SEOUL, Oct. 15 (Korea Bizwire) – Families of victims of a Jeju Air Co. plane crash that occurred late last year have filed a lawsuit against U.S. aircraft manufacturer Boeing Co. in an American court, holding the company responsible for alleged manufacturing defects, according to the families Wednesday. According to the families and their legal [...]
SEOUL, Oct. 15 (Korea Bizwire) — As South Korea pushes for wider adoption of Driver Monitoring Systems (DMS) to prevent fatigue-related traffic accidents, truck and bus drivers are voicing growing unease over privacy intrusions and cost burdens. While most drivers and operators acknowledge the need for safer roads, many fear that DMS — which tracks [...]
SEOUL, Oct. 14 (Korea Bizwire) – Hyundai Motor Co. said Tuesday it has unveiled the works of artist Maret Anne Sara at Tate Modern in London, part of a prestigious annual art project hosted jointly by the South Korean automaker and the renowned British art gallery. Now in its 10th year, the Hyundai Commission project [...]
SEOUL, Oct. 12 (Korea Bizwire) — South Korea’s GM operations are feeling the brunt of a prolonged U.S. tariff reduction delay, as sales of its flagship export models — the Trax Crossover and Trailblazer — plunge sharply, rekindling concerns over the automaker’s future in the country. According to industry data released Saturday, GM Korea sold 23,723 [...]
SEOUL, Oct. 10 (Korea Bizwire) – Sales of imported vehicles in South Korea rose more than 30 percent in September from a year ago, driven by strong demand for Tesla and steady sales of hybrid and electric vehicles (EVs), industry data showed Friday. According to the Korea Automobile Importers & Distributors Association (KAIDA), the number [...]
SEOUL, Oct. 10 (Korea Bizwire) – Hyundai Motor Co. said Friday its autonomous hydrogen-powered truck, developed in partnership with the U.S.-based autonomous driving firm PlusAI, has been named by Time magazine as one of the best inventions of 2025. Hyundai’s Xcient Fuel Cell Class 8 heavy-duty truck, integrated with PlusAI’s Level 4 autonomous driving system, [...]
SEOUL, Oct. 10 (Korea Bizwire) — The number of car accident cases in South Korea claiming sudden unintended acceleration has dropped sharply this year, signaling a shift in public perception toward recognizing driver error as the more likely cause. According to data obtained by Rep. Jung Choon-saeng of the Rebuilding Korea Party from the National Forensic [...]
South Korea’s Electric Vehicle Fleet Surpasses 800,000 as Green Transition Accelerates SEOUL, Oct. 9 (Korea Bizwire) — South Korea’s shift toward eco-friendly mobility is gathering pace, with the country’s electric vehicle (EV) registrations surpassing 820,000 as of August, government data showed Thursday. According to the Ministry of Land, Infrastructure and Transport, a total of 822,081 electric [...]
SEOUL, Oct. 7 (Korea Bizwire) – Korean Air Co., South Korea’s largest flag carrier, has signed a research cooperation agreement with Swedish flight-tracking company Wingbits to support airspace integration research for advanced air mobility (AAM), a release from the Stockholm-based company showed Tuesday. Under the agreement signed last month, Korean Air’s research and development (R&D) [...]
SEOUL, Oct. 5 (Korea Bizwire) — South Korean mobility platform Socar said Sunday that membership for its vehicle delivery service, “Handler,” surpassed 200,000 in May, doubling in just two years as flexible, gig-based work gains traction among younger drivers. According to Socar, Handler’s total membership climbed from 100,000 in May 2023 to 130,000 in 2024, [...]