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Hyundai Motor India on Friday said Unsoo Kim, who is currently with the parent company in South Korea, has been appointed as the new Managing Director effective January 1.

Unsoo Kim will replace Seon Seob Kim who will lead a global role at Hyundai Motor Company headquarters, Seoul, after his successful stint of three years in India, the company said in a statement.

SS Kim who served the company in India since November 2018, has taken a multi-pronged approaches during his tenure including Hyundai's mobility strategy in India like transformation from an automobile brand to a smart mobility solutions company.

He played a key role in positioning the company as a smart mobility solutions provider and bringing Internet-enabled connected cars and kick starting the electric mobility journey in India with the launch of Kona, all-electric SUV.

Some successful models like the compact SUV Venue, new Creta, new i20 and the grand i10 Nios were launched during SS Kim’s tenure in India.

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