Hyundai Transys' car seats rank in top 3 by US market survey

Hyundai Transys' car seats rank in top 3 by US market survey

A leading US consumer satisfaction survey has ranked car seats made by South Korea’s Hyundai Transys in the top three for the fourth consecuti...

S.Korean hybrid car market surpasses $4.56 bn in H1 2023

S.Korean hybrid car market surpasses $4.56 bn in H1 2023

South Korea's hybrid car market has shown a remarkable surge, reaching 6.12 trillion won ($4.56 billion) in the first half of 2023, according to the...

Kia to revive Ray EV to kick start S.Korean city car market

Kia to revive Ray EV to kick start S.Korean city car market

Kia Corp., South Korea’s No. 2 automaker, aims to revitalize the local city car segment with the reintroduction of an electric version of the ...

Kia releases restyled mid-sized SUV, its facelifted 'new Sorento'

Kia releases restyled mid-sized SUV, its facelifted 'new Sorento'

Kia Corp. has unveiled its new Sorento, a facelift of its fourth-generation sport utility vehicle (SUV). The company announced on Thursday that it w...

Hyundai's premium Genesis cars to break 1 million units in global sales

Hyundai's premium Genesis cars to break 1 million units in global sales

Genesis, the luxury car brand of Hyundai Motor Co., is on the verge of breaking the million mark in cumulative global sales this month in seven year...

Hyundai Glovis to secure additional 12 car transport vessels by 2025

Hyundai Glovis to secure additional 12 car transport vessels by 2025

Hyundai Glovis Co., the logistics unit of South Korea’s Hyundai Motor Group, plans to secure an additional 12 vehicle transport vessels by 202...

Hyundai, Kia to showcase new cars at Indonesia’s GIIAS auto show

Hyundai, Kia to showcase new cars at Indonesia’s GIIAS auto show

Hyundai Motor Co. and Kia Corp. will participate in Indonesia’s largest auto show next week as the South Korean sister firms ramp up their off...

Hyundai, legendary chip architect Jim Keller to make chips for future cars

Hyundai, legendary chip architect Jim Keller to make chips for future cars

South Korea’s top automaker Hyundai Motor Group said on Thursday it has partnered with legendary chip architect Jim Keller to jointly develop ...

Global EV, battery sectors in war for talent acquisition

Global EV, battery sectors in war for talent acquisition

Global electric vehicle and battery makers are fiercely competing to secure talent with high salaries and various incentives as their workforces a...

Kia America’s new normal: Record car sales month after month

Kia America’s new normal: Record car sales month after month

Kia Corp., South Korea’s second-largest automaker, has been dismissed as the weaker sibling or smaller sister firm of Hyundai Motor Co., the c...

Hyundai, Kia firm up ranking as world's 3rd; first-half profits improve

Hyundai, Kia firm up ranking as world's 3rd; first-half profits improve

South Korea’s top automaker Hyundai Motor Group solidified its position as the world’s third-largest carmaker with improved profit margi...

Volvo tops S.Koreans’ favorite foreign car survey list for service

Volvo tops S.Koreans’ favorite foreign car survey list for service

Sweden's Volvo offers the best after-sales service among imported automobile dealers in South Korea, while locals drivers are disappointed by the cu...

Hyundai Steel extends profit streak in Q2 on brisk auto steel sales

Hyundai Steel extends profit streak in Q2 on brisk auto steel sales

Hyundai Steel Co., South Korea’s second-largest steelmaker, plans to ramp up automotive and eco-friendly steel production after posting an ope...

Hyundai launches high-performance brand New Avante N

Hyundai launches high-performance brand New Avante N

South Korea's Hyundai Motor Co. on Wednesday unveiled the latest version of its high-performance N brand's flagship model, the "New Avante N".The hi...

Kia unveils The New Sorento's design

Kia unveils The New Sorento's design

Kia Corp. unveiled "The New Sorento," the latest model of their mid-sized sports utility vehicle (SUV) on Tuesday. The redesigned SUV reflects Kia's...

Hyundai Motor to advance future mobility with nanotechnology

Hyundai Motor to advance future mobility with nanotechnology

Hyundai Motor Group, which seeks to pivot from a fast follower to a game changer in the global auto sector, has unveiled advanced materials technolo...

SK’s Tmap enhances ESG efforts by navigating lowest-carbon routes

SK’s Tmap enhances ESG efforts by navigating lowest-carbon routes

South Korea’s leading mobility platform Tmap Mobility Co. has stepped up its environmental, social and governance (ESG) efforts via its naviga...

S.Korea’s car exports hit H1 record high on brisk EV sales

S.Korea’s car exports hit H1 record high on brisk EV sales

South Korea’s automobile export value in the first six months of this year hit the highest-ever $35.7 billion for a half-year period, mainly d...

Samsung Electro-Mechanics starts mass-producing power inductors

Samsung Electro-Mechanics starts mass-producing power inductors

South Korea's Samsung Electro-Mechanics has started mass-producing power inductors, an essential component of electric (EV) and self-driving vehicle...

Hyundai’s commitment to N brand pays off with over 100,000 car sales

Hyundai’s commitment to N brand pays off with over 100,000 car sales

Hyundai Motor Co.'s commitment to high-performance vehicles has paid off with sales of such vehicles exceeding 100,000 units six years after the lau...

Kia vows to take 10% of Indian market after 1 million car output

Kia vows to take 10% of Indian market after 1 million car output

In celebration of producing 1 million cars from its Indian plant, Kia Corp. has vowed to command 10% of the Indian car market with more diverse mode...

Samsung takes on Micron with new flash auto memory UFS 3.1

Samsung takes on Micron with new flash auto memory UFS 3.1

Samsung Electronics Co., the world’s largest memory chipmaker, has begun mass production of its latest flash memory chip, which the company sa...

Korea chip exports to rebound in Oct; car, cell exports to stay firm

Korea chip exports to rebound in Oct; car, cell exports to stay firm

South Korea expected overseas sales of semiconductors, the country’s top export item, to rebound from October while the auto, secondary batter...

Korea tops US eco-friendly car import rankings despite IRA disadvantage

Korea tops US eco-friendly car import rankings despite IRA disadvantage

South Korea retained its top spot in exports of eco-friendly vehicles including electric cars to the US in the first quarter despite challenges pose...

Korea logs current account surplus in May on brisk sales of goods

Korea logs current account surplus in May on brisk sales of goods

South Korea’s current account swung to the black in May from a deficit the prior month, thanks to a surplus in the goods account for the secon...

Kia’s Gwangju auto plant gears up for 2nd heyday with EVs

Kia’s Gwangju auto plant gears up for 2nd heyday with EVs

GWANGJU, South Jeolla Province -- Kia Corp.'s plant in Gwangju, about 270 kilometers south of Seoul, bustled with workers and cars, including its be...

Hyundai Motor’s IONIQ 6 shows off 3rd-longest driving range in US  

Hyundai Motor’s IONIQ 6 shows off 3rd-longest driving range in US  

The IONIQ 6, the first fully electric sedan by Hyundai Motor Co., has been named one of the top three distance champions in the US based on tests by...

Lotte Rental drops plan to enter Korea’s secondhand car sales market

Lotte Rental drops plan to enter Korea’s secondhand car sales market

Lotte Rental Co., South Korea’s largest car rental firm, has dropped its plan to enter the domestic used car sales market. Instead, it will st...

Hyundai’s IONIQ 6 named Best EV of 2023 in US

Hyundai’s IONIQ 6 named Best EV of 2023 in US

Hyundai Motor Co.'s electric vehicle IONIQ 6 has been named Car and Driver's 2023 EV of the Year on Thursday. According to Hyundai Motor, IONIQ...

EVs lack luster in S.Korea’s secondhand car market

EVs lack luster in S.Korea’s secondhand car market

Electric vehicles suffered sharper price falls in South Korea’s secondhand car market this year, compared with combustion engine and hybrid ca...

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