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Hyundai Motor Group expands energy-saving measures across affiliates

Published: 29 Mar. 2026, 15:57 Updated: 29 Mar. 2026, 19:11

CHO YONG-JUN
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A Genesis sedan enters the Hyundai Motor Group headquarters in Seocho District, southern Seoul, after the automaker imposed a five-day vehicle rotation system. [HYUNDAI MOTOR GROUP]

Hyundai Motor Group is expanding its energy-saving measures across its affiliates amid ongoing tensions in the Middle East.

The auto giant is expanding its five-day vehicle rotation system, which was previously imposed on Hyundai Motor and Kia headquarters, to all Hyundai Motor Group affiliates. The company will also increase the number of commuter shuttle services to discourage the use of personal vehicles.

Hyundai Motor Group’s measure on Sunday comes amid continued conflict in the Middle East, which is affecting global supply chains, and rising fuel prices.

The company will also implement a new AI-based system that cuts off power and lighting in unused spaces like corridors, parking lots and empty rooms, based on feeds from closed-circuit cameras and motion sensors. Heating, cooling and computer power usage will also be regulated.

Hyundai Motor Group will also be minimizing business trips within Korea, replacing them with online meetings to reduce car usage. When business trips are unavoidable, electric and hydrogen fuel cell vehicles will be prioritized.

The firm will focus on improving the efficiency of various machines and upgrading its aging facilities, including expanded inspections for electrical or oil leaks on site.

Logistics affiliate Hyundai Glovis will optimize maritime routes and reduce vessel speeds to conserve fuel.

As part of long-term measures, Hyundai Motor Group will also install solar panels on its production sites, parking lots and car maintenance shops to improve its energy storage system. The firm will also expand its power purchase agreement, which allows Hyundai to purchase renewable energy at a fixed price.

The automaker will gradually replace its commuter buses with hydrogen fuel-cell buses.

“We have established practical energy-saving measures to help overcome the national energy crisis, and we plan to actively implement the plans across all our affiliates,” Hyundai Motor Group said in a press release Sunday. “Both the company and our employees will work together to participate in the government’s energy conservation policies.”

BY CHO YONG-JUN [[email protected]]