Hyundai Motor Group Celebrates 20 Years of Driving Innovation at the Hyundai California Proving Ground AUTOJUNCTION

Situated in the middle of the Mojave Desert, the HATCI CPG is a 4,500-acre facility that serves as the center for Hyundai Motor, Kia, and Genesis vehicle evaluation operations in North America. The grounds include a 6.4-mile oval track, 2-million square-foot Vehicle Dynamics Area (VDA), 2.75-mile winding road track, a 3.3-mile hill road, off-road evaluation loops, and various specially surfaced roads exactingly constructed to replicate U.S. highways.

Team members at the facility perform full vehicle evaluation, durability, and development testing. Vehicle development operations include activities ranging from ride and handling evaluations to Noise, Vibration, and Harshness (NVH) tests and Heat Protection assessments. The CPG also features three fully equipped garages and a material-weathering facility to accelerate and assess UV degradation.

The CPG is one of many HATCI facilities in the United States dedicated to design, technology and engineering of Hyundai Motor Group (HMG) vehicles. HATCI supports new model development for HMG’s North American operations and global programs from dedicated engineering facilities and support staff at affiliate sites located throughout the United States, including:

• HATCI HQ (Superior Township, MI) - 220,000-square-foot state-of-the-art engineering and technology center
• Chino Lab (Chino, CA) - specialized research facility focused on powertrain performance tuning, with a special emphasis on eco vehicle applications.
• Hyundai America Design & Engineering Center (Irvine, CA) – 90,000 square-foot, design and technical center fitted with the world’s most advanced visualization, graphics and clay modeling technologies.
• North America Quality Center – NAQC (Chino, CA) – center dedicated to quality activities spanning from early prototype, benchmarking activities and pre-production durability.
• CRADLE (Silicon Valley, CA) – home to acceleration programs and next-generation technologies including mobility, electrification, connectivity, and robotics.

Hyundai Motor Group supports more than 570,000 jobs in the United States and has invested over $20.5 billion in the country since 2002.

Hyundai America Technical Center, Inc.
As one of Hyundai Motor Group’s (HMG) global centers focused on research and development (R&D), Hyundai America Technical Center, Inc. (HATCI) was established in 1986 in Ann Arbor, Michigan. HATCI is HMG’s design, technology, and engineering division for North America. As HMG solidified its position as the third globally in sales volume, HATCI has grown to include a strong network of engineering disciplines and increased business-focused activities to support North America’s Voice of the Customer.

About Hyundai Motor Group
Hyundai Motor Group is a global enterprise that has created a value chain based on mobility, steel, and construction, as well as logistics, finance, IT, and service. With about 250,000 employees worldwide, the Group’s mobility brands include Hyundai, Kia, and Genesis. Armed with creative thinking, cooperative communication, and the will to take on any challenges, we strive to create a better future for all.