Hyundai Group donates $1.1m for Moroccan, Libyan recovery, offers transportation, others

Hyundai Group donates $1.1m for Moroccan, Libyan recovery, offers transportation, others

Hyundai Motor Group has announced a $1.1 million contribution in aid of Morocco and Libya recovery efforts following severe earthquakes and floods that recently hit the two African countries.

The donations are coming from the four affiliates of Hyundai Motor Group (Hyundai Motor Company, Kia, Hyundai Engineering & Construction, and Hyundai Engineering).

A statement from Sonu Singh of the Media and Marketing at Stallion Motors, Nigeria’s representative of Hyundai Motor Group, said the funds would be channelled to the International Federation of Red Cross and Red Crescent Societies (IFRC) through the Korean Red Cross.

While $ 500,000 will go to Morocco and $600,000 is the company’s contribution going to Libya’s recovery efforts.

It stated, “In addition to the financial contribution, Hyundai Motor Company Middle East and Africa Headquarters, in cooperation with its Moroccan distributor, is providing transportation for government-led initiatives for school supplies, provision of psychotherapists, and blood donations. “Furthermore, they are offering discounts on damaged vehicle parts and free inspections.

“In cooperation with its Moroccan distributor, Kia Middle East and Africa FZE will also donate ambulance vehicles to the Moroccan government and offer support vehicles for local NGOs.”

Already, the firm said Hyundai Motor’s Libyan distributors had so far supported 30 truckloads of relief supplies such as food and blankets.

It added that Hyundai Motor Company Middle East and Africa Headquarters had initiated a special programme to provide discounts on parts and free inspection of damaged vehicles.

 

 

 

Kia’s Libyan distributor also plans to deliver daily necessities such as water, food, and medicine to the affected areas and carry out relief activity including the provision of temporary shelters. Furthermore, Kia Middle East and Africa FZE plans to provide free vehicle maintenance services in Libya.

 

 

 

Hyundai Motor Group has provided donations and daily necessities to several previous major international disasters, including the earthquake in Türkiye in 2023, Hurricane Ian in the U.S. in 2022, the devastating earthquake and tsunami in Indonesia in 2018, and heavy rains in Peru/Colombia in 2017.