Chairman Chung Eui-sun said, "Innovation comes from competition... "Atlas will produce 30,000 units a year in 2030."

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Hyundai Motor Group participated in the "2026 Semapo World Economy" to be held at the Conrad Hotel in Washington, DC from the 13th to the 17th local time to solidify its future mobility leadership.

The event is a large-scale economic conference where CEOs and global leaders of the world's 500 largest companies gather, and Hyundai Motor Group shares the group's vision and strategy with key executives such as Chairman Chung Eui-sun and Vice Chairman Jang Jae-hoon attending.In an interview with Semafo, Chairman Chung Eui-sun expressed his willingness to welcome competition, saying that competition in the changing environment is a factor that stimulates innovation, while emphasizing that he will secure a differentiated competitive advantage that combines regional agility based on flexibility and resilience in response to the segmentation of the global market.

In particular, robotics and physical AI are key drivers of the evolution beyond mobility, and will be Boston in manufacturing facilities by 2028It deployed Inamix's humanoid robot "Atlas" and presented a specific roadmap to produce up to 30,000 units per year by 2030.Chung also noted that hydrogen will lead a sustainable future by providing hydrogen-electric vehicles and EVs complementarily based on the belief that it will be a key solution to energy security and global clean energy transition.

To accelerate this future business transformation, Hyundai Motor Group plans to invest about 9 trillion won on about 1.124 million square meters of land in Saemangeum in Korea to build a value chain for future new businesses that encompasses robot manufacturing clusters, water electrolysis plants, AI data centers and 1GW solar power generation.On the second day of the event, President Jose Muñoz will participate as a speaker of the Future Mobility Track Session to introduce a multi-powertrain strategy that responds to oil price volatility and geopolitical uncertainty and lead the discussion on mobility innovation.

On the other hand, Genesis Brand will create a dedicated lounge as a partnership sponsor of the conference to provide Korea's hospitality culture and luxury experience and strengthen its status as a global brand. Genesis plans to continue to expand its partnership with Semafo to increase its influence in the field of global policy discussions by holding four official events in the second half of this year.

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