Hyundai Motor releases 2025 IONIQ 5 N

Hyundai Motor Co. said on Tuesday that it released the model year of its high-performance electric vehicle (EV) the 2025 IONIQ 5 N.The 2025 IONIQ 5 ...

Kolon expands eco-friendly car interior materials biz

South Korea's Kolon Industries Inc., the Kolon Group's chemical materials arm, will absorb its affiliate Kolon Glotech's automotive materials and pa...

Korea’s Hana Financial Group targets foreign customers

Hana Financial Group, South Korea’s third-largest financial holding company, is targeting foreign individual customers in the country with a d...

Daishin Securities lowers its price target for Nongshim

Daishin Securities Co. cut its price target on Nongshim Co.'s stock to 530,000 won ($397) from 550,000 won ($412) on Tuesday, saying the company's o...

BBQ Chicken to enter Indonesian market

Genesis BBQ Group, the operator of a popular South Korean fried chicken brand, said on Monday that it signed a master franchise agreement with PT ...

Genesis GV70, Electrified GV70 named safest cars by IIHS

Hyundai Motor Co.'s premium brand Genesis said on Sunday that its sport utility vehicle (SUV) GV70 and the Electrified GV70 got the highest rating...

KakaoTalk to adopt full-screen ads as sales, profit growth stunted

Kakao Corp., the operator of South Korea’s dominant messenger and chat app KakaoTalk, is set to introduce full-screen advertisements on the ch...

HD Hyundai to supply shaft generator for Middle Eastern firm

South Korea's HD Hyundai Marine Solution Co. secured a $37 million contract to supply shaft generator systems for 17 liquefied natural gas (LNG) car...

Aespa to release its new album ‘Whiplash’ in October

K-pop girl group aespa is aiming to follow up its hit song “Supernova” with a string of hits with its new album “Whiplash."Managem...

Hyundai's Chung to nurture Czech plant as hub for eco-friendly mobility

Hyundai Motor Co. Executive Chairman Chung Euisun has vowed to turn the South Korean automotive conglomerate’s plant in the Czech Republic int...

Hyundai Steel set to supply iron powder to Korean LFP cathode makers

Hyundai Steel Co., a unit of South Korean automotive group Hyundai Motor Co., is set to enter the battery materials business by supplying iron powde...

Koramco puts Hyundai Motor Securities building on market

Koramco Asset Management Co. has put the Hyundai Motor Securities building in Seoul's Yeouido business district (YBD) on the market. The deal is exp...

Hyundai Motor Group becomes KT's largest shareholder

Hyundai Motor Group has officially become the largest shareholder of South Korea's major telecommunications company KT Corp., following a public int...

Hyundai Motor cuts 2030 sales goals as EV chasm likely protracted

South Korean top automaker Hyundai Motor Co. has slashed its long-term vehicle sales targets by 6% as it prepares for aggressive marketing by Chines...

Woori Financial launches $75 mn PF restructuring support fund

South Korea's Woori Financial Group has launched a 100 billion won ($74.96 million) project financing (PF) restructuring support fund.This marks the...

LX Pantos founder’s son sells shares to LX International for $37 mn

The only son of LX Pantos Co.’s late founder has unloaded his additional shares in the company to South Korean logistics-to-trading conglomera...

Hyundai Motor’s IONIQ 5: Pope Francis’ Popemobile in Singapore

Pope Francis on Friday wrapped up his 12-day visit to the Asia-Pacific region with a visit to Singapore, where less than 10% of the population ident...

SK E&S mulls sale of real estate to boost clean energy biz

SK E&S Co., the natural gas business unit of South Korea’s SK Group, is considering selling its real estate asset in Seoul, which is expec...

Hyundai Motor, Kia win 12 awards at IDEA Design Awards

Hyundai Motor Co. and Kia Corp. announced on Friday that they won a total of 12 awards, including three Gold Awards, at the 2024 International Desig...

Hyundai, GM deepen ties to jointly develop cars

South Korea’s auto juggernaut Hyundai Motor Co. and US auto giant General Motors Co. will explore ways to jointly develop new vehicles and sou...

Hyundai opens climate change response edu Center in Vietnam

South Korea's Hyundai Engineering Co. said on Thursday that it has established a climate change response education center in Thanh Hoa Province, Vie...

Lotte Home Shopping, Asahi to cooperate on health functional food biz

South Korea's Lotte Home Shopping signed an exclusive agreement with Japan's Asahi Group Foods to supply and sell health functional food ingredients...

HD Hyundai affiliates participate in Mining Indonesia 2024

South Korea's HD Hyundai Construction Equipment Co. and HD Hyundai Infracore Co. announced on Wednesday that they participated in Mining Indonesia 2...

Nation With Lowest Birthrate Is Rocked by Soaring Sales of Dog Strollers

SEOUL—After pushing a stroller to a park near her home in a Seoul suburb, Kang Seung-min plopped down on a bench. Then an elderly woman ap...

Kia ranks first in customer satisfaction in India

Kia Corp. said on Tuesday that it ranked first in the mass-market brand category in the customer experience index survey recently released by India'...

Hyundai, Kia EVs named Wards 10 Best Engines

Hyundai Motor Group said on Tuesday that the powertrain system mounted on its dedicated electric vehicle platform, E-GMP, has been named one of the ...

Celltrion chairman announces venture into CDMO market

South Korea’s biosimilar maker Celltrion Inc. will venture into the contract development and manufacturing organization (CDMO) market, the com...

SK Ecoplant sells off stake in Ascend Elements for $98 million

SK Ecoplant Co., a South Korean construction engineering and waste management company under SK Group, has unloaded all its holdings in US-based lith...

Hanwha Systems, WB Group to collaborate on SAR satellites

South Korea's Hanwha Systems Co. said on Monday that it signed a mid- to long-term business cooperation memorandum of understanding (MOU) for space ...

Hyundai's Casper, Tesla boost Korea’s online car sales

South Korea’s online car sales are expected to exceed 5 trillion won ($3.7 billion) and hit a record high this year, driven by rising internet...