Murad Cars Co. | Hyundai
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 Murad Cars Co. | Hyundai facts

• It was founded by Chung Ju-yung in 1947 as a construction firm and Chung was directly in control of the company until his death in 2001
• Following the 1997 East Asian financial crisis and Chung's death, Hyundai underwent a major restructuring and break-up, which reduced the Hyundai Group's business to encompass only container shipping services, the manufacturing of elevators, and tourism
• Today, most companies bearing the name Hyundai are not legally connected to Hyundai Group
• They include Hyundai Motor Group, Hyundai Department Store Group, Hyundai Heavy Industries Group and Hyundai Development Company
• However, most of the former subsidiaries of the Hyundai conglomerate continue to be run by relatives of Chung
• If these companies were considered as forming a single broad family business, then it would remain the largest company in South Korea with enormous economic and political power in the country