The company was established in 1976 as a part of Hyundai Group, but has since become independent.
From the 1980s until recently, the Hyundai Group was split up into many satellite groups.
As a result, the Hyundai Group was divided into five groups, including two major divisions.
And a deal to sell three financial companies in the Hyundai group to American investors fell apart this month.
For the Hyundai Group, its brokerage firm served as the main source of such funds.
Former Chairman of the Hyundai Group and heir apparent to his father.
The Hyundai Group said today that it would raise $1.1 billion by selling real estate and securities to keep its construction unit out of bankruptcy.
The company was separated from the Hyundai Group and under the creditor's management in 2001, as a liquidity crisis.
The biggest investor by far is Hyundai Group.
Rotem, a member of the Hyundai group, also manufactures magnetic levitation trains.