Hyundai-Kia donates US$100,000 to Indonesia earthquake relief

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Hyundai-Kia Automotive Group donates US$100,000 to aid victims of Indonesia
earthquake

-         Korea's largest automotive group aims to help quicken recovery
effort

 

(SEOUL) June 7, 2006 -- The Hyundai-Kia Automotive Group, Korea's largest
automobile manufacturing group, announced today that it has donated
US$100,000 to support relief efforts for victims of the catastrophic
earthquake that hit Indonesia on May 27, 2006. 

 

Kia Motors Corporation and Hyundai Motor Company donated US$40,000 and
$60,000, respectively, to the relief effort at a ceremony held yesterday at
the Indonesia Ministry of Social Affairs. 

 

Kia Motors Senior Executive Vice President and COO Jung-Moon Park said, "Our
sincere thoughts and prayers go out to all of those affected by the recent
tragedy in Indonesia. We hope that our assistance will help speed up the
ongoing relief efforts and make a difference in the lives of as many
Indonesians as possible."

 

In the past, Hyundai-Kia Automotive Group has been an active participant in
providing emergency assistance to various disaster relief efforts around the
world in the form of funds, ambulances, relief goods and other aid. The
Group donated $200,000 to the Philippine government following the
devastating landslide in February of this year.

 

The Group also donated US$534,000 to India and US$150,000 each to the
authorities in Indonesia, Malaysia, Thailand, and Sri Lanka following the
tsunami that hit Southeast Asia in December 2004. It also provided
US$370,000 worth of free vehicle repairs and parts supply to the affected
nations, while 5,000 local Hyundai-Kia Automotive Group employees and
dealers joined in the relief effort. 

 

Furthermore, the company provided support for victims of the Iran and
Algeria earthquakes in 2003 as well as the Pakistan earthquake in 2005.

 

Photo caption: Indonesian Minister for Social Affairs Bachtiar Chamsyah
(center) accepts a US$100,000 donation from President of Kia Motors Asia and
Pacific Regional Headquarters Jae-Ho Moon (second from left) and President
of Hyundai Motor Asia Regional Headquarters Il-Sung Seo (second from right)
at a ceremony held June 6, 2006 at the Ministry of Social Affairs in
Jakarta.

 

Kia Motors Corporation (
<http://autoway.kia.co.kr/exchweb/bin/redir.asp?URL=http://www.kiamotors.com
/> www.kiamotors.com or www.kia.com <http://www.kia.com/> ) -- one of the
fastest growing automakers in the world -- was founded in 1944 and is
Korea's oldest manufacturer of motor vehicles. As part of the Hyundai-Kia
Automotive Group, Kia aims to become one of the world's premier automotive
brands. Kia's 12 manufacturing and assembly operations in 7 countries
produce more than 1.1 million vehicles a year that are sold and serviced
through a network of distributors and dealers covering 160 countries. Kia
today has over 32,500 employees and annual revenues of almost $16 billion.
It is the major sponsor of the Australian Tennis Open and an official
worldwide sponsor of the Davis Cup. From 2007 to 2014, Kia will be an
official automotive partner of FIFA -- the governing body of the FIFA World
Cup. Kia Motors Corporation's brand slogan -- "The Power to Surprise" --
represents the company's global commitment to surpassing customer
expectations through continuous automotive innovation.

 

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