Hyundai, Kia make up 11.3% of UK's new car registrations in 2022

South Korean carmaker Hyundai Motor Group accounted for 11.3% of the new car registrations in the UK last year, according to a report that the Socie...

Hyundai, Kia vow to crack Japan-dominated SE Asian market with EVs

For more than four decades, Japanese automakers, led by Toyota Motor Corp., have reigned as undisputed champions in the Southeast Asian auto marke...

Hyundai E&C wins record $28.4 billion in new orders last year

South Korean builder Hyundai Engineering & Construction last year earned sales of 21 trillion won ($17 billion) thanks to growth in the domestic...

Hyundai Movex wins order for Sydney subway screen doors

Hyundai Movex, a Hyundai Group affiliate of South Korea, is moving to expand its overseas business in earnest with the opportunity to win an order t...

Korea to invest $367 million to nurture AI, metaverse, digital talent

South Korea plans to spend 453.7 billion won ($367 million) this year to nurture digital talent in the fast-growing business sectors, including the ...

Danish wind turbine firm Vestas to invest $300 million in Korea

DAVOS, Switzerland – Danish wind turbine producer Vestas Wind Systems A/S has said it would invest $300 million in South Korea and positively ...

Hyundai Doosan Infracore unveils new construction equipment brand

South Korea's Hyundai Doosan Infracore Co. on Wednesday said that in a news conference in Las Vegas on the day before, it unveiled its new construct...

DL E&C, Doosan to invest $25 mn in SMR developer X-Energy

South Korea’s DL E&C Co. and Doosan Enerbility Co. will invest a combined $25 million in X-Energy Reactor Co., a US-based small modular re...

Hyundai's four models selected among Car & Driver's best 10 Trucks & SUVs

Hyundai Motor Group said on Wednesday that Hyundai IONIQ5, Kia EV6, Kia Telluride, and Genesis GV70 were selected as the 2023 Best 10 Trucks & S...

Lotte to invest $55 mn in Indian ice cream subsidiary for 5 years

South Korea-based Lotte Confectionery Co. will invest  4.5 billion rupees ($55.1 million) in its Indian unit Havmor Ice Cream in the next five ...

Woori Financial to acquire VC firm Daol Investment

South Korea’s Woori Financial Group is set to acquire Daol Investment Co., a venture capital arm of the liquidity-strapped Daol Financial Grou...

SK Innovation-invested Amogy tests ammonia-powered heavy truck

Amogy Inc. has successfully tested its ammonia-hydrogen power system for large-size semi trucks – the first time that ammonia has been used as...

Daewoong accelerates investment in CDMO business

Daewoong, the holding company of South Korea's pharmaceutical-oriented Daewoong Group, is speeding up its pace to beef up its contract development a...

South Korean companies ink $6.1 billion MOUs with UAE partners

ABU DHABI – Business leaders from South Korea and the United Arab Emirates (UAE) have signed 24 initial agreements worth at least $6.1 billion...

S.Korean brokerage lowers stock forecast for S-Oil over poor prospects

South Korea's Eugene Investment & Securities on Monday cut S-Oil Corp.'s target share price from 140,000 won ($113.5) to 133,000 won due to a lo...

UAE’s sovereign funds to invest $30 billion in South Korea

ABU DHABI – The United Arab Emirates will invest $30 billion in South Korea across strategic sectors, including the nuclear power, defense, hy...

Hyundai IONIQ 6 honored as safest family car in Europe

Hyundai Motor Co.'s  first fully electric sedan IONIQ 6 has been named the safest family car in Europe.Hyundai Motor on Friday said the Europea...

KAI aims to become world's No. 7 aerospace company by 2050

Korea Aerospace Industries Ltd. (KAI) seeks to become the world's No. 7 aerospace company by 2050, aiming to rival the likes of global defense giant...

Hyundai’s Chung Euisun named MotorTrend’s Person of the Year

Chung Euisun, chairman of South Korea’s Hyundai Motor Group, has been named Person of the Year by MotorTrend, topping the prestigious US autom...

PIF, GIC to invest $964 mn in Korea's Kakao Entertainment

Saudi Arabia’s Public Investment Fund (PIF) and Singapore’s sovereign wealth fund GIC have agreed to invest a combined $964 million in K...

3 HD Hyundai affiliates to help ESG management of biz partners

Three construction machinery affiliates of South Korea's HD Hyundai will support environmental, social and governance (ESG) management of their part...

Naver secures largest stake in Spain's online marketplace Wallapop

Naver Corp. has made a massive additional investment in Wallapop, Spain's online market for used items and Europe's equivalent to Korea's Danggeun M...

Powertrain maker Hyundai Transys set to post record-high 2022 revenue

Hyundai Transys Co., a Hyundai Motor Group unit that makes powertrains and seats, said on Wednesday that it is estimated to have achieved record-hig...

Lotte to invest more in US bio biz, spend $3 bn in Korea

SAN FRANCISCO -- South Korea’s Lotte Biologics Co. is considering investing more in the US bio industry and spending $3 billion in new factori...

Hyundai L&C wins GR certification for recycled PET packaging sheets

Hyundai Living & Culture, Hyundai Department Store Co. Group's building materials unit, said on Wednesday that it has received Good Recycled Pro...

11 Hyundai Motor Group products receive US' Good Design Awards

Hyundai Motor Group on Wednesday said 11 of its products won honors at this year's Good Design Awards of the US.The honors are jointly selected by t...

Hyundai, Kia post record sales in India; to build IONIQ 5 locally

South Korea’s two leading automakers – Hyundai Motor Co. and Kia Corp. – are solidifying their presence in India, a fast-growing A...

Hyundai Eng. acquires certifications for nuclear power plant construction

Hyundai Engineering Co. said on Tuesday it has obtained both domestic and foreign quality certifications to start the nuclear power plant EPC (desig...

Lotte E&C, Meritz Securities conclude $1.2 billion investment deal

Lotte Engineering & Construction (E&C) has secured financing of 1.5 trillion won ($1.2 billion).The company on Monday announced its conclusi...

LG Energy posts largest-ever profit led by US JV with GM

South Korean battery maker LG Energy Solution Ltd. posted its largest-ever profit in 2022, driven by strong sales after its US joint venture with Ge...