Hyundai Motor Company — Ethics Grade C+

Hyundai Motor Company receives an overall ethics grade of C+ (58/100) on CancelCo's corporate accountability database. Sector: Automotive. Market cap: Large Cap.

Category scores

• labor: 40
• privacy: 70
• consumer: 45
• environment: 65
• humanRights: 35

Documented incidents (3)

• US Supplier Child Labor (high, 2022) — Underage workers, some as young as 12, were found working at a Hyundai-owned subsidiary and other suppliers in Alabama.
• Security Design Flaw (medium, 2023) — Faced massive lawsuits and city actions after failing to install immobilizers in millions of cars, leading to a surge in thefts popularized on social media.
• Engine Fire Recalls (high, 2020) — Paid record fines to US regulators for delaying the recall of vehicles equipped with engines prone to seizing and catching fire.

Documented good deeds

• Hydrogen Economy Leader — Consistently leads the market in the development of zero-emission fuel cell heavy-duty trucks to decarbonize logistics.

Ethical alternatives

• Honda Motor Co. — Generally higher consumer reliability ratings and fewer labor controversies in US operations.