Hyundai Motor Manufacturing Alabama (commonly called HMMA) is an

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factory in

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History

It was incorporated as a subsidiary of

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on April 12, 2002. Construction completed in June 2004, with the official start of production beginning in May 2005. The official grand opening ceremony on May 20, 2005, was attended by former

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and

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Chairman,

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. It employed approximately 3,000 workers in 2013. Hyundai announced that the initial investment in the plant as $1.1 billion but the current investment is $1.7 billion. In May 2011, HMMA announced a $173 million investment to increase the capacity of the engine assembly plant. In May 2018, HMMA announced an investment of $388 million to construct a plant dedicated to manufacturing engine heads and enhance existing operations to support production of existing models. In November 2019, HMMA announced the Santa Cruz compact utility vehicle would join the Santa Fe SUV and the Sonata and Elantra sedans, starting in 2021. Th
concept version
of the Santa Cruz was unveiled at the 2015 Detroit International Auto Show. A $410 million expansion will support the addition of the Santa Cruz pickup. Santa Cruz production at HMMA began in June 2021. In August 2021, HMMA celebrated the production of its five millionth vehicle. In April 2022, HMMA announced the Hyundai Santa Fe Hybrid and Genesis GV70 EV electric vehicle would be produced at HMMA. The Santa Fe Hybrid will begin production in October 2022 and the Electrified GV70 will roll off the assembly line in December 2022.

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, LLC, commonly referred to as "Genesis" (

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: ''Jenesiseu''), is the

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division of

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Operation

When it was built, the plant was expected to generate an additional 5,500 jobs and $500 million in investments from suppliers. Many of the suppliers were already in the region supplying the Mercedes,

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and

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plants in the state. The plant has capacity for 400,000 vehicles and 700,000 engines per year.

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operates the rail shipping yard. The success of the HMMA plant and the availability of local suppliers led Hyundai to invest over $1 billion in a new

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plant in

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. The West Point Kia plant is just over the Alabama state line, less than 85 miles away from the Montgomery plant. The two plants are directly linked by

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. Through the years some production has been shifted between the two plants. For example, Kia engines are made in the HMMA plant while some SUV production was moved from Hyundai to the West Point Kia plant. HMMA increased SUV production between 2012 and 2018.

Products

Vehicles

Hyundai Santa Fe The Hyundai Santa Fe () is an automobile nameplate used by the South Korean manufacturer Hyundai since 2000, specifically for a series of crossover SUVs. It is named after the city of Santa Fe, New Mexico, and was introduced for the 2001 model ...

- MY2007 to MY2010 / 2016 to present *

Hyundai Tucson The Hyundai Tucson (; ) is a compact crossover SUV produced by the South Korean manufacturer Hyundai. It is named after the city of Tucson, Arizona, U.S. The second-generation model was marketed as the Hyundai ix35 in several markets, includ ...

- MY2022 to present *

Hyundai Santa Cruz The Hyundai Santa Cruz is a four-door compact pickup truck manufactured and marketed by Hyundai. Released in 2021 for the 2022 model year, the Santa Cruz is the first four-door pickup truck sold by Hyundai in the North American market. The v ...

- MY2022 to present * Genesis Electrified GV70 - MY2023 to present

Engines

Hyundai Theta engine The Hyundai Theta is a gasoline four-cylinder automobile engine family. The third all-aluminum engine of Hyundai Motor Company debuted in the fourth-generation Hyundai Sonata sedan (codenamed NF), which was unveiled in August 2004 in South Korea. ...

(Theta II engine) *

Hyundai Nu engine The Hyundai Nu engine was introduced in the 2011 Hyundai Elantra to replace the previous Beta engines. It was designed to fill the gap between the new Gamma 1.6L and the 2.0L Theta II. NU MPi 1.8L (G4NB) The Nu features a bore x stroke of ...

Hyundai Smartstream engine The Hyundai Smartstream is a Petrol engine, gasoline and Diesel engine, diesel automobile engine branding used by Hyundai since 2018. An all-aluminum engine of Hyundai Motor Company debuted in the third-generation Hyundai i30 hatchback (codenamed ...

( G1.6 T-GDi, G2.0 Atkinson, G2.5 GDi & G2.5 T-GDi)

Former products

Hyundai Sonata The Hyundai Sonata () is a mid-size car that has been manufactured by Hyundai since 1985. The first generation Sonata, which was introduced in 1985, was a facelifted version of the Hyundai Stellar with an engine upgrade, and was withdrawn fr ...

- MY2006 to MY2022 *

Hyundai Elantra The Hyundai Elantra (), also known as the Hyundai Avante (), is a compact car produced by the South Korean manufacturer Hyundai since 1990. The Elantra was initially marketed as the ''Lantra'' in Australia and some European markets. In Austra ...

- MY2011 to MY2023 *

Hyundai Lambda engine The Hyundai Lambda engine family is the company's all-aluminium V6 engine manufactured since 2005. It is currently manufactured at Hyundai's plant in Asan, South Korea. It used to be manufactured at HMMA plant in Montgomery, Alabama, United S ...

(until March 2011)

Controversies

In July 2022,

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reported that SMART, a nearby Hyundai subsidiary that supplies parts to the Montgomery factory, had hired underage workers as young as 12 years old to work in one of its metal stamping plants. In response, Hyundai said it "does not tolerate illegal employment practices at any Hyundai entity." State and federal laws limit minors younger than 18 from working in metal stamping and pressing jobs near dangerous machinery.

References

External links

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