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Hyundai Motor Company has publicly stated the very lofty goal of becoming one of the top five auto manufacturers in the world by the year 2010. However, with the quality their vehicles possess and the brand power the company is gaining, they might just be on their way to fulfilling it.

Korean businessman Chung Ju-yung founded Hyundai in 1974 as a construction company, but eventually it split up into several different undertakings. Hyundai means "modernity" in Korean, and the brand is certainly living up to that description.

With a varying selection of compact cars, Hyundai is capturing the economy vehicle market. Their vehicles are safe, fuel efficient, attractive and reasonably priced, appealing to a wide spectrum of customers.

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