Hyundai Glovis Lands New Wave of Logistics Deals with Chinese Manufacturers

Hyundai Glovis is steadily building a client roster outside the Hyundai Motor Group, landing a series of new logistics contracts with Chinese manufacturers in recent months. The company said the push is aimed at reducing its reliance on affiliate cargo volume and building a stronger, more independent footing in the global logistics market.

On July 27, Hyundai Glovis confirmed it had recently reached a global ocean-shipping agreement with a major Chinese battery producer. Under the deal, batteries manufactured in southern China will be shipped to Hungary, Spain and Italy, all home to finished-vehicle assembly plants that rely on a steady battery supply.

The battery contract follows earlier wins transporting semi-knockdown auto parts and press-shop equipment for Chinese EV makers building factories in Eastern Europe. Since the first half of the year, Hyundai Glovis has been running what it calls an end-to-end logistics service for these clients, shipping parts and equipment from eastern China to ports in Slovenia and Croatia before trucking them the rest of the way to the plants.

The company is also pushing into Central Asia. There, Hyundai Glovis takes delivery of finished vehicles built in China, inspects them at warehouses, then disassembles and repacks them into containers for rail transport to Kazakhstan and Uzbekistan via the Trans-China Railway.

Seaborne volumes tell a similar story. Chinese-made finished vehicles carried on Hyundai Glovis's pure car and truck carriers rose from roughly 260,000 units in 2023 to about 510,000 units in 2025, a jump of nearly 93% in two years, as the company capitalized on China's rise as the world's top vehicle exporter.

Behind the expansion is a fleet of more than 120 vessels, which Hyundai Glovis showcased at the World Breakbulk Expo 2026 in Shanghai in March, alongside a newly formed unit dedicated to hauling oversized "high and heavy" cargo such as construction equipment and commercial vehicles.

The new orders fit into Hyundai Glovis's broader target of reaching 40 trillion won in annual sales by 2030 by steadily growing its non-affiliate customer base. A company official said Hyundai Glovis would keep "expanding logistics partnerships with mobility-related companies worldwide."