Hyundai Motor America 10550 Talbert Ave, Fountain Valley, CA 92708 MEDIA WEBSITE: HyundaiNews.com CORPORATE WEBSITE: HyundaiUSA.com FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE HYUNDAI SPONSORS 2­TIME GRAND PRIX OF FIGURE SKATING FINAL WINNER Meeyoung Song Product Public Relations Manager +82+2­3464­2156 [email protected] ID: 31385 Hyundai to become official sponsor of figure skater & national sports hero Yuna Kim until 2010 Hyundai seeks to nurture nation’s athletes, promote winter sports SEOUL, Korea, Dec. 15, 2008 ­ Hyundai Motor Company, one of the world’s biggest sponsors of football, announced that it will officially sponsor Yuna Kim, a two­time Grand Prix of Figure Skating Final winner and national sports hero in Korea, to nurture the country’s winter sports and boost brand awareness. Hyundai Motor announced today at a press conference that the automaker will sponsor Kim for two years, until December 2010. The press conference today was attended by Kim, 18, Hyundai Motor’s Vice Chairman James Choi and about 100 media members, at Hyundai’s headquarters in Seoul. “Hyundai is proud and delighted to sponsor Yuna, who is giving Korean people great joy and hope,” said Mr. Choi. “We know she has worked hard to be where she is and we wish her all the best in next year’s competitions.” Kim is scheduled to participate in the,and thein the coming year. Hyundai decided to sponsor her to help the skater perform her best at these world competitions. The sponsoring of Kim, whose rise to one of the world’s leading figure skaters in a country where winter sports is severely underdeveloped, fits with the image of Hyundai, which has also risen rapidly in global rankings for safety and quality to become a world­class automaker. “I always envied foreign skaters around my age who received many corporate sponsors,” said Kim. “I’m very proud to receive this sponsorship from Hyundai Motor and promise to work very hard to become the world’s best figure skater and to be known worldwide, like Hyundai.” Hyundai Motor will participate in Kim’s competitions as a sponsor and also organize cheering squads and events. The company also provided one of its new rear­wheel drive luxury sedan, Genesis, for her convenience during the Grand Prix of Figure Skating Final held between Dec. 11­14 in Goyang City, northwest of Seoul. Kim achieved second place in the event, raising South Korea’s status once more in the world of figure skating. Established in 1967, Hyundai Motor Co. has grown into the Hyundai­Kia Automotive Group which was ranked as the world’s fifth­ largest automaker in 2007 and includes over two dozen auto­related subsidiaries and affiliates. Employing over 75,000 people worldwide, Hyundai Motor posted sales of US$74.9 billion in 2007 on a consolidated­basis and US$32.8 billion on a non­ consolidated basis (using the average currency exchange of 929 won per US dollar). Hyundai vehicles are sold in 193 countries through some 6,000 dealerships and showrooms. Further information about Hyundai Motor Co. and its products is available at http://www.hyundai­motor.com ###.