2024.01.19
Hyundai, Kia take nine honors at U.S. Good Design Awards
BY SARAH CHEA, Korea JoongAng Daily - Hyundai Motor and Kia took nine prizes at the United States' 2023 Good Design Awards, highlighting their design competitiveness in the global auto scene.
The Korean
automakers received awards in the categories of transportation and interactive
media; Hyundai took six, Kia took two and Hyundai subsidiary Genesis took one.
The Ioniq 6 drew
attention for its sleek exterior and stylish interior design, while Grandeur
was recognized for its futuristic exterior styling and interior that maximizes
comfort and luxury, according to Hyundai.
The N Vision 74,
Hyundai's first hydrogen-powered sports car, achieved a “grand slam,” in
Hyundai's words, with its recent victory. It has now won all four major design
awards, including honors from the iF Product Design Awards, the International
Design Excellence Awards and the Red Dot Design Awards.
The Good Design
Awards, which were founded in 1950, evaluate products for innovative design,
new technologies, function, energy efficiency and sensitivity to the
environment.
The selection is
done jointly between the Chicago Athenaeum Museum of Architecture and Design
and the European Centre for Architecture, Art, Design and Urban Studies in
Europe.
Hyundai also won
awards in the Interactive Media category for its ‘Seon,’ connected car
Navigation Cockpit infotainment system, and the ‘Hyundai Sans UI,’ its
mobility-exclusive font.
Kia's EV9 and the
company's car infotainment system, named Ki, were honored in the same category.
Genesis also won an
award in the transportation category for its Genesis X Convertible concept.