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The Latest Breaking News from Jose Munoz

Update: This story has been updated with an official statement from Hyundai, as well as clarification on production timing, as noted in the original Automotive News report.

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The Concept Cars That Defined 2025

Concept cars have graced auto show floors since the late 1930s, showcasing designs and technologies that could one day make it to production. That idea is still true today. But over the past 85 years, concept cars have evolved into sleeker, sharper, and more futuristic machines.

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Genesis Wants Its Own G-Class Rival. Here's Everything We Know

Concept cars are expensive endeavors, and they represent more than just fanciful ideas packaged for the public. They often preview what's coming next from an automaker, or heavily influence the company's portfolio for a generation, which makes it hard to ignore the X Gran Equator concept as anything other than…

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How Hyundai Plans To Launch Its First Extended-Range EVs

Like Scout Motors or automakers in China, Hyundai's first extended-range electric vehicles (EREVs) will focus on SUVs, the company's CEO said.

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Genesis Wants a G-Class Rival: 'An Off-Roader Infused With the Spirit of Adventure'

There's a reason the Mercedes-Benz G-Class has been around for nearly 50 years. The ever-popular off-roader is stylish, luxurious, and—most importantly—exceptionally capable. BMW already said it wants its own G-Class rival, and now Genesis reportedly wants in on the action too.

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Hyundai Might Build Its Own Toyota 4Runner Rival

Today in New York, Hyundai outlined its future plans. CEO José Muñoz confirmed that the automaker is working on a mid-size body-on-frame pickup truck for America, which will arrive by 2030. He also noted that there’s "potential" for a body-on-frame SUV riding on the same platform, which means Hyundai might…

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Workplace safety issues at Georgia’s Hyundai plant may have led to Ice raid

Three people have died in two years at the South Korean Hyundai-LG battery plant in Ellabell

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Hyundai’s CEO warns that ICE raids that netted 475 arrests will delay construction at Georgia plant

Hyundai Motor Company's president and CEO, José Muñoz, said there were not enough U.S. workers with the knowledge to work in the battery plant to keep its production on track without delay

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Authorities Arrest 13 People Accused Of Being Involved In Murder Of Two Aides Of Mexico City Mayor

Authorities have arrested 13 people accused of being involved in the murder of two aides of Mexico City Mayor Clara Brugada in May

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Brazen murders threaten Mexico City’s tourism as safety image at risk

Over a million tourists landed at the capital's airport between January and March this year

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Days In The Making: Authorities Reveal New Details in Double Homicide Of Mexico City Officials

Authorities revealed that at least four people were involved in the killing of two Mexico City officials and planned it for days

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At least 4 people involved in killing of Mexico City mayor's senior aides, police say

At least three vehicles and four people were involved in the killing of the personal secretary and a close adviser of Mexico City’s mayor

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WATCH: Two Aides For Mexico City's Mayor Fatally Shot in 'Direct Attack'

Surveillance footage shows a man wearing a helmet approaching the victims' parked vehicle and firing multiple shots at close range before fleeing the scene on a motorcycle

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Two close aides of Mexico City mayor shot dead in daylight attack

Clara Brugada’s personal secretary Ximena Guzmán and her adviser José Muñoz were killed on Tuesday morning, in what experts believe was an organised crime hit.

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Two Aides For The Mayor Of Mexico City Fatally Shot in 'Direct Attack' in Centric Neighborhood

Two senior officials in the Mexico City government were shot and killed Tuesday in what local authorities are calling a "direct attack"

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Here's How Automakers Are Reacting to Trump's Tariffs

The Trump Administration recently announced a 10-percent baseline tariff on all goods imported into the United States, including vehicles. Some countries will face even higher costs, with goods from China subject to 34-percent tariffs, and goods from the European Union subject to 20-percent tariffs.

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Hyundai Won't Raise Prices Over Tariffs, But Kills Free Maintenance

Tariffs threaten to increase the price of new cars, but not every automaker will pass the costs to the consumer. Hyundai CEO José Muñoz said this week the company will not increase its prices to offset tariff costs. But changes are coming to the company's dealership experience. Hyundai is allegedly…

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Hyundai's U.S. EV Factory Is Revolutionary. Can It Also Be Tariff Armor?

At the Hyundai Motor Group's new Metaplant just outside of Savannah, Georgia, workers assemble the Ioniq 5 and Ioniq 9 electric crossovers without ear protection because the factory was designed to be so quiet.

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Hyundai's Georgia EV Metaplant Will Be Bigger Than Expected

The Hyundai Motor Group's new Metaplant near Savannah, Georgia has been hailed as the state's largest economic development project ever. Now, the automaker is planning for it to get even bigger.

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Hyundai's US Investments Mean It's Not Worried About Tariffs

US President Donald Trump is proposing changes that are set to upend the automotive industry. He's instructed federal agencies to revamp emissions regulations, revoked incentives for electric vehicles, and proposed tariffs on imported cars. Some automakers, like Hyundai, are more immune to these changes than others. Its new CEO, José…

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Toyota Exec: 'We Have Learned From The bZ4X Crisis'

As a rule, I don't count Toyota out in the electric vehicle race—or the race for any future transportation technology. But my rule has its limits. While Toyota had a fantastic year in the U.S. in 2024 on the strengths of its hybrid cars, the cracks are beginning to show…

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Nissan's Situation Gets Dire: '12 Or 14 Months To Survive'

As 2024 starts drawing to a close, it's more clear than ever that the business-as-usual era of the traditional auto industry is over.

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Hyundai Has a New CEO

Beginning on January 1, 2025, the Hyundai Motor Company will have a new CEO. Jose Munoz was appointed as the new head of the Korean automaker, succeeding current President and CEO Jaehoon Chang. Chang will be promoted to the Vice Chair of Hyundai Motor Group's automotive division.

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EV Stocks Plunge As Trump Plans To Kill Incentives

The news of the potential death of the consumer credits for electric vehicle sales is sending shockwaves across the U.S. auto industry. Share prices of EV makers, including Tesla, are plummeting, incumbent federal officials are ringing alarm bells and automakers are bracing for the incoming Trump administration with leadership changes…

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Hyundai is rapidly building its first US electric vehicle plant, with production on track for 2025

Construction of Hyundai's first U.S. plant dedicated to making electric vehicles is moving quickly

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