The Koreans are renowned all over the world for their mechanical and electronical prowess and the same shows off in whatever they manufacture. This is regardless of the field or class of manufacture and this is also reflected in the cars they manufacture, especially in the world-renowned Hyundai cars. Ask the owners of Hyundai cars about their cars and they will spare no pains to show you their prized Hyundai and will explain in details about the capabilities of their car.
But, when you ask them about a bit of details about the history of the car or the organization, most of them find problems, since they have not got sufficient knowledge about the history of Hyundai cars. Most of them, however, know that the Hyundai car they drive has its roots in Korea. They do not now that this world famous organization was founded way back in 1946 and that the name of the founder of the Hyundai Motor Company is Ju-Yung Chung. This gentleman had founded the Hyundai Auto Service in the city of Seoul of South Korea in 1946 when he was just 31 years of age.
If you have ever wondered what is the meaning of the word `Hyundai’ you will be surprised to know that it means `Modern’. Take a look at the logo of Hyundai and you will observe that it shows of the company’s desire to expand. The oval shape of the logo of Hyundai is a representation of the fact that the company is expanding all over the globe and the `H’ on the logo symbolizes of two people, the customer and the organization, shaking hands. Ju-Yung Chung along with his younger brother Se-Yung Chung had founded the worldwide famous Hyundai Motor Company in the year 1967.