Hyundai Motor America

Last month was National Safety Month, so we’re spotlighting Jessica Petty, Hyundai North America's Senior Manager, Emerging Issue Investigations! Jessica is a graduate of Cornell University who chose to work in the automotive industry because she loves driving cars and wanted to be able to easily describe and share her work with her kids. Jessica lives in sunny Huntington Beach, CA with her husband, her kids, and occasionally her neighbor's cat. She is most proud of her current team – one of the groups of engineers that look for data trends to evaluate possible safety hazards and work with the other safety teams to further understand the issues. When she isn’t working, she enjoys riding bikes and silly dancing to 90’s pop music with her family.   Hyundai takes every safety concern seriously, and we have implemented a system where employees and affiliates can speak freely about possible safety problems. Jessica has been an intricate part of designing an internal program for investigating those safety issues.   The best career advice Jessica has received? "You don't know how to do this now, but you can figure it out." We hear that!   Thank you, Jessica, for all you do!

Despite some industry challenges, our dealers remained committed and persevered by achieving a 2.2% increase in total sales for Q2, resulting in a 1.2% increase for the first half of the year! IONIQ 5, Tucson, Santa Fe HEV, and Palisade drove the quarter contributing to SUVs representing 75% of the retail mix. 👏 Press release: https://lnkd.in/gSK7M65x  

The J.D. Power 2024 U.S. Initial Quality Study ranked the Santa Cruz as America’s Best Midsize Pickup in initial quality! But wait, there's more - the Elantra and Tucson secured third place in their competitive segments AND we surged seven spots to clinch third place among mass-market brands overall! 👏   "This trophy underscores Hyundai’s commitment to delivering vehicles of the highest quality. The Santa Cruz not only offers innovative design and versatility, but it also exemplifies our meticulous attention to detail, advanced engineering, and rigorous quality control. We are dedicated to continuously enhancing the quality of our vehicles and ensuring that our customers are always satisfied.” - Omar Rivera   Press Release: https://lnkd.in/gwYSj4wx

Truer words have never been spoken: "Everything I’ve driven since has left me wishing I was driving the Hyundai. All I can think of is how much better every single drive would be if I was in an IONIQ 5 N."    Learn about the lasting impression our IONIQ 5 N left on Jalopnik writer, Collin Woodard https://lnkd.in/efywfmS5

We raced to the clouds and emerged victorious! Hyundai captured 1st, 2nd, and 3rd in the Exhibition Division at the Pikes Peak International Hill Climb. Dani Sordo (9:30.822 ) and Randy Pobst (09:55:551) set new records in the class with their modified Time-Attack models, developed by Bryan Herta Autosport. Rounding out third in our production IONIQ 5 N is Ron Zaras with a time of 10:49:267. Congratulations to our drivers and teams! 🏆

Flashing back to 1916, the first Pikes Peak International Hill Climb was held, with the race winner finishing the climb in 20.55.600. Fast forward to 2024 and we're looking to conquer the mountain, only this time – a lot faster. Let's meet our drivers in this year’s Race to the Clouds. Ron Zaras, you may know him from his 14 years working with Ken Block and Hoonigan or his rally driving. And now, he’s making his Pikes Peak debut in the Hyundai IONIQ 5 N production car with the production electric SUV/Crossover record in his sights. Joining him in 2 specially equipped IONIQ 5 N TA (Time Attack) Spec Hyundais are Spanish World Rally Champion, Dani Sordo and the 2021 Pikes Peak International Hill Climb winner,  2-time 24 Hours of Daytona winner Randy Pobst.  1993 record holder and 6-time PPIHC winner, Paul Dallenbach, won't be driving this weekend as scheduled, but he will be in attendance and supporting all of our Hyundai drivers.  Best of luck to our drivers! 🏁

With two decades of experience at Hyundai, new Hyundai Motor Manufacturing Alabama, LLC CEO Chris Susock leads the facilitation, organizational and manufacturing process at our plant with more than 4,000 employees making HMMA one of the largest employers in the central Alabama region! He sees his role as being a problem solver, not just in meeting production schedules, but also in the lives of workers. Full article: https://lnkd.in/g8bAUUWp

Our CEO, Randy Parker, was recently on Great Leadership with Jacob Morgan podcast where they explored the realities & challenges of leadership, the importance of coaching & hard work, and future-proof strategies. Stream it here: https://lnkd.in/gBs5Ke8x

This Hyundai Sunday is extra special – it’s Father’s Day! We wanted to recognize the amazing dads and father figures within our Hyundai family. Your dedication to both work and family is inspiring. Thank you for all that you do!    And now, a fitting Hyundai dad joke: What is the Hyundai IONIQ’s favorite dance move? 🕺   ….the electric slide! ⚡   Drop a comment with your favorite dad joke!