Hankook & Company Group Opens Applications for

Hankook & Company Group, together with ChildFund Korea, is accepting applications for its '2026 Vehicle Sharing 2.0' support program for low-income families living in Gyeonggi Province. The application deadline is October 2.

The program is designed to provide vehicles to low-income families, with the aim of improving mobility and supporting a foundation for self-reliance. Roughly 6 eco-friendly vehicles will be provided to the selected families.

Selected families will also receive additional support for opportunities to generate income by registering the vehicles on a car-sharing platform. The 'Vehicle Sharing 2.0' model supports income generation by first providing vehicles to low-income families and then helping them register on car-sharing platforms, extending beyond simple mobility support to include economic self-reliance.

Hankook & Company Group said it introduced 'Vehicle Sharing 2.0' last year to support the economic self-reliance of low-income families, expanding the scope of its Vehicle Sharing initiative. The existing Vehicle Sharing program was aimed at social welfare facilities, and the group is currently running both the existing program and 'Vehicle Sharing 2.0' in parallel.

Vehicle Sharing is a social contribution activity that reflects the group's core business strength in mobility and targets social welfare organizations and mobility-vulnerable groups. The program began in 2008 and is now in its 19th year, with a cumulative total of 661 vehicles provided through last year. The chairman of Hankook & Company Group is Cho Hyun-bum.

This year's Vehicle Sharing 2.0 program will shift its support vehicles to eco-friendly models centered on electric vehicles. The goal is to add environmental value to mobility-based social contribution efforts.

The support vehicles will be centered on the Kia EV5 electric vehicle, with a total of roughly 6 cars to be provided. However, substitute support may be available depending on housing conditions such as the presence of charging facilities at the residence, in which case the alternative model will be the Seltos Hybrid.

Eligible applicants are low-income families residing in Gyeonggi Province according to their resident registration, and applicants must hold a driver's license. Applications can be submitted by downloading the application form from the News and Notices board on ChildFund Korea's website, filling it out, and sending it through the Naver Form link provided.

After applications are received, the selection process will include a first-round document review, followed by additional document verification, interviews, and on-site inspections. The final beneficiary families are scheduled to be selected in November.

A donation ceremony will then be held at Hankook & Company headquarters, and the vehicles will be delivered sequentially according to vehicle supply schedules.

Regarding the vehicle support, Hankook & Company Group said it hopes the initiative will ease transportation burdens for low-income families and serve as a foundation for maintaining stable lives.

The group also said it will continue its social contribution efforts to support neighbors' daily lives and promote mutual growth with the local community under the group's integrated ESG brands DRIVING FORWARD and TOGETHER, based on the values of 'DRIVING FORWARD, TOGETHER.' This social contribution framework at Hankook & Company Group reflects Chairman Cho Hyun-bum's ESG management philosophy, and the group is carrying out a range of social contribution activities under these brands to support vulnerable groups and foster coexistence with local communities.

Source: TECHWORLD · Lee Gwang-jae
Original: https://www.epnc.co.kr/news/articleView.html?idxno=406373

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