SEOUL, Aug. 23 (Korea Bizwire) — Kia Corp., South Korea’s second-biggest carmaker, is illuminating its history by restoring the models that marked the inception of its brand. The company announced that it will showcase restored versions of two vehicles — the three-wheeled T-600 truck and the Brisa sedan — at the Kia360 brand experience space [...]
SEOUL, Aug. 22 (Korea Bizwire) — Toyota Motor Korea Co. said Monday it has initiated pre-order sales of the Alphard hybrid minivan at its official showrooms across the nation. Set to debut in South Korea on Sept. 18, the Alphard is a seven-seat model available in a single trim. It combines a 2.5 L Atkinson [...]
SEOUL, Aug. 21 (Korea Bizwire) — Hyundai Motor Group said Monday it has earned three top safety pick awards from the U.S. Insurance Institute for Highway Safety (IIHS) for three models of its independent Genesis brand, further proving the quality of its vehicles. The Genesis brand’s GV60, GV70 and GV80 SUV models garnered the Top [...]
SEOUL, Aug. 17 (Korea Bizwire) — South Korea’s car exports jumped 15 percent on-year in July on the back of solid global demand for eco-friendly cars, the industry ministry said Thursday. The value of outbound shipments of automobiles came to US$5.9 billion last month, compared with $5.14 billion a year earlier, according to data from [...]
SEOUL, Aug. 17 (Korea Bizwire) — Kia Corp., South Korea’s second-biggest carmaker by sales, on Thursday launched the face-lifted Sorento in the domestic market to beef up its SUV lineup. The upgraded Sorento comes with a 2.5-liter gasoline turbocharged, a 2.2-liter diesel, or a 1.6-liter turbocharged gasoline hybrid engine, the company said in a statement. [...]
SEOUL, Aug. 16 (Korea Bizwire) — Hyundai Motor Co. said Wednesday it has signed a deal to acquire General Motors Co.’s plant in India to strengthen its presence in the rapidly growing automobile market. The acquisition of GM’s Talegaon plant in the western state of Maharash is aimed at preemptively preparing to meet a rising [...]
SEOUL, Aug. 14 (Korea Bizwire) — Hyundai Motor Co. Said Sunday it is hosting a week-long N Beach event at a cafe near Mangsang Beach in the city of Donghae, Gangwon Province, providing an opportunity to test drive N-brand high-performance vehicles. This marks the second occurrence of such an event, following the one that took [...]
SEOUL, Aug. 14 (Korea Bizwire) — South Korea’s Hyundai Motor Group said Monday it has partnered with Chinese electric vehicle (EV) charging service information provider NaaS Technology Inc. for future EV charging business opportunities. Hyundai signed an initial pact with Naas at the Chinese firm’s headquarters in Beijing on Monday to jointly develop customized EV [...]
SEOUL, Aug. 14 (Korea Bizwire) — Hyundai Motor Co., South Korea’s biggest carmaker by sales, said Monday it will launch the all-new Santa Fe SUV in the domestic market this week, with the goal of selling 28,000 units this year. The fifth-generation Santa Fe, set to go on sale on Wednesday, will be available with [...]
PAJU, Aug. 10 (Korea Bizwire) — Hyundai Motor Co., South Korea’s biggest carmaker by sales, said Thursday it is aiming to sell 28,000 units of the all-new Santa Fe SUV this year after its planned launch later this month. Hyundai Motor has set the sales goal in the domestic market for this year, while planning [...]