Hyundai Mobis combines electrification, module divisions

Hyundai Mobis Co., the world’s sixth-largest auto parts maker, said on Friday it has merged its electrification and module divisions to streamline its business structure as the global electric vehicle industry continues to struggle against weak demand.

The leading South Korean automaker Hyundai Motor Group’s unit has reorganized its current five divisions – electrification, module, chassis safety, automotive electronics and service part departments – to electrification and module, chassis safety, lamp, automotive electronics and service component arms, effective July 1, according to the company.

Hyundai Mobis said it aims to support the long-term growth in the electrification business by utilizing experts from the module division, which has been stabilized.

The company, known as Mobis in overseas markets, separated the lamp business from the chassis safety unit to create a new division, given the sustained growth in the global automotive exterior lighting industry.

The market was forecast to surge 70% to $67.3 billion by 2030 from the estimated $39.6 this year, according to market research firm Fortune Business Insights Pvt. Ltd.

SIMPLIFIES R&D ORGANIZATION

Hyundai Mobis simplified the organization of its research and development division into offices and teams from the company's current labs, sectors and cells to improve the department’s business and organizational efficiency.

“The division is expected to deal with changes more quickly as its structure was simplified,” said a company official.

The supplier to Volkswagen AG reorganized the business support divisions into two departments – the sales unit and the total solution unit handling contractors – from the existing seven parts, which include procurements, quality and production development.

The move is to integrate functions of purchasing, development and new car quality scattered in different organizations, the official said.

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Jongwoo Cheon edited this article.