Korean battery makers’ broad restructuring hits US
SK On Co., South Korea’s No. 3 battery maker, has decided to furlough employees at one of its US battery factories in the state of Georgia to ...
SK, Hyundai Motor's US JV, named Georgia's Deal of Year
South Korea’s battery maker SK On and Hyundai Motor Group's joint battery project in Georgia, the US, was awarded the "Deal of the Year 2023 i...
LG Energy, Ford’s battery JV in Turkey scrapped as EV uptake slows
A planned battery manufacturing joint venture between South Korea’s top battery maker LG Energy Solution Ltd., US carmaker Ford Motor Co. and ...
Polestar 4 EV to be built at Renault’s Korean plant from 2025
Swedish electric vehicle maker Polestar will build its upcoming Polestar 4 SUV coupe at Renault Group’s manufacturing plant in South Korea fro...
Hyundai's Supernal plans to build flying taxi plant in US
Hyundai Motor Group plans to build a flying electric taxi plant in the US as the South Korean automotive group aims to bring flying cars to the mark...
LX International to buy Indonesia's PT AKP for nickel mining
LX International Corp., the trading unit of South Korea’s LX Group, said on Tuesday it is slated to acquire a 60% stake in Indonesian miner PT...
LG Energy, SK On to delay battery JVs with Ford as demand slows
South Korea’s leading battery makers are postponing their plans to start operations of their joint ventures with Ford Motor Co. as the growth ...
SK On signs deal to supply NCM battery cells to Sweden’s Polestar 5 EV
SK On Co., the battery-making affiliate of South Korea’s SK Group, has signed a deal to supply nickel-cobalt-manganese (NCM) battery cell modu...
Korea bans short selling; battery stocks lead market rally
South Korea has temporarily suspended short selling partly to prevent illegal, naked short selling, a decision buoying stocks heavily targeted by sh...
SK Innovation targets profit from EV battery unit in Q4
SK Innovation Co., South Korea’s top energy company, said its electric vehicle (EV) battery subsidiary aims to turn to the black in the fourth...
POSCO to build 2nd N.EX.T Hub research institute in Seongnam city
POSCO Group, which owns South Korea’s largest steelmaker, plans to build a second research institute near Seoul to support the conglomerate&rs...
KG Mobility, BYD to team up for battery pack, hybrid car
South Korea's KG Mobility Corp. has partnered with China's largest electric vehicle company BYD to build a battery pack factory in South Korea. They...
POSCO International, Lotte Energy in $4.4 bn battery materials supply deal
POSCO International Corp. has signed a 6 trillion won ($4.4 billion) deal to supply raw materials used to make copper foil, a battery component, to ...
LG Chem, LX Hausys develop material delaying battery thermal runaway
South Korea’s LG Chem Ltd. and its spinoff LX Hausys Ltd. have jointly developed a material that delays the thermal runaway of electric vehicl...
LG Energy Solution to start producing cheaper EV batteries
LG Energy Solution Ltd., the world’s second-largest electric vehicle battery maker, plans to manufacture cheaper EV batteries such as lithium ...
POSCO Int’l determined to outsmart Japanese trading firms
POSCO International Corp., the general trading and energy exploration unit of steel giant POSCO Holdings Inc., will step up its efforts to outsmart ...
Tesla supplier L&F to ink $15 bn materials deal in Europe
L&F Co., a South Korean electric vehicle battery materials supplier to Tesla Inc., is set to sell products in Europe through an estimated $15 bi...
Hanwha Aerospace, KATECH to collaborate on hydrogen fuel cell
South Korea's Hanwha Aerospace Co. announced on Monday it signed a memorandum of understanding (MOU) with the Korea Automotive Technology Institute ...
Samsung SDI inks first battery supply deal with Hyundai
Samsung SDI Co. said on Monday it has signed its first supply agreement with Hyundai Motor Co. to become the South Korean carmaker’s third dom...
China’s graphite export curbs deal blow to Korean battery sector
South Korean electric vehicle battery and battery component makers are fretting over the Chinese government’s impending restrictions on export...
HD Hyundai Infracore to develop truck battery packs
South Korea's HD Hyundai Infracore Co. plans to enter the electric commercial vehicle market through the development of truck batteries.The company ...
Tesla supplier L&F's precursor unit begins IPO process
L&F Co., a South Korean electric vehicle battery materials supplier to Tesla Inc., has embarked on a process to list its subsidiary in the local...
Korea’s battery trio aims to outsmart Chinese rivals in US
South Korea’s three major battery makers — LG Energy Solution Ltd., SK On Co. and Samsung SDI Co. — recently came under renewed pr...
LG Energy barely fends off CATL in global EV battery market
LG Energy Solution Ltd. retained the top position in the global electric vehicle battery market excluding China in the first eight months of this ye...
Kia unveils low-cost EV models to reboot sales growth
Kia Corp., South Korea’s No. 2 automaker, showcased new low-cost electric vehicles on Thursday to boost the slowing growth in clean automobile...
Samsung SDI, Stellantis to build 2nd US EV battery plant in Indiana
Kokomo, Indiana, will be the site of the second electric vehicle (EV) battery plant in the US of South Korea’s Samsung SDI Co. and the Netherl...
LG Energy Q3 profit at record high on gains from US battery tax credit
LG Energy Solution Ltd., one of the world’s leading battery makers, said on Wednesday its operating profit soared to a record high in the th...
Kia to form private-public partnership for EV battery recycling
South Korea's Kia Corp. revealed a plan for the first domestic private-public partnership and initiating a pilot project to create a recycling ecosy...
Tesla Model Y reclaims spot as Koreans' favorite foreign car in September
The Tesla Model Y reclaimed the top spot on the best-selling imported car list in South Korea last month for the first time since September 2022. Th...
LG Energy Solution to supply EV batteries to Toyota for 10 years
LG Energy Solution Ltd. will supply 20 gigawatt hours (GWh) worth of batteries for electric vehicles of the world’s No. 1 car seller Toyota Mo...
