Hyundai Rotem wins $296.5 mn electric train deal from Tanzania

Hyundai Rotem wins $296.5 mn electric train deal from Tanzania

Hyundai Rotem won a $296.5 million electric train deal from Tanzania as the South Korean railway system maker aims to expand business in Africa.Hyun...

Hyundai Motor, Kia report record-high H1 sales in US

Hyundai Motor, Kia report record-high H1 sales in US

Hyundai Motor Group’s auto units posted all-time high sales in the first half of 2021 in the US market. According to the industry on July 2, H...

KakaoBank’s $2.3 bn IPO set to alter Korea’s banking landscape

KakaoBank’s $2.3 bn IPO set to alter Korea’s banking landscape

KakaoBank Corp., the mobile banking unit of online messaging app giant Kakao Corp., is looking to raise as much as 2.55 trillion won ($2.26 billion)...

Hyundai, Kia outrival Japanese carmakers in India, other emerging markets

Hyundai, Kia outrival Japanese carmakers in India, other emerging markets

India, one of the world’s fastest-growing auto markets, has for decades been dominated by Japan’s Suzuki Motor Corp., which runs Maruti ...

Kia, Uber form electric mobility partnership in Europe

Kia, Uber form electric mobility partnership in Europe

South Korea’s second-largest automaker Kia Corp. has forged a partnership with Uber Technologies Inc. to supply electric vehicles in Europe fo...

Hyundai Motor, Kia overtake Ford in US auto sales in May

Hyundai Motor, Kia overtake Ford in US auto sales in May

Hyundai Motor Co. and Kia Corp., the two automaking units of South Korea’s Hyundai Motor Group, in May sold more cars in the US than Ford Moto...

Kia posts record US sales for 2nd straight month, driven by SUVs

Kia posts record US sales for 2nd straight month, driven by SUVs

Kia Corp., an automaking affiliate of the Hyundai Motor Group, on Monday posted its best-ever monthly US auto sales for a second straight month in A...

LG Corp shares surge ahead of relisting after LX Holdings split-off

LG Corp shares surge ahead of relisting after LX Holdings split-off

Shares of LG Corp. are significantly outperforming the broader market on expectations the company will be fairly valued when it’s relisted on ...

Kia raises $700 mn in foreign green bonds

Kia raises $700 mn in foreign green bonds

Kia Corp. has issued its first foreign currency ESG bonds worth $700 million to strengthen its investment in electric vehicles and other eco-friendl...

Samsung SDI to supply cylindrical cells to Hyundai, Kia

Samsung SDI to supply cylindrical cells to Hyundai, Kia

Samsung SDI Co., one of South Korea's top three electric vehicle battery makers, is developing cylindrical lithium-ion batteries for Hyundai Motor C...

Kia debuts all-electric EV6; runs faster, longer than Tesla, IONIQ 5

Kia debuts all-electric EV6; runs faster, longer than Tesla, IONIQ 5

Kia Corp. on Tuesday debuted the EV6, its first dedicated electric vehicle built on Hyundai Motor Group’s new EV platform, amid intensifying com...

Kia fully unveils EV6 with new design philosophy

Kia fully unveils EV6 with new design philosophy

Kia Corp. has now revealed full images of the EV6, its first dedicated electric vehicle (EV), ahead of the car’s world premiere on Mar. 30. Th...

Hyundai, Kia set to change gear to revive China sales

Hyundai, Kia set to change gear to revive China sales

Hyundai Motor Co. and Kia Corp. posted their worst results in China last year since they advanced into that neighboring market in 2002. Their Chines...

Kia reveals teaser of first dedicated EV model, EV6

Kia reveals teaser of first dedicated EV model, EV6

Kia Corp. on Mar. 9 showcased teaser images and video clips of EV6 – its first dedicated electric vehicle (EV) built on Hyundai Motor Group&rs...

Hyundai Motor, Kia post strong US sales on SUV, Genesis

Hyundai Motor, Kia post strong US sales on SUV, Genesis

Hyundai Motor Co. and sister firm Kia Corp. posted strong January sales in the US, where the South Korean companies are working to refine their prof...

Kia shares jump on $3.6 bn Apple Car project news

Kia shares jump on $3.6 bn Apple Car project news

Shares in Kia Corp. and South Korean automotive parts makers rose sharply on Wednesday, following a news report that Apple Inc. will make an initial...

Kia aims to become purpose-built vehicle market leader: CEO

Kia aims to become purpose-built vehicle market leader: CEO

Kia Corp. recently dropped Motors from its name and changed the design and color of the logo that had represented the Korean automaker globally for ...

Kia delivers Q4 earnings surprise; operating profit hits all-time high

Kia delivers Q4 earnings surprise; operating profit hits all-time high

Kia Corp., South Korea’s second-largest automaker, on Wednesday posted a record quarterly operating profit on the back of strong sales of high...

Kia to issue green notes as part of $500 mn global bonds for future mobility

Kia to issue green notes as part of $500 mn global bonds for future mobility

Kia Corp., a unit of Hyundai Motor Group, plans to issue green bonds in overseas markets to raise money for future mobility investments, including e...

Kia drops Motors from name, unveils roadmap for new EV models

Kia drops Motors from name, unveils roadmap for new EV models

Kia Motors Corp., a unit of Hyundai Motor Group, has dropped Motors from its name, as the company breaks away from its traditional manufacturing-dri...

Hyundai, Kia rev up SUV sales in India amid pandemic lockdown

Hyundai, Kia rev up SUV sales in India amid pandemic lockdown

Hyundai Motor Co. and its sister firm Kia Motors Corp. are emerging as preferred sport-utility vehicle brands in India, as one in every two SUVs sol...

Hyundai, Kia to raise $921 mn in green bonds for future mobility

Hyundai, Kia to raise $921 mn in green bonds for future mobility

Hyundai Motor Co. and Kia Motors Corp. plan to issue green bonds worth a combined 1 trillion won ($912 million) as they gear up to raise money for...

SUVs drive up Hyundai, Kia in US market; G80 named safest car of year

SUVs drive up Hyundai, Kia in US market; G80 named safest car of year

A slate of new sport utility vehicles are driving up Hyundai Motor Group's market share in the US, where its two automaking units have relied on sed...

Hyundai Corp to rival China's CRCC in bid for $18 bn Ukrainian infra deal

Hyundai Corp to rival China's CRCC in bid for $18 bn Ukrainian infra deal

South Korea’s trading company Hyundai Corporation will face China’s Railway Construction Corporate (CRCC) in a bid to secure an $18 billio...

Hyundai, Kia to reflect $2.94 bn quality costs in Q3 results

Hyundai, Kia to reflect $2.94 bn quality costs in Q3 results

Hyundai Motor Co. and affiliate Kia Motors Corp. said on Oct. 19 that a combined 3.36 trillion won ($2.94 billion) in quality-related costs will be re...

Lotte Corp's corporate bond issue raises staggering $665 mn in demand

Lotte Corp's corporate bond issue raises staggering $665 mn in demand

South Korean conglomerate Lotte Corporation saw overwhelming demand of 790 billion won ($665 million) from institutional investors on the issuing of c...

Lotte Corp to include ESG bonds in $126.5 mn corporate bond offering in September

Lotte Corp to include ESG bonds in $126.5 mn corporate bond offering in September

Lotte Corporation is set to become the first South Korean holding company to issue environmental, social, and governance (ESG) bonds, according to inv...

Ex-deputy finance minister named as Korea Investment Corp’s CEO

Ex-deputy finance minister named as Korea Investment Corp’s CEO

Heenam Choi, an executive director of the International Monetary Fund and former South Korean deputy finance minister, was appointed as chief executiv...

TEST Robots, AI replace human workers at Kia’s EV6 manufacturing factory

TEST  Robots, AI replace human workers at Kia’s EV6 manufacturing factory

Electric vehiclesHyundaiMotor, Kia, TechKia Corp., South Korea’s second-largest automaker, has unveiled the automated manufacturing process at...

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