Hyundai Mobis Builds Electrification Research Building in Uiwang

Conducting tests, performance evaluations, and quality analysis
Dual operation with existing Mabuk Research Institute

Hyundai Mobis has established a new electrification research building to shift its business focus toward electrification. The company announced on the 5th that it has created the "Electrification Research Building" within the Hyundai Motor Group Uiwang Research Center located in Uiwang, Gyeonggi Province, and held an opening ceremony. Lee Gyu-seok, the newly appointed president of Hyundai Mobis, attended the ceremony.

The research building spans approximately 71,405㎡ (21,600 pyeong) and consists of a total of nine floors, from four basement levels to five above ground. It serves as a comprehensive research center for the development of core electrification components, including research and development, testing and performance evaluation, and quality analysis. The facility comprises the main research building as well as auxiliary buildings for testing and quality analysis.

Hyundai Mobis Electrification Research Building
[Photo by Hyundai Mobis]

Hyundai Mobis operates with a dual structure between the existing Mabuk Research Center in Yongin, Gyeonggi, and the Uiwang Research Center. Mabuk focuses on autonomous driving, connectivity (wireless network functions available in vehicles), and chassis safety research. In Uiwang, the operation specializes in the development of electrification component technologies and testing and performance evaluation. Based on this, the Seosan Driving Test Center is also operated separately to evaluate performance by applying technologies to actual vehicles.

At CES 2023 this year, Hyundai Mobis announced a strategy to become a parts supplier providing software-centered integrated solutions. Electrification is a core business that concretizes this strategy, and the opening of the electrification research building is part of this plan. Based on the establishment of this research building, the company plans to continuously expand its specialized research personnel. It will actively respond to the expansion of the electrification market by developing core electrification components such as Battery System Assembly (BSA), drive systems, and power conversion systems. Cumulative electrification sales through the third quarter of this year reached 9.7491 trillion KRW, surpassing last year's total electrification sales.

In his opening remarks at the ceremony, President Lee emphasized, “The electrification research building is a strategic hub for next-generation electrification technologies equipped with an optimal research environment,” and added, “We will focus our core competencies around specialized research personnel to utilize it as an innovation base in the electrification field.”

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