Hyundai Motor Issues First Community-Based NFT among the Automakers, Highlighting Its Mobility Solutions in the Metaverse

Hyundai Motor Company today announced that it is entering the online community-based Non-Fungible Token (NFT) market in collaboration with the ‘Meta Kongz’ NFT brand. 

Hyundai Motor is the first automaker to enter the NFT market with its own NFT community, including the Hyundai NFT official website and channels on Discord and Twitter. The Hyundai NFT community will provide its users with the Hyundai brand experience in the metaverse by sharing NFTs depicting its mobility solutions. The Hyundai NFT Discord and Twitter channels opened on April 15, and the official NFT website is scheduled to open soon in May.

By providing dedicated channels for the Hyundai NFT community, the company will continuously manage the asset value of its NFTs. The online platforms will provide an open 24/7 communications channel between the company and community members, with real-time updates on the asset value of its NFTs. 

Today, the company released a short film introducing the Hyundai NFT universe concept ‘Metamobility universe,’ which reflects the ‘Metamobility’ concept revealed at CES 2022. In the film, the ‘Meta Kongz’ gorilla character drives in both a classic PONY and modernly reinterpreted heritage series PONY from Earth to the Moon, visualizing how mobility solutions can transcend time and space. The film at the end also teases a shooting star-shaped NFT that will be released in May. 

Hyundai Motor will also issue 30 limited editions ‘Hyundai x Meta Kongz’ NFTs on April 20 to commemorate the release of the film. Hyundai NFT projects will be continued throughout the year to keep expanding the Hyundai NFT universe. Profits from the sale of Hyundai NFTs will be used for the project’s management and community members.

’’The Hyundai NFT universe will extend the Hyundai brand experience, especially with MZ generation, in a completely new way, further reinforcing our commitment to innovation in both the real world and in the metaverse,” said Thomas Schemera, Hyundai Motor’s Global Chief Marketing Officer and Head of Customer Experience Division. “We are extremely excited to introduce ’Metamobility’ through our own NFTs and start this journey with ‘Meta Kongz’.

Hyundai Motor Company shared its vision of a ‘Metamobility’ concept at CES 2022 with the goal of pioneering a smart device-metaverse connection that will expand the role of mobility to virtual reality (VR), ultimately allowing people to overcome the physical limitations of movement in time and space.

About Hyundai Motor Company

Established in 1967, Hyundai Motor Company is present in over 200 countries with more than 120,000 employees dedicated to tackling real-world mobility challenges around the globe.

Based on the brand vision ‘Progress for Humanity,’ Hyundai Motor is accelerating its transformation into a Smart Mobility Solution Provider.

The company invests in advanced technologies such as robotics and Advanced Air Mobility (AAM) to bring about revolutionary mobility solutions, while pursuing open innovation to introduce future mobility services.

In pursuit of sustainable future for the world, Hyundai will continue its efforts to introduce zero emission vehicles equipped with industry-leading hydrogen fuel cell and EV technologies.

More information about Hyundai Motor and its products can be found at:

thttp://worldwide.hyundai.com or http://globalpr.hyundai.com

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