KMHGenesis and Hyundai passenger cars

Held by Hyundai Motor Co · registered in South Korea

WMI KMH names 28 models, more than any of the other three WMIs that decode Genesis. Its rules place assembly in four countries. The same rules start at model year 1986 and have no end year. Its rules name 53 percent of the 53 models found under all 7 codes of Hyundai Motor.

Models in the decoding rules, by model year

  1. Excel1986–1994
  2. Pony1986–1989
  3. Stellar1986–1989
  4. Sonata1989–2027
  5. Scoupe1991–1995
  6. Elantra1992–2027
  7. Accent1995–2018
  8. Tiburon1997–2008
  9. Santa Fe2001–2007
  10. XG3002001
  11. XG3502002–2005
  12. Tucson2005–2007
  13. Azera2006–2018
  14. Veracruz2007
  15. Genesis2009–2016
  16. Elantra Touring2010
  17. Genesis Coupe2010–2016
  18. Equus2011–2016
  19. Veloster2012–2021
  20. Elantra GT2017–2020
  21. G802017–2019
  22. G902017–2019
  23. Ioniq2017–2022
  24. Veloster N2019–2022
  25. Venue2020–2027
  26. Elantra N2022–2027
  27. Ioniq 62023–2026
  28. Ioniq 6 N2026–2027

Where the rules place assembly

Plant countriesSouth Korea, United States, Canada, Mexico

Plant locations namedUlsan; Asan; Bromont; Montgomery; Tijuana

Bodies and power

Body classesSedan, Hatchback, Coupe, Wagon, SUV

Primary fuelsGasoline, Electric, Diesel, Liquefied Petroleum Gas (propane or LPG), Flexible Fuel Vehicle (FFV)

Electrified versionsBattery electric, Hybrid, Mild hybrid, Plug-in hybrid

Compared with the closest code, 5NP

5NP is held by Hyundai-Kia America Technical Center Inc (HATCI). Measured by the overlap of the two model lists, it is the code closest to KMH.

Models in both8

Only under KMHExcel, Pony, Stellar, Scoupe, XG300, XG350, Genesis, Elantra Touring, Genesis Coupe, Equus, Veloster, Elantra GT, G80, G90, Ioniq, Veloster N, Venue, Elantra N, Ioniq 6, Ioniq 6 N

Model yearsKMH: 1986–open · 5NP: 2006–2023

Plant countries only for KMHCanada, Mexico

Other codes held by Hyundai Motor

CodeVehicle typeMakesModel yearsModels
KMTpassenger carsGenesis2019–open3
KPHpassenger carsMitsubishi1988–19941
KM8multipurpose passenger vehiclesHyundai2001–open17
KMFtrucksHMC1999–200310
KMUmultipurpose passenger vehiclesGenesis, HMC, Hyundai2021–open4
KMEtrucksHyundai2023–open1

All 7 codes of Hyundai Motor

Genesis under other holders

Models named in each code's rules

  1. 5NM Hyundai Motor Manufacturing Alabama LLC (HMMA)United States10

Source: NHTSA vPIC, October 2026 release (database updated October 17, 2026). How the figures are counted: How the catalog is read.