Hyundai's Tucson named BBC Top Gear's Best Family Car

Hyundai Motor Co. said on Friday that its Tucson SUV has been selected as the "best family car" by the British motoring TV show Top Gear.In the rece...

Hyundai Motor to supply 3,000 vehicles to Libya's disabled

Hyundai Motor Co. said on Sunday that it had signed an agreement to supply vehicles to Libya's disabled through the Social Solidarity Fund, an agenc...

S.Korea must use Indonesia, Thailand as EV output-export bases: report

The Korea Automotive Technology Institute says the domestic auto industry should more proactively use Asean-region members like Indonesia and Thaila...

Hyundai, Kia to rank third in Europe’s car market after 45 years

Just a couple of decades ago, vehicles built by Hyundai Motor Co. and Kia Corp. were dismissed as second-class cars of poor quality, with some car m...

Samsung Electronics to enhance Minute Maid Park digitally

Samsung Electronics Co. has been selected as an official partner for display solutions at Minute Maid Park, the home stadium of the 2022 Major Leagu...

Korean PE firm Hahn & Co to sell used-car platform K Car

South Korean private equity firm Hahn & Co. is set to sell a majority stake in local used-car trading platform K Car Co. as its initial public o...

Korean startup Epikar succeeds in attracting series A investment

Epikar, a car retail digital conversion solution company, said on Thursday that it has succeeded in attracting Series A investment from a number of ...

LG Innotek to unveil parts for EVs, self-driving cars at CES 2023

South Korea’s LG Innotek Co. said on Dec. 15 it will showcase its new products for electric and autonomous vehicle parts at the Consumer Elect...

S. Korea's GI Cell, Japanese partner to study cell therapy for blood cancer

South Korea's GI Cell, the cell therapy affiliate of GI Innovation, on Tuesday said it signed an agreement with Optieum Biotechnologies of Japan on ...

SK Energy buys stake in subscription car wash service

South Korea is seeing growth in the variety of services for the rising number of eco-friendly electric vehicles (EVs) on the nation's roads.Industry...

IONIQ 5 named Japan's Import Car of the Year for 2022-2023

Hyundai Motor Co. on Friday said its electric-powered sport-utility vehicle (SUV) IONIQ 5 was named Japan's Import Car of the Year for 2022-23 by th...

Art tech platform Tessa attracts strategic investment from Kyobo Securities

The art tech platform Tessa said on Thursday that it has succeeded in attracting strategic investment from Kyobo Securities Co. The amount of invest...

Lotte Department Store hosts Alfie Caine's first solo exhibition in Asia

Lotte Department Store on Wednesday said it will hold the first solo exhibition in Asia by Alfie Caine, a British artist who is emerging as a star o...

SK Car Rental acquires ISO 45001 for safety, health management system

SK Car Rental said on Wednesday that it has obtained the safety and health management system (ISO45001) certification from the British Standards Ins...

LG Innotek unveils plastic-glass lenses for self-driving car camera modules

LG Innotek, the electrical component unit of South Korea's LG Group, said on Wednesday that it has developed two types of high-performance hybrid le...

Lotte Rental wins $30 mn Tower Export Award for selling used cars

Lotte Rental said on Tuesday that it was granted the "$30 Million Tower" Export  Award at the "59th Korea Trade Day" award ceremony, thanks to ...

KT&G completes elementary school in Laos with employee donations

KT&G, South Korea's dominant tobacco company,  announced on Monday that along with South Korea's non-profit organization Sharing Culture &a...

Hyundai, Kia US sales up 32% in Nov; eco-friendly cars jump

South Kora’s top automaker Hyundai Motor Group enjoyed strong demand in the US last month as the improving automotive chip supply situation bo...

Yeolmae and Company emerges as major player in secondary art market

South Korean startup Yeolmae and Company, which operates ArtnGuide, has recently emerged as a significant player in the art market.ArtnGuide is an o...

Hyundai Motor's concept car N Vision 74 selected as Instant Icon of the Year by TopGear UK

Hyundai Motor Group said on Thursday that it won awards in two categories, "Instant Icon of the Year" and "Manufacturer of the Year," at the 2022 To...

SK, Doosan to launch hybrid EV fuel cell charging stations

South Korea’s SK Energy Co., refiner giant SK Innovation Co.’s petroleum production subsidiary, said on Tuesday it will join forces with...

GM Korea to shut one production line to focus on small cars

General Motors Co. plans to shut down a production line in South Korea as the US automaking giant aims to focus on manufacturing small cars in the c...

S. Korea's Kia 1st among UK car dealers for brand satisfaction

Kia Corp. has seen record-high auto sales in the UK thanks to having the highest brand satisfaction among British dealers.Industry sources on Monday...

Eco-friendly car registrations exceed 1.5 mn in Korea

The total number of registered eco-friendly vehicles in South Korea surpassed 1.5 million as of end-October, up 38.3% from 1.1 million compared to a...

Hyundai’s Genesis G90 named MotorTrend’s 2023 Car of the Year

Hyundai Motor Co.'s G90, a flagship sedan under the South Korean automaker’s premium sub-brand Genesis, has been named the 2023 Car of the Yea...

Hyundai Genesis to unveil electric-powered convertible concept car

Genesis, the luxury car brand of Hyundai Motor, has unveiled a convertible concept model in Southern California.In Malibu Tuesday, Genesis introduce...

LG Uplus, Hyundai Motor Group in connected car service deal

LG Uplus Corp., South Korea’s third-largest mobile carrier, will supply exclusive wireless communications services to Hyundai Motor Group for ...

Hyundai Glovis signs $796 million shipping deal with global automaker

Hyundai Glovis Co., the logistics unit of South Korea’s Hyundai Motor Group, said on Friday it has clinched a 1.05 trillion won ($796 million)...

DRIMAES to produce cloud-based car control platform with Qualcomm

Daegu-based startup DRIMAES is poised to develop and mass produce a cloud-based vehicle control platform using San Diego-based semiconductor giant Q...

Hyundai to ramp up hybrid vehicle production next year

Hyundai Motor Co., South Korea’s top automaker, will increase production of hybrid models by some 15% next year to focus on the popular segmen...