Hyundai Motor Company and Kia Hold '2022 R&D Partner Tech Day'

Strengthening Partner Companies' R&D Capabilities and Promoting Mutual Growth

President Park Jung-guk, Head of Hyundai Motor Company and Kia Research and Development Division (center), is participating in the '2022 R&D Partner Tech Day' on the 12th, examining the best new technology exhibition.

[Asia Economy Reporter Kiho Sung] Hyundai Motor Company and Kia are taking the lead in fostering the technological growth and competitiveness of their partners to secure global research and development competitiveness.

On the 13th, Hyundai Motor Company and Kia announced that they held the ‘2022 R&D Partner Tech Day’ the previous day at Rolling Hills Hotel, attended by Park Jung-guk, President of the R&D Headquarters, research institute officials, Oh Won-seok, Chairman of the Hyundai Motor Company and Kia Partners Association, and representatives from four outstanding partner companies.

The ‘R&D Partner Tech Day’ is an event implemented by Hyundai Motor Company and Kia to strengthen research and development capabilities through awards and technology exchanges for excellent new technologies of partner companies, and to promote mutual growth based on cooperation. It has been held a total of 17 times up to this year.

This event was conducted with minimized on-site participation and simultaneous online broadcasting in consideration of the COVID-19 situation. In addition, a new technology video exhibition was held to provide a place for communication and cooperation between partner companies and Hyundai Motor Company and Kia employees.

Hyundai Motor Company and Kia selected and awarded outstanding partner companies possessing technologies with significant R&D achievements in four sectors: ▲ Electronics ▲ Chassis ▲ Body ▲ Electrification, and among them, the technology with the greatest contribution was selected as the grand prize winner.

The grand prize was awarded to ‘Kyungshin Electronics’ in the Electronics sector for the technology ‘Redundant Power Supply Controller for Autonomous Driving System Response.’

The excellence awards were given to ▲ ‘Duwon Air Conditioning’ in the Chassis sector for the technology ‘Modularization of Coolant and Refrigerant System Components,’ ▲ ‘Sungwoo Hitech’ in the Body sector for the technology ‘Integrated Body/Battery Underbody Structure,’ and ▲ ‘Eaton Industries’ in the Electrification sector for the technology ‘High-Voltage Battery Pack for Electric Vehicles.’

A total of 32 partner companies, including the award-winning companies, participated in the new technology video exhibition, introducing 60 cases of research and development and sharing cooperation plans to secure global research and development competitiveness through mutual growth.

Park Jung-guk, President of Hyundai Motor Company and Kia R&D Headquarters, said, “We express our gratitude to our partners who have worked hard to develop new technologies and ensure quality despite the difficult internal and external management environment,” and added, “To secure global research and development competitiveness in the future automotive market, we will strive for continuous technology exchange for the technological independence and mutual growth of our partners.”

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