Hyundai

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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
現代
Hanja
現代
Revised Romanisation Hyeondae
McCune?Reischauer Hy?ndae

Hyundai Group [1] ( Hangul 現代그룹 ; Hanja 現代그룹 , pronounced  [hj?ːnd?] ) 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 [ eedit | eedit soorce ]

The name "Hyundai" comes frae the Korean wird 現代 ( hanja form), which means "modrenity". [2]

References [ eedit | eedit soorce ]

  1. Pronunciations in Inglis vary. Amang the variants are:
  2. Taylor III, Alex (5 Januar 2010). "Hyundai smokes the competition" . CNN Money . Retrieved 11 Januar 2012 .

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