Korea Hyundai Group (Hyundai) is one of the top 500 companies in the world and a major Korean conglomerate. The group is involved in dozens of industries including automobile, construction, shipbuilding, finance, electronics industry, and trading. The Hyundai Group was founded in 1940 by its founder, Jung Cho-young, as a car repair factory. The Hyundai Motor Group is the largest automotive company in Korea.