Hyundai Motor heir takes over from father

uture scope: Hyundai Motors’ headquarters in Seoul. New group chairman Euisun has identified autonomous driving, electrification, hydrogen fuel cell, robotics and urban air mobility – industry jargon for flying cars – as his initiatives for the future. — AFP

SEOUL: Hyundai Motor Group appointed Euisun Chung as group chairman yesterday, cementing his succession from his octogenarian father in a move likely to give impetus to the world’s fifth-largest automaker’s push into electric vehicles (EVs) and flying cars.

In the first generational handover at the South Korean automobile giant in 20 years, Euisun, 49, said he hoped to lead change at South Korea’s second-biggest conglomerate as it battles to stay ahead of the pack in a time of rapid technological innovation in the global auto industry.