Hyundai Motor: A Perfect Buying Opportunity at This Price; Hyundai Mobis, Hyundai Glovis, Hyundai Wia - Buy or Sell? | Lee Kwon-hee, CEO

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Watch on YouTube ↗  |  January 24, 2026 at 23:30  |  23:24  |  815 Money Talk (815머니톡)
Speakers
Lee Kwon-hee — CEO, Economist

Summary

Lee Kwon-hee, CEO of WizWave, discusses Hyundai Motor after its sharp rally and argues the stock should be bought on pullbacks because its auto cash flow is now being joined by a robot-ecosystem re-rating tied to Boston Dynamics. He maps the main beneficiaries within Hyundai Motor Group, favors Hyundai Motor, Hyundai Mobis, Hyundai Glovis, Hyundai AutoEver, and Hyundai Wia, and prefers selling Kia to buy Hyundai Motor. He also flags auto-parts suppliers moving into robot components, while warning that parts stocks are overheated and pure robot names carry valuation risk.

  • Hyundai Motor rallied sharply and short-term foreign auto-sector selling is creating a buy-on-dips setup.
  • The bull case combines auto earnings and buyback support with new robot optionality from Boston Dynamics and group affiliates.
  • Hyundai Motor is the main pick; Hyundai Mobis, Hyundai Glovis, Hyundai AutoEver, and Hyundai Wia are discussed as narrower robot-ecosystem beneficiaries.
  • Kia is viewed as a relative seller because it lacks a clear robot role despite Boston Dynamics IPO expectations.
  • Boston Dynamics listing timing is uncertain and treated as plus-alpha, not a direct trade.
  • Auto-parts suppliers such as Hwashin, Seojin System, and HL Mando may benefit as robot component demand spreads, but the speaker advises waiting for a cooldown and concrete announcements.
  • Pure robot names such as Rainbow Robotics and Doosan Robotics are described as hard to value, while speculative robot stocks carry caution.
  • Hyundai Motor preferred shares are mentioned as a dividend-oriented consideration.
Ideas
Lee Kwon-hee CEO, Economist 6:31
Buy Hyundai dips; robot optionality re-rating.
Hyundai Motor remains the main buy on weakness because the market is shifting from valuing it only as an automaker to pricing in robot optionality from Boston Dynamics and the Hyundai Motor Group robot ecosystem. Foreign auto-sector investors are selling because it is now expensive versus Toyota, GM, and Ford, but robot-focused foreign investors and underweight domestic institutions should replace them. Earnings, new models, an unrevalued India unit, and the 4 trillion won buyback/cancellation program support the downside. If it breaks 500,000 won or pulls back toward 400,000-460,000 won, the speaker advises split purchases.
Lee Kwon-hee CEO, Economist 10:11
Mobis robot parts/actuator beneficiary.
Hyundai Mobis is a key beneficiary inside Hyundai Motor Group's robot ecosystem because it is positioned as the actuator and parts supplier for robots, mirroring its long-standing auto parts relationship with Hyundai Motor. It also invested in the group vehicle tied to Boston Dynamics, giving it direct exposure to robot component demand beyond the legacy auto business.
Lee Kwon-hee CEO, Economist 11:38
Sell Kia; no robot role.
Kia is the relatively unattractive way to play the Hyundai robot theme: it rallied on Boston Dynamics IPO expectations but has no assigned robot role and only holds a stake. The speaker does not expect Kia to get cheap use of Boston Dynamics technology, and notes that Hyundai Motor leads on up days while Kia falls faster on down days. He says to sell Kia to buy Hyundai Motor.
Lee Kwon-hee CEO, Economist 12:20
AutoEver as fun robot ecosystem play.
Hyundai AutoEver is the more adventurous robot-ecosystem play: it is tasked with overall robot project planning and post-management, has autonomous-driving exposure, and Chung Eui-sun personally owns about 7%. The speaker says to buy AutoEver if investors want a more interesting secondary implementation of the Hyundai robot theme.
Lee Kwon-hee CEO, Economist 14:25
Hyundai Wia cheapest robot parts play.
Hyundai Wia is the cheapest listed Hyundai robot-ecosystem play at only about 0.6-0.7x PBR despite being a major auto parts maker moving into parking and logistics robots. It can convert parts capacity toward robot components and has a Russian plant that could benefit if the Russia-Ukraine war ends. If it consolidates well, the speaker expects it to rise further.
Lee Kwon-hee CEO, Economist 14:49
Glovis gains from Boston Dynamics stake.
Hyundai Glovis is attractive because it separately owns a significant 11.8% stake in Boston Dynamics, up from about 10%, making it a direct listed beneficiary of an eventual Boston Dynamics listing. The speaker also expects Glovis may handle distribution and sales within the Hyundai robot ecosystem.
Lee Kwon-hee CEO, Economist 19:27
Consider Hyundai preferred for high dividends.
As an income-oriented implementation of the positive Hyundai Motor view, the speaker says investors can consider Hyundai Motor preferred shares because they pay high dividends.
Lee Kwon-hee CEO, Economist 20:30
Buy robot-parts suppliers after correction.
Hyundai Motor Group's robot push should spill over to existing Korean auto-parts suppliers as longstanding, trusted vendors are asked to make non-core robot components such as frames, casings, and structural parts. The speaker highlights Hwashin, Seojin System, and HL Mando as examples with relevant metal, die-casting, casing, and actuator capabilities. However, parts stocks have already overshot, so he advises waiting for a cooldown and buying when concrete robot-part announcements arrive.
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