SEOUL, Jul. 9 (Korea Bizwire) – The proportion of imported cars registered under corporate names in South Korea has fallen to an unprecedented low in the first half of 2024, dipping below 35% for the first time in recent history. According to data released by the Korea Automobile Importers and Distributors Association (KAIDA) on July 8, [...]
SEOUL, Jul. 8 (Korea Bizwire) — The ratio of imported vehicles registered as company cars fell to the lowest level of 34 percent of all imported car registrations in the first half under a new vehicle registration law, an automobile industry association said Monday. The number of company-owned imported vehicles came to 42,200 units, accounting [...]
SEOUL, Jul. 8 (Korea Bizwire) — Passenger traffic at South Korean carriers jumped 29 percent to a record 47 million in the first half from a year earlier on higher demand for affordable air travel, government data showed Monday. The number of passengers who traveled via flights offered by 10 local airlines came to 47.56 [...]
SEOUL, July 7 (Korea Bizwire) – Hyundai Motor Co., South Korea’s leading automaker, saw its sales hit a record in India in the first half of this year, according to industry data Sunday, as it has filed for an initial public offering for its India unit. According to data from the Federation of Automobile Dealers [...]
SEOUL, Jul. 4 (Korea Bizwire) — Combined investment made by the South Korean aviation industry to ensure safe air travel rose 38 percent on-year in 2023 to reach over 5.8 trillion won (US$4.18 billion), government data showed Thursday. According to the Ministry of Land, Infrastructure and Transport, the combined spending on air travel safety by [...]
SEOUL, Jul. 4 (Korea Bizwire) — Full-fledged production of Casper Electric, Hyundai Motor Co.’s highly anticipated all-electric mini SUV, will begin in South Korea’s southwestern city of Gwangju later this month, according to industry officials, with a target output of 21,400 units by the end of the year. Gwangju Global Motors (GGM), a Hyundai Motor [...]
SEOUL, Jul. 4 (Korea Bizwire) – The South Korean Ministry of Environment announced on July 3 that the country is on the brink of a significant clean energy milestone, with 992 hydrogen-powered buses currently in operation nationwide. This puts the nation on the cusp of reaching 1,000 hydrogen buses on its roads, a goal set in [...]
SEOUL, July 3 (Korea Bizwire) –Hyundai Motor Group said Wednesday it has completed construction of an electric vehicle (EV) battery plant built jointly with LG Energy Solution Ltd. in Indonesia, allowing the South Korean automotive giant a fully-integrated EV production system in the Southeast Asian nation. Hyundai Motor Group said it held a completion ceremony [...]
SEOUL, Jul. 3 (Korea Bizwire) — Trade Minister Cheong In-kyo said Wednesday that South Korea hopes to expand economic ties with Indonesia in areas ranging from electric vehicles (EVs) to clean energy. Cheong made the remark during his visit to Jakarta, where he attended a ceremony marking the production of Hyundai Motor Co.’s electric vehicles [...]
SEOUL, Jul. 3 (Korea Bizwire) — Italian luxury vehicle manufacturer Maserati has launched a sales unit in South Korea, the company said Wednesday, while announcing a plan to release new models in the country each month until the end of the year. Maserati Korea held a ceremony in Seoul to celebrate its launch, expressing its [...]