Hyundai Motor Wins 21 iF Design Awards in 2026, Surpassing Last Year's Tally
21
8
What Happened
Hyundai Motor Company won 21 awards at the iF Design Award 2026 across eight categories, including Automobiles/Vehicles, Branding & Communication Design, and Product Design. The awards recognized projects such as the IONIQ 6 N, Concept THREE, MobED Urban Hopper, and the 'Night Fishing' film.
- IONIQ 6 N (Product Design: Automotive)
- Concept THREE compact EV (Product Design: Automotive)
- MobED Urban Hopper & Golf (Product Design: Motorbikes)
- Night Fishing short film (Branding & Communication Design)
- Tree Correspondents CSR campaign (Branding & Communication Design)
21awards
Surpassing Hyundai's tally at the 2025 event.
Why this matters
The awards underscore Hyundai's expansion beyond traditional automotive manufacturing into a global leader in design and creativity, showing its identity is reshaping on the global stage.
Terms in This Story
- iF Design Award
- An internationally renowned design competition based in Germany, recognizing excellence in design across multiple disciplines.
- IONIQ
- Hyundai's sub-brand for electric vehicles.
- E-GMP
- Electric-Global Modular Platform, Hyundai's dedicated electric vehicle architecture.
- Pleos
- Hyundai Motor Group's integrated mobility software brand.
Related coverage
- Hyundai Partners with Epic Games to Bring FIFA World Cup 2026 Campaign to Rocket League and Fortnite
- Hyundai and FIFA Museum Open 'Legacies of Champions' Fan Experience at Rockefeller Center for World Cup 2026
- Hyundai Motor Group Named Automaker of the Year at 2026 AutoTech Awards
- Mercedes-Benz and TYTAN Technologies Sign MoU for Drone Defense Vehicles
- Hyundai Motor Group Says Real-World AI Integration Attracts Silicon Valley Engineers