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Kospi, which has crossed the 3,000 line, is continuing an unstoppable upward trend.

Today (8th) also rose by more than 100 points, especially the stock price of Hyundai Motor Group.

This is because the news that Hyundai Motor Company is discussing with Apple to create self-driving electric vehicles.

Even though Hyundai Motors explained that it is still in its infancy and has not been decided, the stock price rose significantly.

As such, it means that investors have high expectations in the electric vehicle field.



This is Lee Sung-hoon.

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chapter, the news of Hyundai Motor Company and Apple's self-driving electric vehicle cooperation led to a surge in Hyundai Motor's stock price from the start.



At one time during the week, the reported price rose by more than 23%, and Hyundai Mobis recorded an upper limit.



Hyundai Motor Company cautioned against expanding interpretation, saying, "We are receiving requests for cooperation in joint development of self-driving electric vehicles."



Apple, which has been developing self-driving electric vehicles since 2014, recently predicted that it will be able to launch Apple cars in 2025 by making batteries by itself.



The world's fifth-largest vehicle base and aggressive investment in eco-friendly vehicles are the reasons why Hyundai Motor Company is evaluated as an attractive target for Apple's cooperation.



[Kim Jin-woo/Korea Investment & Securities Research Institute: Apple has a number of features that Apple would prefer as a partner when making future cars.

The first is vertically integrated.

Mass production is possible and security is advantageous.]



Today, even Deputy Prime Minister Hong Nam-ki announced a policy to expand support for hydrogen and electric vehicles, raising expectations for the electric vehicle sector.



[Hong Nam-ki/Deputy Prime Minister of Economy: We are expanding the budget for purchasing electric and hydrogen cars by 32% to 1.4 trillion won, supporting up to 136,000 units...

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However, there are voices saying that it is premature to expect too much expectation as there are many mountains to overcome before Hyundai Motor and Apple can achieve electric car production cooperation.



(Video editing: Jinwon Kim, VJ: Mingu Jung)