Hyundai Motor, Kia post record US sales in 2023, to rank 4th in US

Hyundai Motor, Kia post record US sales in 2023, to rank 4th in US

South Korea’s Hyundai Motor Group saw its vehicle sales in the US rise to an all-time high in 2023, driven by its latest models of recreationa...

KEPCO sells 15% stake in KEPCO E&C for $269 million

KEPCO sells 15% stake in KEPCO E&C for $269 million

Korea Electric Power Corp. (KEPCO), South Korea’s state-owned utility company grappling with mounting losses, has secured additional funds of ...

LG Display to unveil future mobility panels at CES

LG Display to unveil future mobility panels at CES

LG Display Co., the world’s leading organic light-emitting diode (OLED) panel maker, will unveil its next-generation automotive display produc...

42dot to lead Hyundai Group's in-vehicle software R&D

42dot to lead Hyundai Group's in-vehicle software R&D

Hyundai Motor Group’s self-driving technology arm 42dot Inc. will absorb the electronics, infotainment and autonomous driving technology divis...

Korea’s consumer inflation reaches 3.6% in 2023 on high utilities

Korea’s consumer inflation reaches 3.6% in 2023 on high utilities

South Korea’s consumer prices rose 3.6% this year, driven by the biggest jump in utility bills since 2010 and high inflation in agricultural p...

HD Hyundai Oilbank launches dedicated EV lubricant

HD Hyundai Oilbank launches dedicated EV lubricant

South Korea’s HD Hyundai Oilbank said on Thursday that it launched a new dedicated electric vehicle (EV) lubricant brand the Hyundai XTeer EVF...

Hyundai, Kia’s tech sets them apart with record hybrid vehicle sales

Hyundai, Kia’s tech sets them apart with record hybrid vehicle sales

Like their global peers, Hyundai Motor Co. and affiliate Kia Corp. recently turned their sights back to hybrid vehicles as electric vehicle uptakes ...

SK Telecom, Thales jointly strengthen 5G security

SK Telecom, Thales jointly strengthen 5G security

South Korea's SK Telecom Co. announced on Tuesday that it collaborated with global data security company Thales for 5G security.According to the com...

NCSOFT, Obigo to jointly develop car AI services

NCSOFT, Obigo to jointly develop car AI services

South Korea's major game developer and publisher NCSOFT Corp. announced on Monday that it signed a memorandum of understanding (MOU) with the domest...

KKR promotes Keith Kim in Seoul office to partner

KKR promotes Keith Kim in Seoul office to partner

KKR & Co. Inc. has promoted Keith Kim (Kim Yang-han), managing director at the private equity giant’s Seoul office, to partner.Kim, who ma...

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...

Samyang launches industrial water treatment products

Samyang launches industrial water treatment products

South Korean chemical and food company Samyang Corp. announced on Monday that it released new industrial water treatment materials Triraite Reverse ...

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...

POSCO International foresees record-high profits for 2023

POSCO International foresees record-high profits for 2023

POSCO International Corp., a South Korean general trading and energy exploration company, is expected to post its highest-ever profits this year tha...

Hanwha clinches $2.4 bn Australian armored vehicle deal

Hanwha clinches $2.4 bn Australian armored vehicle deal

Hanwha Aerospace Co. has won a $2.4 billion armored vehicle supply deal to Australia, adding to expectations that the South Korean defense industry ...

Innocean forms GenAI team

Innocean forms GenAI team

Innocean Worldwide Inc., the global marketing communications arm of Hyundai Motor Group, announced on Wednesday that it formed a new task force team...

Hyungji Elite selected as official partner of FC Barcelona

Hyungji Elite selected as official partner of FC Barcelona

South Korea’s school and corporate uniform company Hyungji Elite announced on Monday that it was selected as the official partner of FC Barc...

Hyundai Mobis unveils world’s first QL display for vehicles

Hyundai Mobis unveils world’s first QL display for vehicles

South Korea’s top auto parts maker Hyundai Mobis Co. said on Thursday it has developed an innovative premium display for vehicles – the ...

Renault Korea to equip Tmap Mobility infotainment in new vehicle

Renault Korea to equip Tmap Mobility infotainment in new vehicle

Renault Korea Motors announced on Thursday that it has signed a memorandum of understanding (MOU) for future infotainment collaboration to provide d...

LIG Nex1 completes USV test facility

LIG Nex1 completes USV test facility

South Korea's LIG Nex1 Co. announced on Friday that it completed a system assembly test facility dedicated to unmanned surface vehicles (USV) in Gum...

KAIST, IVI to collaborate on global vaccine research

KAIST, IVI to collaborate on global vaccine research

The Korea Advanced Institute of Science & Technology (KAIST) announced on Thursday that it signed a memorandum of understanding (MOU) with the I...

S.Korean aerospace firms to co-work for SLV

S.Korean aerospace firms to co-work for SLV

South Korea's aerospace companies will collaborate to secure launch vehicle technology for small satellites weighing less than 500kg.  The Sou...

Toss Pay expands on-site payment in 42 countries

Toss Pay expands on-site payment in 42 countries

Toss Pay, the convenient payment service of South Korea's mobile financial platform Toss, said on Monday it has expanded its overseas on-site paymen...

Hyundai Motor Group eyes record-breaking sales in UK

Hyundai Motor Group eyes record-breaking sales in UK

Hyundai Motor Group expects to achieve record-high sales performance in the UK this year. This is even more significant because the UK is well well-...

LG Chem, SNU to jointly develop next-generation material

LG Chem, SNU to jointly develop next-generation material

South Korea's LG Chem Ltd. partnered with Seoul National University (SNU) to develop next-generation material technologies, including pivotal materi...

LG Elec’s vehicle systems plants running above full capacity

LG Elec’s vehicle systems plants running above full capacity

LG Electronics Inc.'s automotive electronics production plants have surpassed 100% of their operating rate this year as of the end of September.Acco...

Samsung C&T to build world’s largest liquid hydrogen tank

Samsung C&T to build world’s largest liquid hydrogen tank

South Korea's Samsung C&T Corp. announced on Sunday it received certification for the world's largest liquid hydrogen storage tank design from D...

LG Energy, Ford’s battery JV in Turkey scrapped as EV uptake slows

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 ...

Hanwha Systems to develop extra-large UUV platform technology

Hanwha Systems to develop extra-large UUV platform technology

Hanwha Systems Co., the defense and air mobility unit of Hanwha Group, will develop technology that will pave the way for the development of Korea-m...

Used electric vehicle prices drop in Korea with declining EV appeal

Used electric vehicle prices drop in Korea with declining EV appeal

Prices of secondhand electric vehicles are falling in South Korea as drivers are increasingly less enchanted with eco-friendly vehicles due to weak ...

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