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Who owns Hyundai?

Hyundai is owned by Hyundai Motor Group (South Korea, KRX: 005380).[1]

This ownership is reported in official statements but has not yet been matched to a regulatory filing.

Key facts

Current owner
Hyundai Motor Company reported
Owned since
Not recorded
Previous owner
None recorded
Owner HQ
🇰🇷 South Korea, Seoul
Origin
🇰🇷 South Korea, Seoul
Founded
1967
Category
AutomotiveCarsMass-market cars
Parent ticker
KRX: 005380
Last verified
· 1 sources

About Hyundai

Hyundai entered America in 1986 with cars so unreliable the brand became a joke, and answered it in 1998 with a ten-year warranty that competitors could not match. Its name means modernity in Korean. The group builds its own steel and ships as well as cars, a degree of vertical integration that almost no other carmaker retains.

Ownership timeline of Hyundai

Owners of Hyundai from 1967 to 2026 Hyundai Motor Group 1967–present Hyundai Motor Group 197019801990200020102020
  1. 1967 – present Hyundai Motor Group [1] reported

Where Hyundai sits in Hyundai Motor Group

Controlling ownership as of . Brands grouped under the entity that owns them; large groups are collapsed.

Where Hyundai sits in Hyundai Motor Group Tree of 3 brands under Hyundai Motor Group. Hyundai Motor Group Hyundai Genesis Kia

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Other brands owned by Hyundai Motor Group

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Frequently asked questions

Who is the parent company of Hyundai?

The parent company of Hyundai is Hyundai Motor Group, a publicly listed company headquartered in South Korea.

Is Hyundai South Korean?

Yes. Hyundai originated in South Korea in 1967 and its owner, Hyundai Motor Group, is also headquartered in South Korea.

Is Hyundai still owned by Hyundai Motor Group?

Yes. As of 8 September 2026, Hyundai is still owned by Hyundai Motor Group. The ownership record was last checked against primary sources on that date.

Sources (1) & corrections

Last verified . Every ownership fact above is backed by one of these primary documents. Numbers in brackets in the text refer to this list.

  1. [1] Hyundai Motor Company Annual Report 2025 — Hyundai Motor Company, Annual report, published 20 March 2026; retrieved 8 September 2026.

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