Ssangyong Motor swings to first quarterly profit in six years

Ssangyong Motor swings to first quarterly profit in six years

South Korea’s Ssangyong Motor Co. posted its first quarterly operating profit in six years, powered by brisk sales of the Torres SUV launched ...

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

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

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 ...

Ssangyong Motor takes part in Brussels Motor Show

Ssangyong Motor takes part in Brussels Motor Show

Ssangyong Motor Co. said on Monday that it would participate in the 2023 European Motor Show Brussels and begin to move into the European market in ...

Pulmuone builds data sharing cluster for factories

Pulmuone builds data sharing cluster for factories

South Korea's major plant-based food company Pulmuone Co. Ltd. said on Monday that it has built a "digital cluster smart factory" that can share, in...

LG Elec's Tennessee plant named Lighthouse Factory by WEF

LG Elec's Tennessee plant named Lighthouse Factory by WEF

LG Electronics Inc.'s home appliance factory in Tennessee, the US, has been selected as a "Lighthouse Factory" by the World Economic Forum (WEF) for...

Hyundai IONIQ 6 honored as safest family car in Europe

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...

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

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...

POSCO Chemical moves into activated carbon business

POSCO Chemical moves into activated carbon business

POSCO Chemical Co. will join hands with Dong-Suh Chemical Industries Co. Ltd. to move into the activated carbon business, an eco-friendly material f...

3 HD Hyundai affiliates to help ESG management of biz partners

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...

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

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...

Hanwha to build largest US solar energy hub for $2.5 bn

Hanwha to build largest US solar energy hub for $2.5 bn

South Korea’s Hanwha Solutions Corp. said on Wednesday that it will invest 3.2 trillion won ($2.5 billion) to build the largest solar energy p...

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

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

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

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 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...

Japanese carmaker adopts metal-replacing plastic from LG Chem

Japanese carmaker adopts metal-replacing plastic from LG Chem

A new engineering plastic made of the compound material LUCON TX5007 and developed by South Korea's LG Chem Ltd. has been applied to the front fende...

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

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...

Hyundai's Genesis beats rival Infiniti in US car sales

Hyundai's Genesis beats rival Infiniti in US car sales

Genesis, Hyundai Motor Group's premium sub-brand, sold more car units in the US last year than its Japanese rival Infiniti.Genesis sold a record-hig...

Korea may fine Aramco-backed Hyundai Oilbank $119 mn over wastewater

Korea may fine Aramco-backed Hyundai Oilbank $119 mn over wastewater

South Korea is set to impose a fine of 150.9 billion won ($118.9 million) on Hyundai Oilbank Co., a local refiner backed by Saudi Aramco, for allege...

HD Hyundai to boost offshore wind power, future ships, CEO says

HD Hyundai to boost offshore wind power, future ships, CEO says

LAS VEGAS – HD Hyundai Co., the largest shipbuilding conglomerate in South Korea, is set to diversify its future growth engines, focusing on s...

Hyundai, Kia beat Honda to rank 5th in US market

Hyundai, Kia beat Honda to rank 5th in US market

Hyundai Motor Co. and Kia Corp. kept their fifth place in sales in the US market for the second consecutive year. Despite production setbacks due to...

Aekyung Industrial acquires green certification for eco-friendly detergent

Aekyung Industrial acquires green certification for eco-friendly detergent

Aekyung Industrial said on Thursday that it has obtained green technology certification from the Korea Technology Finance Corporation for its eco-fr...

Hyundai Motor Group to make debuts of innovative startups at CES

Hyundai Motor Group to make debuts of innovative startups at CES

Hyundai Motor Group's open innovation platform Zero1ne will showcase innovative technologies from ten South Korean startups at CES 2023, the world's...

Hyundai's Nexo keeps 1st place in hydrogen car market beating Toyota

Hyundai's Nexo keeps 1st place in hydrogen car market beating Toyota

Hyundai Motor Co.'s hydrogen fuel cell car model Nexo far surpassed Toyota in the world's market share. According to SNE Research, a market research...

Shipbuilding expected to lead manufacturing sectors in export growth

Shipbuilding expected to lead manufacturing sectors in export growth

South Korea's shipbuilding exports this year are expected to jump 76.1% from last year to $32.4 billion to lead all major manufacturing industries i...

Hyundai, BYD, Polestar adopt Nvidia’s cloud gaming service

Hyundai, BYD, Polestar adopt Nvidia’s cloud gaming service

Nvidia Corp., a US technology company, said on Tuesday that its cloud-based gaming service GeForce NOW was adopted for cars produced by the Hyundai ...

Hyundai’s Supernal, Microsoft to collaborate on UAM projects

Hyundai’s Supernal, Microsoft to collaborate on UAM projects

Supernal LLC, the urban air mobility affiliate of South Korea’s top automaker Hyundai Motor Co., and US tech giant Microsoft Corp. have agreed...

Hyundai is not a carmaker but a tech firm: Chairman Chung

Hyundai is not a carmaker but a tech firm: Chairman Chung

Hyundai Motor Group Chairman Chung Euisun has vowed to turn the South Korean automotive giant into a state-of-the-art tech company to lead the pack ...

S.Korean companies expect exports to decline in 1% range this year

S.Korean companies expect exports to decline in 1% range this year

South Korea's companies expect both sales and exports this year to decline in the 1% range from last year, predicting economic growth in the low 1% ...

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