SEOUL, Aug. 9 (Korea Bizwire) — Hyundai Mobis Co., South Korea’s leading auto parts maker, said Wednesday it has received an order from Volkswagen AG to supply a core electric vehicle component for the German carmaker’s EV platform. In the “large-scale” supply deal, Hyundai Mobis will supply battery supply assembly (BSA) parts to Volkswagen, which [...]
SEOUL, Aug. 3 (Korea Bizwire) — South Korea’s Hyundai Motor Group will use Qualcomm Technologies, Inc.’s Snapdragon Automotive Cockpit Platforms in the infotainment system for its purpose-built vehicles (PBVs), the U.S. chip company said Thursday. Under the technology collaboration, the Korean automotive group will incorporate the latest Snapdragon solutions in its PBV infotainment system to [...]
SEOUL, Aug. 3 (Korea Bizwire) – Imported vehicle sales in South Korea fell 1.3 percent last month from a year earlier due to the end of tax cuts and lack of supplies in some brands, an industry association said Thursday. The number of newly registered imported cars came to 21,138 units in July, down from [...]
SEOUL, Aug. 3 (Korea Bizwire) — Hyundai Motor Group said Thursday it will invest US$50 million in Canadian artificial intelligence (AI) semiconductor startup Tenstorrent as it seeks to integrate AI into its future mobility solutions. Hyundai Motor Co. and its smaller affiliate Kia Corp. will invest $30 million and $20 million, respectively, in Tenstorrent as [...]
SEOUL, Aug. 3 (Korea Bizwire) — Controversy is brewing over Automobili Lamborghini S.p.A.’s policy of not refunding deposits to customers who cancel their purchases after signing contracts for new cars. According to industry sources, the Italian luxury sports car maker recently asked South Korean customers committed to purchasing models like the Urus and Huracan to [...]
SEOUL, Aug. 2 (Korea Bizwire) — Hyundai Motor Co. and its smaller affiliate Kia Corp. said Wednesday their vehicle sales in the United States rose 12 percent in July from a year earlier, helped by robust sales of SUVs and electric vehicles. Hyundai and Kia sold a total of 143,787 vehicles in the U.S. last [...]
SEOUL, July 31 (Korea Bizwire) — KG Mobility, formerly known as SsangYong Motor Co., said Monday it will launch the all-electric Torres EVX SUV in the domestic market in September to beef up its product lineup. The Torres EVX SUV is KG Mobility’s second battery-powered model after the Korando Emotion launched in the domestic market [...]
SEOUL, July 31 (Korea Bizwire) — Hyundai Motor Co. and its smaller affiliate Kia Corp. said they will establish a blockchain-based subcontractor carbon emissions history management automation system (SCEMS) and distribute it for free to their subcontractors. SCEMS is an integrated system that covers the entire process, from raw material procurement to component and vehicle [...]
SEOUL, July 30 (Korea Bizwire) — The combined U.S. market share of Hyundai Motor Co. and its smaller affiliate Kia Corp. inched up in the first half of the year from a year earlier, managing to stay above the 10 percent range amid the recovery in demand and output, data showed Sunday. Their combined share [...]
SEOUL, July 27 (Korea Bizwire) — Kia Corp., South Korea’s second-biggest carmaker by sales, on Thursday raised its annual sales and profit guidance for the year after reporting robust earnings in the second quarter on a weak won and an improved product mix. Kia forecast its sales will be more than 100 trillion won (US$78.2 [...]