The Hyundai Group in South Korea controls both Hyundai and Kia brands.
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Mr Roh's efforts while in office to redistribute wealth were reversed by his successor, Lee Myung-bak, a former boss of the Hyundai Group.
Kia's design boss Peter Schreyer has been named as the new chief designer for the wider Hyundai Motor Group.
But Tommy's most aggressive competitor is his brother, Bambang Trihatmodjo, owner of the Bimantara Citra group which assembles the Korean Hyundai.
Earlier this month, South Korea responded positively, but cautiously, to a joint agreement announced Monday between North Korea and the South's Hyundai Group to resume cross-border tourism, ease border controls and facilitate cross-border family reunions.
The South Korea-based Hyundai Group controls both brands.
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SEOUL, South Korea (CNN) -- As the chairwoman of South Korea's Hyundai group, Hyun Jeong-eun, faces business challenges few other executives can imagine.
The financial crisis that began in Asia in 1997 dealt a huge blow to the giant business group, or chaebol, to which Hyundai once belonged.
Although officially retired, Hyundai's Chung Ju Yung still exerts strong influence on the group's affairs and few of his managers will challenge his authority.
The chaebol ran into financial difficulties in the mid-1990s and was broken up into three companies in 2001: Hyundai Group, Hyundai Heavy Industries and Hyundai Motor.
The chaebol ran into financial difficulties in the mid-1990s during the Asian financial crisis and it was broken up into three companies in 2001: Hyundai Group, Hyundai Heavy Industries and Hyundai Motor.
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