Hyundai Motor to Boost Hydrogen Bus Distribution with Multilateral MOU

Accelerating Adoption of Hydrogen Buses in the Metropolitan Area through Expansion of Charging Infrastructure
Securing Partnerships with Three Major Domestic Transportation Companies

Hyundai Motor Company is expanding the supply of hydrogen buses in cooperation with major domestic transportation companies, hydrogen charging station operators, and relevant organizations.

From the left, Seungwon Park, Managing Director of Hyundai Motor Business Innovation Division; Gyeyoung Hwang, Chairman of Korea Automobile Environmental Association; Sungho Song, CEO of Hinet; Jaeho Shin, Chairman of Sunjin Group; Hongje Park, Vice Chairman of Sunjin Group; Junggu Kang, Chairman of Korea Natural Gas Hydrogen Refueling Association; and Ryeonwoo Kim, Managing Director of Hyundai Motor Incheon Regional Headquarters are posing for a commemorative photo. Hyundai Motor

On the previous day, Hyundai Motor announced on September 16, 2026, that it had signed a "Multilateral Memorandum of Understanding (MOU) for Expanding the Distribution of Hydrogen Mobility Based on Charging Infrastructure Innovation" with Sunkin Group, Hynet, the Korea Automobile Environment Association, and the Korea Natural Gas Hydrogen Charging Association at the UX Studio Seoul, located in the Hyundai Motor Gangnam-daero office building.

Key participants in the signing ceremony included Seungwon Park, Executive Director of Hyundai Motor Business Innovation Division, Jaeho Shin, Chairman of Sunkin Group, Hongje Park, Vice Chairman of Sunkin Group, Sungho Song, CEO of Hynet, Gyeyoung Hwang, Chairman of the Korea Automobile Environment Association, and Junggu Kang, Chairman of the Korea Natural Gas Hydrogen Charging Association.

This agreement aims to deploy hydrogen buses in advance on major metropolitan routes operated by Sunkin Group, and to support this, to expand the construction of charging infrastructure.

Sunkin Group is a major bus transportation group operating about 1,700 buses through 17 bus companies in the Seoul metropolitan and Honam regions. As part of this collaboration, Sunkin Group and its affiliates will promote the conversion of existing CNG charging stations in their bus garages located in Gimpo and Paju into hydrogen charging stations. In addition, the group plans to introduce a total of 480 hydrogen buses in phases by 2032.

Hynet will be responsible for establishing and operating large-capacity hydrogen charging stations on the designated bus garage sites, while the Korea Automobile Environment Association and the Korea Natural Gas Hydrogen Charging Association will respectively support the construction and activation of hydrogen charging infrastructure and the dissemination of innovative charging infrastructure models.

Hyundai Motor Company plans to provide hydrogen buses to Sunkin Group in a timely manner and support specialized maintenance training for hydrogen buses, thereby contributing to the creation of a stable operational environment.

Previously, Hyundai Motor signed hydrogen bus transition agreements with major transportation groups such as KD Transportation Group and K1 Mobility. By signing this business agreement with Sunkin Group, Hyundai Motor aims to actively lead the shift to hydrogen mobility in metropolitan public transportation.

A representative from Hyundai Motor commented, "Hyundai Motor is taking the lead in strengthening charging infrastructure by supporting the entire process from identifying optimal locations to matching with specialized construction companies for transportation firms and local governments in need of hydrogen charging stations. Moving forward, we will continue to lead the expansion of the hydrogen mobility ecosystem based on effective multilateral cooperation models."

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