SEOUL, June 8 (Korea Bizwire) — South Korea’s compact car market, once buoyed by economic downturns, is now facing a dramatic collapse, with annual sales expected to fall below 70,000 units for the first time in over a decade. According to data released June 8 by market tracker CarIsYou Data Research Institute, mini car registrations [...]
SEOUL, June 5 (Korea Bizwire) — Hyundai Motor Co. said Thursday it will supply hydrogen-powered waste collection vehicles to Busan metropolitan city, under the municipality’s aim to convert its waste collection fleet system to clean energy. At an event held at Busan City Hall, Hyundai unveiled two hydrogen-powered waste collection truck models based on the [...]
SEOUL, June 5 (Korea Bizwire) — Tesla topped South Korea’s imported passenger car sales for the first time last month amid a sharp increase in electric vehicle (EV) demand, industry data showed Thursday. According to the Korea Automobile Importers & Distributors Association (KAIDA), 28,189 imported passenger cars were newly registered in May, up 16.4 percent [...]
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SEOUL, June 4 (Korea Bizwire) — South Korean defense firm Korea Aerospace Industries Ltd. (KAI) has signed a deal with the Philippine defense ministry to export 12 FA-50 light attack fighters by 2030, the state arms procurement agency said Wednesday. The US$700 million deal signed Tuesday marks the second round of FA-50 exports to Manila, [...]
SEOUL, June 2 (Korea Bizwire) — Kia Corp., South Korea’s second-largest automaker by sales, said Monday its sales gained 1.7 percent last month from a year earlier on steady overseas demand for sport utility vehicles (SUVs). Kia, a smaller affiliate of local industry leader Hyundai Motor Co., sold 269,148 vehicles in May, up from 264,699 [...]
SEOUL, June 2 (Korea Bizwire) — South Korean defense giant Hanwha Aerospace Co. said Monday it has participated in the Shangri-La Dialogue, a major international security forum held annually in Singapore, marking a step forward in its global defense engagement and becoming the first South Korean defense firm to do so. Michael Coulter, chief executive [...]
SEOUL, June 2 (Korea Bizwire) — As Tesla’s dominance in the global electric vehicle (EV) market continues to falter, U.S.-based automotive outlet Electrek has named Hyundai and Kia as the most viable alternatives to the American EV giant, citing their competitive models and technological edge. In a recent analysis, Electrek highlighted Hyundai’s Ioniq 6 and Kia’s [...]
SEOUL, June 1 (Korea Bizwire) — Despite renewed speculation over a possible withdrawal of General Motors from South Korea in the wake of the Trump administration’s proposed 25% tariff on imported automobiles, GM’s top financial executive has dismissed any immediate plans to cut production at GM Korea, citing strong vehicle profitability and a favorable outlook for [...]
SEOUL, May 31 (Korea Bizwire) — Korean Air announced Friday the release of its first upcycled merchandise using parts from a retired Airbus A380 aircraft, marking a new phase in the airline’s sustainability-driven product line. The carrier introduced two limited-edition items — name tags and golf ball markers — crafted from the fuselage of aircraft [...]
SEOUL, May 30 (Korea Bizwire) — South Korea’s economy showed renewed signs of weakness in April, with industrial production, consumption, and investment all posting declines — the first “triple minus” since January — as the impact of new U.S. auto tariffs begins to ripple through key sectors. According to data released Friday by Statistics Korea, [...]