Hyundai Motor to buy Korean self-driving startup 42dot

Hyundai Motor to buy Korean self-driving startup 42dot

South Korea’s top carmaker Hyundai Motor Group is set to purchase autonomous driving startup 42dot, intensifying the automaker’s competi...

Hyundai Doosan Infracore declares 1st cash dividend in 14 years

Hyundai Doosan Infracore declares 1st cash dividend in 14 years

Hyundai Doosan Infracore Co., a South Korean construction equipment company, will pay dividends to its shareholders for the first time in 14 years.A...

S.Korean defense firms receive $15 bn order from Poland

S.Korean defense firms receive $15 bn order from Poland

South Korea’s defense makers, namely Hyundai Rotem Co., Korea Aerospace Industries Ltd. (KAI), and Hanwha Defense Corp., clinched export dea...

Indonesian president to visit Hyundai Motor during Korea visit

Indonesian president to visit Hyundai Motor during Korea visit

Indonesian President Joko Widodo will visit Hyundai Motor Co. during his upcoming two-day official visit to South Korea as the automaker is aggressi...

S.Korean defense stocks boosted by $7.6 bn deal with Poland

S.Korean defense stocks boosted by $7.6 bn deal with Poland

South Korean defense stocks got a boost from a 10 trillion-won ($7.6 billion) export deal with Poland announced last week. Korea Aerospa...

Korea's Hyundai Mobis bolsters its own chipmaking capabilities

Korea's Hyundai Mobis bolsters its own chipmaking capabilities

Hyundai Mobis Co., South Korea’s largest auto parts maker, is aiming to produce the majority of its automotive semiconductors with its own tec...

Samsung SDI to build new battery plant in Malaysia by 2025

Samsung SDI to build new battery plant in Malaysia by 2025

South Korea’s battery manufacturer Samsung SDI Co. held a groundbreaking ceremony for Plant 2 to make cylindrical batteries in Seremban, Mal...

Hyundai Motor sees surprise Q3 after record quarterly sales, profit

Hyundai Motor sees surprise Q3 after record quarterly sales, profit

South Korea’s top automaker Hyundai Motor Co. on Thursday posted its highest-ever quarterly sales and operating profit, driven by pricey sport...

Aramco-backed Hyundai Oilbank drops IPO on market downturn

Aramco-backed Hyundai Oilbank drops IPO on market downturn

Hyundai Oilbank Co., a South Korean refiner backed by Saudi Aramco, withdrew its plan for an initial public offering as local stock markets tumbled,...

Louis Vuitton chairman to meet with heads of S.Korean department stores

Louis Vuitton chairman to meet with heads of S.Korean department stores

The chairman and chief executive of French luxury label Louis Vuitton is scheduled to visit South Korea next week and meet with the heads of three m...

Award-winning Hyundai IONIQ 5 EV to land in Japan as MK Taxi

Award-winning Hyundai IONIQ 5 EV to land in Japan as MK Taxi

South Korea’s top automaker Hyundai Motor Co. said on Wednesday it is supplying its all-electric IONIQ 5 crossover to Japan’s taxi servi...

S.Korea defense firms poised to ink $7.7 bn in deals with Poland

S.Korea defense firms poised to ink $7.7 bn in deals with Poland

South Korea’s defense makers including Hyundai Rotem Co., Korea Aerospace Industries Ltd. (KAI) and Hanwha Defense are poised to clinch 10 tri...

Hyundai’s Supernal showcases flying electric car at UK air show

Hyundai’s Supernal showcases flying electric car at UK air show

Supernal LLC, the urban air mobility affiliate of South Korea’s top automaker Hyundai Motor Co., has unveiled the cabin concept of its flying ...

Beijing Hyundai to launch two EVs only for China for revival

Beijing Hyundai to launch two EVs only for China for revival

Hyundai Motor Co.'s joint venture in China plans to launch two electric vehicle models dedicated to the mainland next year to revive its ailing busi...

Science content provider Geekble raises $3.8 mn in bridge investment

Science content provider Geekble raises $3.8 mn in bridge investment

Geekble, operator of the YouTube science channel of the same name, has raised 5 billion won ($3.8 million) in bridge investment, the company said on...

Hyundai, Kia to launch Level 3 self-driving Genesis G90, EV9 in 2023

Hyundai, Kia to launch Level 3 self-driving Genesis G90, EV9 in 2023

South Korea’s Hyundai Motor Group will launch its most-advanced Level 3 autonomous cars next year, starting with Hyundai Motor Co.'s flagship ...

LG stands out among conglomerates in race to strengthen robotics arms

LG stands out among conglomerates in race to strengthen robotics arms

South Korean conglomerates are rushing to nurture their robotics businesses, encouraged by surging demand for robots in the service industry.LG Elec...

Hyundai’s IONIQ 6 travels faster, farther than Tesla Model Y, Mercedes EQS

Hyundai’s IONIQ 6 travels faster, farther than Tesla Model Y, Mercedes EQS

BUSAN – Hyundai Motor Co. has launched the IONIQ 6, its first fully electric sedan, which it claims runs faster and boasts a longer range than...

SK On, Ford launch battery JV for N.America EV market

SK On, Ford launch battery JV for N.America EV market

South Korea’s battery maker SK On Co. and US automaker Ford Motor Co. on Wednesday officially launched a joint venture for the North American ...

Hyundai Elevator aims to more than double sales by 2030

Hyundai Elevator aims to more than double sales by 2030

CHUNGJU, North Chungcheong Province -- Hyundai Elevator Co., South Korea’s top elevator maker, aims to more than double its sales in the next ...

Hyundai Motor to build 1st Korea plant in 29 years

Hyundai Motor to build 1st Korea plant in 29 years

Hyundai Motor Co., South Korea’s top automaker, is set to build a domestic electric vehicle plant in its first local production investment i...

Hyundai Mobis to power all plants with 100% renewable energy by 2040

Hyundai Mobis to power all plants with 100% renewable energy by 2040

Automobile companies’ carbon-neutral activities often result in developing and producing eco-friendly vehicles such as electric vehicles and h...

Hyundai Mobis plans battery remanufacturing business

Hyundai Mobis plans battery remanufacturing business

Hyundai Mobis Co., a car parts maker within South Korea’s top automaker Hyundai Motor Group, is set to launch an electric vehicle battery rema...

POSCO, LS Electric to build EV parts plants in Mexico

POSCO, LS Electric to build EV parts plants in Mexico

South Korea's POSCO International Co. broke ground on an electric vehicle parts plant in northern Mexico on July 6, while LS Electric Co. signed a t...

Hyundai Heavy’s KSOE wins $2.2 billion order for 10 LNG carriers

Hyundai Heavy’s KSOE wins $2.2 billion order for 10 LNG carriers

Korea Shipbuilding & Offshore Engineering Co. (KSOE), the intermediate holding company of the world’s top shipbuilder Hyundai Heavy Indust...

Hyundai Motor raises N.America workforce, cuts China staff

Hyundai Motor raises N.America workforce, cuts China staff

Hyundai Motor Co., South Korea’s top automaker, ramped up its workforce in North America by more than 50% last year where its presence is grow...

Easing car delivery crunch: Boon or bane for Hyundai, Kia?

Easing car delivery crunch: Boon or bane for Hyundai, Kia?

Just like its global peers, Hyundai Motor Co. and Kia Corp. have suffered from the chip shortage that bogged down the entire auto industry for nearl...

Hyundai E&C, Samsung Eng. partner with Saudi Aramco

Hyundai E&C, Samsung Eng. partner with Saudi Aramco

South Korea’s Hyundai Engineering & Construction (Hyundai E&C) Co. and Samsung Engineering Co. were selected as official partners of N...

Hyundai's IONIQ 6 wins accolades for streamlined design

Hyundai's IONIQ 6 wins accolades for streamlined design

Hyundai Motor Co.’s first all-electric sedan IONIQ 6 has received accolades from foreign media for its streamlined design and low chassis, whi...

Korea shipbuilders throttle up wind farm business

Korea shipbuilders throttle up wind farm business

South Korea’s major shipbuilders are competing to lead the global wind farm industry, an emerging game-changer in the renewable energy sector,...

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