SEOUL, Dec. 17 (Korea Bizwire) — Hyundai Motor Group unveiled on Thursday a new-concept small mobility platform that integrates state-of-the-art robotics technology. The platform, dubbed Mobile Eccentric Droid (MobED), can maintain a horizontal posture even on inclined and uneven roads with a flat rectangular-shaped body and four functional wheels. Since the wheelbase and steering angles [...]
SEOUL, Dec. 16 (Korea Bizwire) — Kia Corp., a smaller affiliate of Hyundai Motor Co., on Thursday launched the Carens multi-purpose vehicle in India to gain a share in the local family car market. The seven-seat Carens MPV comes with a 1.5-liter diesel engine, a 1.4-liter turbocharged gasoline engine or a 1.6-liter gasoline engine model, [...]
SEOUL, Dec. 16 (Korea Bizwire) – BMW Group Korea said Thursday it has signed an initial pact with a provincial government to build a research and development center to provide advanced mobility services to local customers. BMW Korea signed a memorandum of understanding with the Incheon metropolitan city and the Korean Free Economic Zones to [...]
SEOUL, Dec. 15 (Korea Bizwire) — South Korean auto parts makers are lagging behind in the transition to future mobility solutions despite the automobile industry’s rapid switch to electrification in recent days, a survey showed Tuesday. According to a survey conducted by the Korea Automotive Industry Alliance (KAIA) of 300 auto parts makers and 405 [...]
SEOUL, Dec. 14 (Korea Bizwire) — Hyundai Motor Co. said Tuesday it will launch the all-new G90 sedan under its independent Genesis brand in the domestic market early next year to prop up sales amid the extended pandemic. Hyundai Motor, South Korea’s biggest carmaker, said it will receive preorders for the G90 flagship sedan starting [...]
SEOUL, Dec. 9 (Korea Bizwire) — Hyundai Motor Co.’s attempt to recover output on the back of some easing of chip supply concerns is going nowhere due to a strike at supplier Hankook Tire & Technology Co. and opposition from its own union. The carmaker applied for the approval of special overtime work to the [...]
SEOUL, Dec. 6 (Korea Bizwire) — For the very first time, Hyundai Motor Co. and its affiliate Kia Corp. sold more than 100,000 eco-friendly SUVs this year, driven by the success of hybrid models. The two automakers sold a total of 119,054 hybrid, electric and hydrogen-powered SUVs in South Korea from January to November of [...]
SEOUL, Dec. 6 (Korea Bizwire) — Hyundai Motor Group ranked first on a list measuring carmakers’ corporate social responsibility (CSR) activities in China for the sixth consecutive year. The South Korea’s top automotive conglomerate, which has Hyundai Motor Co. and Kia Corp. under its wing, announced that in the 2021 China CSR development index evaluated [...]
SEOUL, Dec. 5 (Korea Bizwire) – South Korea will increase the number of electric vehicle chargers at highway service areas nationwide to over 1,000 by the end of 2022, the transport ministry said Sunday. Currently, there are 435 EV chargers at the country’s highway rest stops. The government plans to increase the number to 730 [...]
SEOUL, Dec. 3 (Korea Bizwire) — Sales of imported vehicles in South Korea fell 31 percent in November from a year earlier as chip shortages continued to disrupt vehicle production and sales, an industry association said Friday. The number of newly registered foreign vehicles fell to 18,810 units last month from 27,436 units a year [...]