noun
Hyundai (car company)
Refers to the South Korean automobile manufacturer. Usually written in katakana, but the kanji form 現代 is also used.
彼は新しいヒュンダイの車を買った。
He bought a new Hyundai car.
From Korean 현대 (現代, hyeondae), meaning 'modern'. The Japanese reading ヒュンダイ is a phonetic approximation of the Korean pronunciation.