Hyundai Santa Cruz concept vehicle – From Hyundai Gov. Kay Ivey, Montgomery Mayor Steven Reed, Hyundai officials and other state and local leaders have announced the new Hyundai Santa Cruz will be built at the company’s Montgomery plant. This additional model will bring a $410 million expansion. It’s expected to be completed by 2021. The expansion will bring 1,200 new direct…
The Hyundai Auto Assembly plant in Montgomery, with 3k+ employees. Automotive News says the entire company is changing, and that change will impact Hyundai from top to bottom: Technology plays a big role in the transformation. In November, Hyundai converted its old vehicle presentation space into a virtual reality auditorium for viewing realistic 3D virtual models. It allows design teams…
“A high number of complaints about certain Hyundai and Kia models bursting into flames has prompted a recall campaign to fix faulty repairs that the affiliated companies say were carried out during previous recalls of 2011-14 Hyundai Sonatas, 2013-14 Hyundai Santa Fe Sports, 2011-14 Kia Optimas, 2012-14 Kia Sorentos and 2011-13 Kia Sportages.” Highway Loss Data Institute report The…
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Gov. Kay Ivey, Montgomery Mayor Todd Strange, Montgomery Co. Commission Chairman Elton Dean and other officials joined Hyundai Motor Manufacturing Alabama LLC President and CEO Dong Ryeol Choi this afternoon to announce that Hyundai is investing $388 million to its Montgomery plant and adding 50 jobs. The company’s expansion will make engine heads and enhance existing operations to support production…
The New York International Auto Show opened this weekend, and the Montgomery-built Hyundai Santa Fe is getting a lot of attention for changes being made in the 2019 models that go on sale this Summer. From the website digital trends: ” Riding on a completely new platform, it promises significantly improved ride comfort, handling, and stability at speed, thanks to…
Hyundai has recalled tens of thousands of 2018 Hyundai Santa Fe and Santa Fe Sport. Hyundai says some of Santa Fe vehicles are at risk for the steering wheel breaking away from the steering column. Roughly 43,900 vehicles are included in Hyundai’s recall. Hyundai will notify impacted owners of the recalled vehicles starting in March, and if necessary, will repair the…
South Korean automakers Hyundai Motor Co. and Kia Motors Corp. will pay $41.2 million to 33 states and the District of Columbia to settle an investigation into their fuel economy ratings. The fine is the latest in the ongoing fallout from misstated mileage numbers on more than 1.2 million vehicles in the U.S. In 2012, Hyundai and Kia restated the…
State health officials tested some employees of Hyundai Motor Manufacturing Alabama for tuberculosis after a identifying an infected worker at the automaker’s plant outside Montgomery. Pam Barrett of the Alabama Department of Public Health says testing and evaluations at the Hyundai plant began Tuesday. She says only workers who were in close contact with the infected employee need to be…
Hyundai’s Alabama plant will start mass production of the Santa Fe Sport SUV this week, adding a third vehicle to the automaker’s busy Montgomery assembly lines. The launch is set for Wednesday, and the move will allow Hyundai to meet growing demand for the vehicle amid a strong U.S. market for trucks and SUVs. The Santa Fe will continue to…
