SEOUL, Sept. 12 (Korea Bizwire) — South Korea’s consumer dispute panel has ruled that Volkswagen Group Korea must provide free inspections and replacements for defective air-conditioning systems in certain Audi Q4 e-tron 40 models, citing structural flaws that caused repeated failures. The Korea Consumer Agency’s dispute settlement committee said on Thursday that its review found the [...]
MUNICH, Sept. 11 (Korea Bizwire) — Hyundai Mobis, the parts and technology arm of Hyundai Motor Group, used Europe’s largest mobility exhibition on Tuesday to sharpen its ambition of becoming a global top-three auto supplier, highlighting its push into electrification and software-defined vehicles. At the IAA Mobility 2025 in Munich, Axel Maschka, the company’s head [...]
MUNICH, Sept. 9 (Korea Bizwire) — Hyundai Motor unveiled its first small electric vehicle concept on Tuesday at Europe’s largest mobility fair, underscoring the South Korean automaker’s push to expand its EV lineup into the compact segment, where demand is strongest in Europe. The concept car, dubbed “Concept THREE,” was introduced at the IAA Mobility 2025 [...]
SEOUL, Sept. 3 (Korea Bizwire) — BYD’s debut passenger model in South Korea, the Atto 3, has received a disappointing safety rating in the nation’s official crash and safety assessments, dealing a setback to the Chinese automaker as it seeks to expand in one of the world’s most competitive car markets. The Korea Transportation Safety Authority [...]
SEOUL, Sept. 3 (Korea Bizwire) — Hyundai Mobis Co., South Korea’s leading auto parts company, said Wednesday it will participate in the upcoming IAA Mobility 2025, Europe’s largest auto show held in Germany, to present its future mobility vision and technologies. The auto parts unit of Hyundai Motor Group will showcase more than 20 technologies [...]
SEOUL, Sept. 3 (Korea Bizwire) — Hyundai Motor on Tuesday unveiled teaser images of its first compact concept under the Ioniq electric vehicle lineup, signaling a bold push into the small EV market as it prepares for a global debut at next month’s IAA Mobility 2025 in Munich. The model, called Concept Three, adopts [...]
SEOUL, Sept. 1 (Korea Bizwire) — Hyundai Motor Co. and Kia Corp. on Monday launched a new public-private consultative body aimed at fostering cooperation in the future mobility sector together with government agencies, businesses and research institutions to address transportation challenges. The launch ceremony for the alliance, named the Next Urban Mobility Alliance (NUMA), was [...]
SEOUL, Sept. 1 (Korea Bizwire) — Hyundai Motor Co. and Kia Corp. on Monday launched a new public-private consultative body aimed at fostering cooperation in the future mobility sector together with government agencies, businesses and research institutions to address transportation challenges. The launch ceremony for the alliance, named the Next Urban Mobility Alliance (NUMA), was [...]
SEOUL, Aug. 29 (Korea Bizwire) — Air Seoul Inc., a South Korean budget carrier, said Friday it will resume flights between Incheon and Guam in late October, three years after suspending the service in 2022 due to the COVID-19 pandemic. The carrier plans to operate one flight a day on the route starting Oct. 26, [...]
SEOUL, Aug. 29 (Korea Bizwire) — South Korea’s Supreme Court has overturned a lower court ruling that had partially held BMW Korea liable in a fatal sudden acceleration crash, dealing a setback to victims seeking recognition of manufacturing defects in such cases. The ruling, issued earlier this month, involved a 2018 accident in which a [...]