.
1999 is a very active and fruitful year for modern cars. Following the success of EF Sonata and Junjue XG in 1998, Hyundai Motor Company has launched its four latest models: Centennial, Yayun, Coupe and Tejie Trajet. Tejie Trajet is the first MPV model launched by Hyundai Motor. Its successful listing has enabled Hyundai Motor to enter a new field of the world automobile market, further broadening the huge automobile series of Hyundai Motor Company.
The birth of Hyundai Motor Group in September 2000 became a turning point in the leap of Korean automobile industry. The synergy effect of Hyundai Motor Group, which is composed of Hyundai Seiko, Incheon Iron Works, Hyundai Capital and other subsidiaries 10, has been greatly improved, and the competitiveness of the group has been continuously strengthened.
In 200 1 year, the output of various vehicles was 2.23 million, with sales of $654.38+0.7 billion and net profit of about $900 million. Compared with 2000, it achieved a superficial growth of 23.4% and a profit growth of 74.5%, which proved the rapid development of Hyundai as a world-class automobile manufacturer. In particular, about 60% of all sales are exported, and overseas markets are expanding. Due to its rapid growth, Hyundai Motor Group (including Kia) ranks seventh in the world in sales.
In 2002, Hyundai Motor Group began to challenge the world from the vast Chinese mainland. Here, Hyundai Motor has created a slogan of modern speed. In China, the modern market started from the medium-sized car market, and it took only five years to enter the era of total output of 6,543,800 vehicles.
In 2005, in order to become a super-class automobile manufacturer, Hyundai Motor set out to set up the Alabama factory in April 2002, which was completed in May 2005. Since then, it has accelerated the pace of entering the highly competitive American market.
2006 is the most outstanding year of quality management after the establishment of the Group. In the 2006 new car quality survey organized by J.D.Power, an American market research organization, Hyundai Motor surpassed Honda, Jaguar and Toyota, ranking third among all brands and first in the field of mass brands. This also laid a good foundation for Hyundai Motor to win this honor with the highest score again since 2009.
In March 2006, the official partnership agreement for the 2007-2065 438+04 World Cup was signed in Switzerland, becoming the only World Cup partner among the world's automobile companies, which enhanced the brand value and image. This enterprise brand ranks182nd in the top 500 brands in the world in 2006 compiled by the World Brand Lab. This enterprise ranked 76th among Fortune Global 500 enterprises in 2007.
In 2007, the Slovenian Kia Automobile Factory was established, and in 2008, Hyundai Motor Czech Factory was built. So far, after the United States, China and India, Hyundai Motor has also built an integrated local management system in Europe. Through the joint establishment of factories by parts enterprises, the competitive advantage of product supply quality and price has been improved, and the synergistic effect has been greatly enhanced.
In 2002, seven years after the global TOP5 vision was established, Hyundai Motor Group finally achieved this unimaginable goal in 2009, which attracted worldwide attention.
In 20 10, the first Tau engine independently developed by Hyundai Motor Group was selected as one of the top ten engines for three consecutive years after 2008, 2009 and 20 10, indicating that Hyundai Motor Group's technology has been affirmed by the global market.
Hyundai Motor has established a vehicle production plant with an annual output of 6.5438+0.5 million vehicles in St. Petersburg, Russia. So far, after the Czech Republic and Turkey, Hyundai Motor has established a local factory in Russia, completed the production system of Hyundai Motor Group in the whole European continent, and greatly accelerated the speed of opening up the European market. According to the pre-tender estimate of other major automobile manufacturers in the world, the history of Hyundai Motor Company is quite short. It can be divided into three ten-year periods, and the growth and development of the company has a major feature in each decade.
With the help of post-war construction wave, Hyundai Construction Company established Hyundai Motor Company in 1967 and 65438+February. This means that the company began to intervene in the fields of transportation and machinery industry. The young car manufacturer first chose Ford's British branch as a partner, that is, Ford is responsible for providing Hyundai with the technology needed to produce cars and light trucks. This fruitful cooperation between the two sides has maintained a long-term close relationship between the Korean and British automobile industries. However, in the early 1970s, the management of Hyundai Group made a crucial decision, that is, we should not only rely on the authorization of foreign models, but also develop modern automobile models with independent ownership. Pony, the first independent model of Hyundai Motor, was introduced into GiorgioGiugiaro`sltalDesign Studio, and the technology learned from Japan and Britain was used to reduce production, and finally put into production. This kind of mini-car soon achieved great success in the domestic market.
South Korea's "economic miracle" in the 1980s was marked by the expansion of its industrial base and the double-digit annual growth rate of per capita income. South Korea has entered the stage of industrialization, and has made rapid progress because of the development of automobile industry. In Korean society, the car was once regarded as a status symbol, but it has quickly become a necessity in people's daily life. In the early 1980s, Hyundai Motor Company decided to enter the international automobile market. In the next few years, the importance of this decision became more and more obvious.