Hyundai Motor Group launchs 1st EV-only production lines in Europe

Kia Corp. on Aug 20 launched production of the compact electric sedan EV4 at its plant in Žilina, Slovakia. The EV4 represents Kia's first Europe-bu...

Korea Inc pledges $150 bn US investment; KAL buys new planes, Samsung, Hyundai Motor vow extra spending

WASHINGTON, D.C. – South Korea’s biggest conglomerates have committed $150 billion in fresh investment in the US in a sweeping package t...

HD Hyundai Robotics to raise $144.3 mn to bolster AI-powered robots

HD Hyundai Robotics Co., an industrial robot producer under South Korea’s shipbuilding and machinery giant HD Hyundai Co., will raise 200 bill...

Bill Gates strengthens ties with Samsung, SK, HD Hyundai on energy, biotech, philanthropy projects

Bill Gates, the Microsoft co-founder-turned-philanthropist, has stepped up his engagement with South Korea’s corporate titans, meeting the hea...

Hyundai Motor to up ante in US with full hybrid lineup in 2026

Hyundai Motor Group plans to expand hybrid offerings across its entire US lineup to cushion profitability from US tariff fallout while hoping to nar...

HD Hyundai to build quantum-secure network for shipbuilding, defense

HD Hyundai Co., the parent of the world’s largest shipbuilder, HD Hyundai Heavy Industries Co., will build a quantum cryptography communicatio...

Hyundai, Kia take crown as Saudi Arabia’s best-selling cars in H1

Hyundai Motor Co. and Kia Corp.'s subcompact models took the top two spots in Saudi Arabia’s automobile market in the first half of this year ...

Hyundai speeds up Africa-Middle East drive with Algeria plant

Hyundai Motor Co. plans to build an auto manufacturing plant in Algeria, the South Korean auto giant’s fourth in Africa, accelerating its expa...

Samsung to set up chip packaging R&D center in Yokohama, raise stakes vs TSMC

Samsung Electronics Co. will set up an advanced chip packaging research and development center in Yokohama, Japan with an investment of 25 billion y...

Hyundai to roll out 1st electric SUV tailored for China in September

Hyundai Motor Co. is set to unveil its first electric sports utility vehicle designed for the Chinese market in September to stage a comeback in the...

Hyundai overtakes Volkswagen as world’s 2nd most profitable carmaker

Hyundai Motor Group overtook Volkswagen Group as the world’s second most profitable carmaker in the first half, indicating the leading South K...

Hyundai, GM to co-develop five brand new vehicles, seek joint sourcing

Hyundai Motor Co. and General Motors Co. will jointly develop five brand new vehicles and source materials and car components, the two companies sai...

HD Hyundai Heavy wins US Navy ship MRO deal, 1st under MASGA accord

HD Hyundai Heavy Industries Co., one of the world’s leading shipbuilders, has secured its first-ever maintenance, repair and overhaul (MRO) co...

S.Korea to expand growth fund to $110 bn to nurture 'Korean Nvidia'

South Korea is considering creating a 150 trillion won ($110 billion) national fund to support high-tech industries as part of President Lee Jae-myu...

Hyundai Mobis defies tariff headwinds with 37% jump in Q2 profit

South Korea’s top auto parts maker Hyundai Mobis Co. posted a 36.8% year-on-year rise in second-quarter operating profit, buoyed by a strategi...

US tariffs dent Hyundai Motor's Q2 earnings despite solid sales

Hyundai Motor Co. on Thursday reported its first double-digit profit fall in five years in the second quarter despite posting record second-quarter ...

HD Hyundai, ECO launch US shipbuilding project

HD Hyundai Co., South Korea's largest shipbuilding group, has kicked off a joint shipmaking project with US partner Edison Chouest Offshore (ECO), a...

Hyundai Hyms sale kicks off as J& Private Equity sends out teaser letters

Hyundai Hyms Co., a Kosdaq-listed ship block manufacturer, is officially on the auction block as its private equity owner, J& Private Equity (J&...

Pebblestone, Pacific, Hanwha Asset, Hyundai Investments shortlisted for NPS’ $360 mn property fund mandate

The National Pension Service (NPS), South Korea’s state-run pension fund and the country’s largest institutional investor, has shortlist...

President Lee meets Hyundai, LG chiefs, promotes ‘one team’ approach

South Korean President Lee Jae-myung held back-to-back meetings with the chairmen of Hyundai Motor Group and LG Group this week to discuss global tr...

Hyundai Motor’s high-stakes gambit in US: Cut vehicle prices as rivals hike theirs

As global automakers raise prices in the US market to respond to new Washington import tariffs, South Korea’s Hyundai Motor Group is taking th...

Hyundai Glovis charts new waters with world’s first AI-driven self-sailing car carrier fleet

South Korea’s Hyundai Glovis Co. is poised to become the world’s first shipping company to deploy artificial intelligence-based autonomo...

Hyundai premieres IONIQ 6 N: Latest motorsport DNA for electric age

In a dramatic showing on the famed hill climb of West Sussex, Hyundai Motor Co. on Thursday debuted the IONIQ 6 N, its second high-performance elect...

Cohen & Steers names Andrew Shin to lead S.Korea institutional business

US-based investment firm Cohen & Steers Inc. has appointed Andrew Shin, a 20-year veteran of the institutional investment market, as vice presid...

HD Hyundai, India’s Cochin Shipyard to pursue joint shipbuilding orders

HD Hyundai Co., the world’s largest shipbuilding group based in South Korea, has signed a memorandum of understanding with India’s large...

Hyundai Rotem seals record $6.5 bn K2 tank deal with Poland

Hyundai Rotem Co., a South Korean defense system developer, will export its battle tanks to Poland in what would be the largest single export deal f...

Goldman Sachs acquires Mercure Ambassador: 1st stint with Korean hotels

Goldman Sachs, in partnership with JB Asset Management Co., has acquired Mercure Ambassador Seoul Hongdae, a prominent mixed-use commercial property...

Hyundai helps Korean economy most with $265 bn contribution

Hyundai Motor Group, the world’s third-biggest automaker, generated the most economic value among major South Korean conglomerates last year, ...

S.Korea’s power transformer exports soar as global supply shortage bites

South Korean power equipment makers are riding a wave of export growth, with their transformers in high demand amid a global rush to reinforce power...

Hyundai Motor-backed Motional names AI veteran Laura Major as CEO

Motional Inc., the autonomous driving joint venture backed by Hyundai Motor Group, has appointed Laura Major, an artificial intelligence and robotic...