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, established at the end of 1994, as a joint venture between the

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of South Korea and the

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of Turkey. It is operating a manufacturing plant located in

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, Turkey that was opened in September 1997 and produces Hyundai automobiles and commercial vehicles.

Overview

The company was established at the end of 1994, as a 50–50% joint venture between the South Korean manufacturer and the

of Turkey, with the goal of opening a new manufacturing facility in

, after the Hyundai brand's introduction to the country in 1990. The ground breaking ceremony of the factory was held on 25 September 1995. It was completed and started mass production in July 1997, with the official opening ceremony being held on 20 September 1997. The factory covers 108,000 m² of the 233,000 m² total area and has an annual production capacity of 210,000 units (increased in 2013 from an initial of 125,000 units, with a US$609 million investment), the company being the fifth largest automaker in Turkey. The total first stage investment was US$180 million. The first two models produced were the

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and the

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, the Starex being added to the line-up in 2002, the

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in 2007, and the i20 in 2010. On 15 July 2014, the company produced its one millionth vehicle. Korean car parts companies like Hyundai mobis, Assan hanil and Assan posco stainless mill have plant near Hyundai Assan turkey factory

Current models in production

Hyundai i20 The Hyundai i20 is a supermini hatchback produced by Hyundai since 2008. The i20 made its debut at the Paris Motor Show in October 2008, and sits between the i10 and i30. The i20 replaces the Getz in nearly all of its markets, while several m ...

(2010–present) *

Hyundai i10 The Hyundai i10 is a city car produced by the South Korean manufacturer Hyundai since 2007. It replaced the Hyundai Atos in the model line-up, and was initially available only as a five-door hatchback body style. The third generation i10 was unve ...

(2013–present) * Hyundai Bayon (2021–present)

Former models in production

(1997–2012) *

Hyundai Grace The is a range of vans and pickup trucks designed and built by the Japanese automaker Mitsubishi Motors since 1968. It was originally based on a cabover van and pickup truck introduced the previous year, also called the Delica, its name a contr ...

(1997–2006) *

Hyundai Starex The Hyundai Starex is a van built by Hyundai. First-generation models were known in Europe as the Hyundai H-1 and as the Hyundai H200 in the Netherlands. For the second generation, Australian and UK market models are sold as the Hyundai iLoad (car ...

(2002–2007) *

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(2007–2010)

References

External links

Official website
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Overview

Current models in production

Former models in production

See also

References

External links