Samsung C&T, Sweden's Karnfull Next to team up for SMR

Samsung C&T, Sweden's Karnfull Next to team up for SMR

South Korea's Samsung C&T Corp. said Friday it signed a memorandum of understanding (MOU) with Swedish energy company Karnfull Next AB to jointl...

Kia vows to drastically raise shareholder returns, hike EV, hybrid sales

Kia vows to drastically raise shareholder returns, hike EV, hybrid sales

Kia Corp., South Korea’s second-largest automaker, plans to drastically raise its shareholder return rates to bolster shareholder value. The c...

Hyundai, Kia to build Hyundai Center of Excellence in India

Hyundai, Kia to build Hyundai Center of Excellence in India

Hyundai Motor Co. and Kia Corp. signed a memorandum of understanding (MOU) with the Indian Institutes of Technology (IIT) to build the Hyundai Cente...

POSCO Pilbara completes Gwangyang lithium hydroxide plant

POSCO Pilbara completes Gwangyang lithium hydroxide plant

South Korea's POSCO Pilbara Lithium Solution Co., a subsidiary of POSCO Group, said on Friday the completion of its second rock-based lithium hydrox...

STX to export $60 mn wheeled armored vehicles to Peru

STX to export $60 mn wheeled armored vehicles to Peru

STX Corp., a South Korean general trading company, said on Monday it signed a contract with  Fábrica de Armas y Municiones del Ejé...

Hyundai launches EV charging subscription in Indonesia

Hyundai launches EV charging subscription in Indonesia

Hyundai Motor Co. said on Wednesday its launch of an electric vehicle (EV) charging subscription service for vehicle owners in IndonesiaSubscribers ...

Samsung C&T, LS Electric to establish US solar JV

Samsung C&T, LS Electric to establish US solar JV

South Korea's Samsung C&T Corp. and LS Electric Co. signed a memorandum of understanding (MOU) on Monday to expand solar power projects in the U...

Hyundai’s José Muñoz sees new Trump policy, China's rise as opportunity

Hyundai’s José Muñoz sees new Trump policy, China's rise as opportunity

LOS ANGELES – José Muñoz, freshly tapped as the next chief executive of Hyundai Motor Co., says the current market uncertainty s...

LS Electric shares jump on $358mn HVDC transformer order news

LS Electric shares jump on $358mn HVDC transformer order news

LS Electric Co., a South Korean industrial energy facility and systems supplier, is expected to sign a 500 billion won ($358 million) deal with a GE...

Hyundai Motor, Kia win US ALG Residual Value Awards

Hyundai Motor, Kia win US ALG Residual Value Awards

Hyundai Motor Co. and Kia Corp. said on Wednesday that Hyundai's electric compact sport utility vehicle (SUV) Kona EV and Kia's mid-size SUV Telluri...

Hyundai Mobis aims to expand non-captive sales to 40% as it goes global

Hyundai Mobis aims to expand non-captive sales to 40% as it goes global

South Korea’s top auto parts maker Hyundai Mobis Co. on Tuesday said it aims to boost non-Hyundai Motor Group affiliate sales to 40% of its to...

Tesla asks Samsung, SK Hynix to supply HBM4 chip samples

Tesla asks Samsung, SK Hynix to supply HBM4 chip samples

Samsung Electronics Co. and SK Hynix Inc. are said to each be developing a sixth-generation high-bandwidth memory (HBM4) chip prototype for Tesla In...

Hyundai Rotem to supply ground weapons to Peru

Hyundai Rotem to supply ground weapons to Peru

South Korea's Hyundai Rotem Co. said on Monday it signed an agreement with the Peruvian Army to supply K2 main battle tanks, armored vehicles, and o...

LG Energy to supply 2170-type cells to Bear Robotics

LG Energy to supply 2170-type cells to Bear Robotics

South Korea’s LG Energy Solution Ltd. said on Monday it has signed an initial agreement to supply cylindrical battery cells to Bear Robotics I...

Korean EV, battery makers to suffer from Trump’s plan to end incentives

Korean EV, battery makers to suffer from Trump’s plan to end incentives

WASHINGTON/SEOUL — US President-elect Donald Trump’s transition team is seeking to eliminate federal incentives for electric vehicles, d...

IONIQ 9, EV9 GT named most anticipated new vehicles in US

IONIQ 9, EV9 GT named most anticipated new vehicles in US

Hyundai Motor Co. 's IONIQ 9 and Kia Corp. 's EV9 GT were selected as America’s Most Anticipated New Vehicles 2025 by Newsweek. This is t...

Chung Ki-sun moves closer to managing HD Hyundai with his promotion

Chung Ki-sun moves closer to managing HD Hyundai with his promotion

HD Hyundai Co., the holding company of South Korea’s No. 1 shipbuilding conglomerate, on Thursday shuffled its top management. In it, Vice Cha...

Kia to supply PV5 to DHL Korea from 2026

Kia to supply PV5 to DHL Korea from 2026

Kia Corp., South Korea’s second-largest automaker, said on Thursday it signed a memorandum of understanding (MOU) to supply its purpose-built ...

Hyundai Glovis to build logistics complex in Korea’s top port city

Hyundai Glovis to build logistics complex in Korea’s top port city

Hyundai Glovis Co., the logistics unit of the world’s third-largest carmaker Hyundai Motor Group, plans to establish a logistics complex in Bu...

BYD to debut passenger EVs in South Korea in 2025

BYD to debut passenger EVs in South Korea in 2025

China’s electric vehicle giant BYD Co. will debut in the South Korean passenger car market next year with premium models in hopes of becoming ...

Hyundai E&C wins $725 mn Saudi Arabia HVDC line order

Hyundai E&C wins $725 mn Saudi Arabia HVDC line order

Hyundai Engineering & Construction Co. (Hyundai E&C) said on Tuesday it has bagged a $725 million order to build a power transmission line i...

LG Energy to supply EV batteries to Rivian in $6.7 bn deal

LG Energy to supply EV batteries to Rivian in $6.7 bn deal

LG Energy Solution Ltd., the world’s third-largest battery maker, is set to supply cells to Rivian Automotive Inc., a US electric vehicle manu...

KEPCO, LS Electric to co-work on predictive diagnostics solutions

KEPCO, LS Electric to co-work on predictive diagnostics solutions

Korea Electric Power Corp. (KEPCO), the South Korean state-run utility company, said on Thursday it signed a memorandum of understanding (MOU) with ...

Hybrids, EVs power Hyundai, Kia’s US auto sales in October

Hybrids, EVs power Hyundai, Kia’s US auto sales in October

Hyundai Motor Group, the world’s third-largest automaker, saw a rebound in US auto sales last month thanks to surges in demand for its hybrid ...

L&F to supply ultra-high nickel cathodes to Korean, US EV makers

L&F to supply ultra-high nickel cathodes to Korean, US EV makers

South Korea’s leading battery materials maker L&F Co. plans to begin mass production of nickel-cobalt-manganese (NCM) battery cathodes wit...

Hyundai Motor reveals teaser image of IONIQ 9

Hyundai Motor reveals teaser image of IONIQ 9

Hyundai Motor Co. on Wednesday released the teaser images of its IONIQ 9, a three-row, all-electric sport utility vehicle (SUV).IONIQ 9's third mode...

Samsung SDI's operating profit plunges in Q3 amid EV chasm

Samsung SDI's operating profit plunges in Q3 amid EV chasm

Samsung SDI Co., the world’s sixth-largest battery maker, continues to grapple with dwindling battery demand from the electric vehicle industr...

Hyundai Motor aims high for online small EV sales in Japan

Hyundai Motor aims high for online small EV sales in Japan

TOKYO – Hyundai Motor Co. will accelerate its penetration into Japan, a market it has been struggling to crack for decades, with small-size el...

Kia, KEPCO collaborate to build power ecosystem using PBV

Kia, KEPCO collaborate to build power ecosystem using PBV

South Korea's Kia Corp. and Korea Electric Power Corp. (KEPCO), the state-run utility company, said on Thursday that they signed a memorandum of und...

Hyundai Glovis introduces EV drill lance on car carriers

Hyundai Glovis introduces EV drill lance on car carriers

South Korea's Hyundai Glovis Co. said on Thursday that it will introduce a special fire suppression tool, the EV (Electric Vehicle) - Drill Lance, f...

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