LG Innotek develops wireless BMS for EVs

LG Innotek develops wireless BMS for EVs

South Korean electronic parts maker LG Innotek announced on Sunday that it developed a cutting-edge wireless battery management system (BMS), a cr...

Hyundai's Kona included on French EV subsidy eligibility list

 Hyundai's Kona included on French EV subsidy eligibility list

Hyundai Motor Co.'s sports utility vehicle Kona is the only Korean EV included on a list of 78 electric vehicle models eligible for French subsidies...

Korean overseas direct investment at 2 1/2-year low in Q3

Korean overseas direct investment at 2 1/2-year low in Q3

South Korea’s direct investment in other countries fell for a fourth straight quarter to its smallest level in two and a half years, despite a...

POSCO develops EV battery material for lithium extraction

POSCO develops EV battery material for lithium extraction

POSCO Holdings Inc., said on Thursday it has developed a key material used for recovering lithium from ore and saltwater jointly with WSK, a South K...

Kia to unveil new PBV lineup at CES 2024

Kia to unveil new PBV lineup at CES 2024

Kia Corp. announced on Thursday that it plans to participate in the world’s biggest consumer technology trade show CES. The company will ret...

Hyundai-invested SES to provide Li-Metal battery B samples, eyes UAM

Hyundai-invested SES to provide Li-Metal battery B samples, eyes UAM

SES AI Corp., a high-performance battery maker backed by several global automakers such as GM and Hyundai Motor Co., has moved one step closer to co...

Hyundai Motor Group to be named NACTOY 2024

Hyundai Motor Group to be named NACTOY 2024

Hyundai Motor Group confirmed its victory in the utility vehicle category of "North American Car, Truck and Utility Vehicle (NACTOY) of the Year 202...

US regulations push Korean battery industry to cut reliance on China

US regulations push Korean battery industry to cut reliance on China

The South Korean battery industry is facing pressure to cut its reliance on Chinese capital as the US government on Dec. 1 issued guidance that will...

Carmakers to expand affordable EV, hybrid lineups in Korea

Carmakers to expand affordable EV, hybrid lineups in Korea

Carmakers in South Korea are slated to unveil new electric vehicle models at cheaper prices next year to revive the sputtering EV market and also ro...

LG Uplus, Toyota Motor Korea team up for EV chargning

LG Uplus, Toyota Motor Korea team up for EV chargning

South Korea's LG Uplus Corp. announced on Monday that it formed a partnership with Toyota Motor Korea to expand electric vehicle (EV) charger infr...

Hyundai, Kia unveil snow tire-transforming technology

 Hyundai, Kia unveil snow tire-transforming technology

Hyundai Motor Co. and Kia Corp. unveiled a tire technology that can transform regular tires into snow tires with the simple push of a button, the co...

Hyundai, Kia’s car exports to top 2 mn units for 1st time in 7 years

Hyundai, Kia’s car exports to top 2 mn units for 1st time in 7 years

Hyundai Motor Co. and Kia Corp., South Korea’s two largest automakers, are set to export more than 2 million cars in 2023 for the first time i...

Kia EV9 selected safest car in Europe

Kia EV9 selected safest car in Europe

Kia EV9, the flagship large all-electric sport utility vehicle (SUV) of South Korea’s No. 2 automaker Kia Corp., received five stars in the Eu...

LG Energy, KAIST develop Li-Metal battery tech for improved EV range

LG Energy, KAIST develop Li-Metal battery tech for improved EV range

South Korea’s LG Energy Solution Ltd. and the Korea Advanced Institute of Science & Technology (KAIST) have developed a lithium-metal batt...

Korea’s small diesel truck ban powers LPG-fueled models

Korea’s small diesel truck ban powers LPG-fueled models

South Korea plans to prohibit small trucks with diesel engines from new registrations next year, increasing sales of liquefied petroleum gas-powered...

POSCO International wins green car parts orders from US, Europe

POSCO International wins green car parts orders from US, Europe

POSCO International Corp., the general trading and energy exploration unit of South Korea’s steel giant POSCO Holdings Inc., is accelerating i...

Genesis GV60 named best SUV in China

Genesis GV60 named best SUV in China

Hyundai Motor Co.'s premium brand Genesis announced on Wednesday that its luxury mid-sized electric sports utility vehicle (SUV) GV60 was selected a...

Hyundai, Kia support Korean exports hit by weak chip sales

Hyundai, Kia support Korean exports hit by weak chip sales

Two affiliates of Hyundai Motor Group, the world’s third-largest automaker by sales, ranked as the top South Korean exporters in the one-year ...

Kia EV9 sweeps European awards, sees strong US pre-orders

Kia EV9 sweeps European awards, sees strong US pre-orders

The Kia EV9, the flagship large all-electric sport utility vehicle of South Korea’s No. 2 automaker, is sweeping major industrial awards in Eu...

GM asks LG Energy to share huge portion of US EV tax benefits

GM asks LG Energy to share huge portion of US EV tax benefits

General Motor Co., the leading US automaker, has asked LG Energy Solution Ltd., the world’s second-largest electric vehicle battery manufactur...

Hyundai IONIQ 5 N named 2023 Car of the Year by TopGear

 Hyundai IONIQ 5 N named 2023 Car of the Year by TopGear

South Korea's Hyundai Motor Group announced on Thursday that Hyundai Motor Co.'s IONIQ 5 N electric vehicle has been named Car of the Year and Kia C...

Hyundai Motor’s Uniwheel offers new paradigm for future mobility

Hyundai Motor’s Uniwheel offers new paradigm for future mobility

Mobility has evolved at an incredible pace over the years. But there’s one thing that hardly changes – the configuration of the drivetra...

Lotte Chem develops tech to improve EV battery durability

Lotte Chem develops tech to improve EV battery durability

Lotte Chemical Corp. said on Tuesday it has developed a technology to improve the durability of electric vehicle cell materials by enhancing the sta...

Sodium-ion batteries emerge as alternative to lithium, LFP batteries

Sodium-ion batteries emerge as alternative to lithium, LFP batteries

Sodium-ion batteries (SIBs) are emerging as an alternative to lithium-ion batteries, currently dominating the rechargeable battery market for electr...

Car sales may sputter in 2024 amid EV policy risk: Research

Car sales may sputter in 2024 amid EV policy risk: Research

The global automobile market is on track to recover to pre-pandemic levels this year and is expected to grow at a moderate pace amid a prolonged eco...

Hyundai to build EV battery pack plant in India by 2025

Hyundai to build EV battery pack plant in India by 2025

South Korea’s top automaker Hyundai Motor Co. is set to invest 7 billion rupees ($84 million) to build an electric vehicle battery pack assemb...

LG Energy may produce mid-nickel EV batteries from 2024

LG Energy may produce mid-nickel EV batteries from 2024

South Korea’s LG Energy Solution Ltd. plans to mass-produce mid-nickel, high-voltage lithium batteries as early as next year, one year ahead o...

Trafigura to invest in S.Korea’s EV cell materials maker

Trafigura to invest in S.Korea’s EV cell materials maker

Trafigura, a major global commodity trader, is set to invest in a South Korean electric vehicle battery raw materials manufacturer to take advantage...

Hyundai Motor Group to replace heads of auto parts, steel units

Hyundai Motor Group to replace heads of auto parts, steel units

Hyundai Motor Group, the world’s third-largest automaker, is set to replace the heads of its auto parts and steel-making affiliates in an earl...

LG Elec to venture into US EV charger market in 2024

LG Elec to venture into US EV charger market in 2024

South Korea’s LG Electronics Inc. is readying to enter the US electric vehicle charger market with the launch of EV chargers in the first half...

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