Chinese, Korean carmakers penetrate Japanese-dominated Indonesia

Chinese, Korean carmakers penetrate Japanese-dominated Indonesia

Hyundai Motor Co. is set to start producing automobiles in Indonesia around the end of this year to attract drivers in the Southeast Asia’s ...

S.Korean govt to spend $5.4 bn to develop sensors, improve EV repair

S.Korean govt to spend $5.4 bn to develop sensors, improve EV repair

South Korean government will spend 6.3 trillion won ($5.4 billion) next year in supporting the state-designated Big 3 industries: future vehicles, n...

Global automakers' new battle field: small EVs

Global automakers' new battle field: small EVs

Global automakers stop producing smaller cars among internal combustion engine models. The industry is facing difficulties to make profits from thos...

Samsung Electro-Mechanics to benefit as COVID-19 slams competitors

Samsung Electro-Mechanics to benefit as COVID-19 slams competitors

Samsung Electro-Mechanics is expected to benefit as the COVID-19 has hit its competitors in the global multi-layer ceramic capacitor (MLCC) market.T...

POSCO Chem, OCI to produce previously imported battery material in Korea

POSCO Chem, OCI to produce previously imported battery material in Korea

POSCO Chemical and OCI plan to produce in South Korea a key material for electric vehicle batteries, which has so far been imported.POSCO Chemical s...

POSCO Chemical to expand EV battery materials capacity in China

POSCO Chemical to expand EV battery materials capacity in China

South Korea’s POSCO Chemical is set to bolster production capacity of electric vehicle battery materials in China, the world’s top batte...

IAA Mobility 2021 to showcase global auto industry’s future technologies

IAA Mobility 2021 to showcase global auto industry’s future technologies

The global auto industry is set to show off their muscle to fight for the future mobility market not only with new models but also technologies at t...

Shares of LG Chem, LG Electronics tumble on GM EV recall

 Shares of LG Chem, LG Electronics tumble on GM EV recall

Shares of LG Chem Ltd. and LG Electronics Inc. fell sharply on Monday in Seoul following General Motors Co.’s announcement on Friday that it w...

Carmaker stocks hit speed bump of chip shortage, Delta variant

Carmaker stocks hit speed bump of chip shortage, Delta variant

Shares in global carmakers such as Hyundai Motor Co. and Toyota Motor Corp. are tumbling. The automotive chip shortage is expected to deteriorate fu...

LG Chem to spend $2.2 billion to build 10 new eco-friendly factories

LG Chem to spend $2.2 billion to build 10 new eco-friendly factories

LG Chem Ltd., South Korea’s top chemical maker, said on Thursday it is spending 2.6 trillion won ($2.2 billion) to strengthen its green busine...

Hyundai Motor previews Genesis GV60, its first electric luxury CUV

Hyundai Motor previews Genesis GV60, its first electric luxury CUV

Hyundai Motor Co. on Thursday unveiled the design of the GV60, the luxury Genesis brand’s first electric vehicle that sits on the E-GMP, the...

LG Energy signs long-term battery materials deal with Australian Mines

LG Energy signs long-term battery materials deal with Australian Mines

South Korea’s LG Energy Solution Ltd. said on Monday it has signed a long-term contract to receive key battery materials from Australian Mines...

Battery recycling: Carmakers, battery companies in new turf war

Battery recycling: Carmakers, battery companies in new turf war

With electric vehicles increasingly going mainstream, the world’s major carmakers and battery companies face another type of turf war: battery...

Hyundai to delay launch of IONIQ 6 for redesign, longer mileage

Hyundai to delay launch of IONIQ 6 for redesign, longer mileage

Hyundai Motor Co. will delay the much-anticipated launch of the IONIQ 6, the top South Korean automaker’s second all-electric vehicle on an ex...

Samsung SDI may build battery plant in Illinois

Samsung SDI may build battery plant in Illinois

e Samsung SDI Co., one of South Korea's top three electric vehicle battery makers, is considering building its first US battery plant in central Il...

Samsung SDI may build battery plant in Illinois

Samsung SDI may build battery plant in Illinois

Samsung SDI Co., one of South Korea's top three electric vehicle battery makers, is considering building its first US battery plant in central Illin...

LG Chem to power China battery plants with 100% renewable energy

LG Chem to power China battery plants with 100% renewable energy

South Korea’s LG Chem Ltd. says it is powering its two battery component plants in China with 100% renewable energy purchased from Chinese p...

IONIQ 5 becomes 4th-most sold EV in Norway in July

IONIQ 5 becomes 4th-most sold EV in Norway in July

Hyundai Motor Co.’s first all-electric car IONIQ 5 is making a strong debut this year in Norway, the principal battlefield in Europe for globa...

Global carmakers to speed up EV push as governments pressure harder

Global carmakers to speed up EV push as governments pressure harder

US and European governments are pressing harder with tough regulations to expand electric vehicles (EV) adoption for cutting emission. Global automa...

Hyundai quadruples sales of eco-friendly cars in US

Hyundai quadruples sales of eco-friendly cars in US

Hyundai Motor Co. has sold more than four times of eco-friendly cars in the US compared to last year. The company said on Aug. 5 that the number of ...

SK's battery unit split-off drives polarized responses

SK's battery unit split-off drives polarized responses

The share price of South Korea's SK Innovation Co. has extended losses following its confirmation on Tuesday of the battery business splif-off plan,...

SK Innovation to split battery unit in October, seeks IPO

SK Innovation to split battery unit in October, seeks IPO

South Korea’s top energy company SK Innovation Co. decided to split off its battery business in October with a plan to list the new affiliate ...

Korea July exports hit record on strong chip, auto demand

Korea July exports hit record on strong chip, auto demand

South Korea’s exports hit a record high in July on strong shipments of both main products such as cars and chips, as well as new growth ones i...

Hyundai Motor, LG Energy to build $1.1 bn EV battery plant in Indonesia

Hyundai Motor, LG Energy to build $1.1 bn EV battery plant in Indonesia

Hyundai Motor Group and LG Energy Solution Ltd. will invest $1.1 billion in an electric vehicle (EV) battery cell factory in Indonesia to capture As...

LG Elec completes stock deal with Magna for EV powertrain JV

LG Elec completes stock deal with Magna for EV powertrain JV

LG Electronics Inc. completed a stock sale deal with Canadian auto parts maker Magna International Inc. for an electric vehicle (EV) powertrain join...

POSCO to build $200 mn nickel refining plant to ramp up battery materials

POSCO to build $200 mn nickel refining plant to ramp up battery materials

POSCO, the world’s fifth-largest steelmaker by output, said on Wednesday it is spending 230 billion won ($200 million) to build a nickel sulfa...

Korea’s steel stocks make big rebound with rosy H2 outlook

Korea’s steel stocks make big rebound with rosy H2 outlook

The share prices of South Korea’s major steelmakers, which observed a period of a downturn over the last two months, is making a rebound amid ...

Surging battery material costs put roadblock to EV growth

Surging battery material costs put roadblock to EV growth

Prices of core raw materials such as lithium and cobalt for electric vehicle (EV) batteries jumped to threaten the global auto industry’s key ...

Samsung SDI to build EV battery plant in US

Samsung SDI to build EV battery plant in US

Samsung SDI Co. plans to set up an electric vehicle (EV) battery plant in the US, joining South Korean battery producers’ move to gain ground ...

Hankook Tire to equip Volkswagen ID.4 with EV tires

Hankook Tire to equip Volkswagen ID.4 with EV tires

South Korea’s top tire manufacturer Hankook Tire & Technology has again widened its client pool of electric vehicles (EVs). The company sa...

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