Overview
- The Square Campus entered operation on Thursday in Rüsselsheim following a €150 million build-out of Hyundai’s European test center.
- The 25,000-square-meter facility adds a high-tech charging laboratory, advanced driving simulators, and a large semi-absorber chamber for precise noise and vibration testing.
- Hyundai reports its Rüsselsheim R&D headcount has grown to more than 500, an increase of roughly 20% year over year.
- Test center chief Tyrone Johnson said the project affirms the region’s importance and is intended to help expand the company’s market share in Europe.
- The investment contrasts with Segula Technologies GmbH entering insolvency and closing nearby test centers with about 300 job losses, as Hyundai also continues testing at the Nürburgring.