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Hyundai Pony

1974 – 1994 — South Korea

The Hyundai Pony, manufactured by South Korean automaker Hyundai from 1975 to 1990, holds significant historical importance as South Korea's first mass-produced and exported car. Featuring a front-engine, rear-wheel-drive layout, the Pony was offered in various body styles including a two-door coupé utility, three-door liftback, four-door saloon, and five-door liftback or estate car. The Pony's production span also saw the continuation of its nameplate until 2000 on select export versions of subsequent models like the Hyundai Excel and Accent. Prior to the Pony's debut, Hyundai had already delved into car manufacturing through the assembly of locally produced iterations of the Ford Cortina under license starting in 1968. This experience likely provided