IRVINE, Calif., Dec. 20, 2013 (Korea Bizwire) – Kia Motors America’s (KMA) popular urban passenger vehicle, the all-new 2014 Soul, has earned the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration’s (NHTSA) 5-Star overall safety rating. With its extensive list of standard safety features and use of high-tensile steel, Soul earned five stars in the frontal and side impact [...]
IRVINE, Calif., Dec. 13, 2013 (Korea Bizwire) – Kia Motors America’s (KMA) 2014 Forte has been named the Best New Compact Sedan of 2014 by Cars.com, putting Kia’s European-inspired sedan in contention for the respected website’s Best of 2014 award. Cars.com editors picked six cars to compete for the annual award, and the Forte topped [...]
IRVINE, Calif., Dec. 6, 2013 (Korea Bizwire) – Kia Motors America (KMA) announces its first special edition Soul of 2014 with the “Red Zone” edition. Inspired by the ultra-popular Track’ster concept previously unveiled at the 2012 Chicago Auto Show, the “Red Zone” edition Soul is the first special-edition based on the all-new second-generation Soul and is scheduled [...]
COSTA MESA, Calif., Oct. 7, 2013 (Korea Bizwire) – ARK Performance, a core Hyundai SEMA partner in recent years, has developed a new Legato Concept based on the Genesis Coupe that promises to add to its successful SEMA legacy. The performance luxury coupe concept will be showcased at the 2013 SEMA show in Las Vegas, November [...]
INCHEON, South Korea, Sept. 27, 2013 (Korea Bizwire) – On 26th of November, Incheon International Airport (ICN), Korea’s busiest airport, and the only airport in the world to be voted best in the world by Airports Council International for eight consecutive years, breaks ground on Terminal 2. Gensler, as the collaborating design architect with the HMGY (Heerim-Mooyoung-Gensler-Yungdo) Consortium, [...]
BRENHAM, Texas, Sept. 17, 2013 (Korea Bizwire) – Hyundai of Brenham, located in Brenham, Texas, was recently awarded LEED certification from the U.S. Green Building Council. Council members were impressed with the building’s innovative use of recycled building materials, on-site waste and water-management, utilization of alternate-fuel vehicles and renewable energy, and general sustainability plan. Hyundai of [...]
DAEJEON, South Korea, Sept 03, 2013 (Korea Bizwire) – Looking for a parking space for hours at a busy shopping mall or being stuck on roads jammed with cars releasing large amounts of carbon dioxide are all-too-familiar scenes for city dwellers. A group of researchers at the Korea Advanced Institute of Science and Technology (KAIST) recently developed [...]
GUMI, Korea, August 09 (Korea Bizwire) – The Online Electric Vehicle (OLEV), developed by the Korea Advanced Institute of Science and Technology (KAIST), is an electric vehicle that can be charged while stationary or driving, thus removing the need to stop at a charging station. Likewise, an OLEV tram does not require pantographs to feed power from [...]
“Accidents that occur in aviation are not due only to a single cause, but from many causes. The list of causes often includes defects in aircraft, airline policies, pilot duty hours, working environment, issues which hinder the safety in the aerodrome area, weather conditions, ATC situations, and pilot error.” SEOUL, South Korea, July 21, 2013 (Korea Bizwire) – The Asiana [...]
Hyundai Motor America and CHOC Children’s to celebrate the third anniversary of a $10 million grant committed in 2011; Hyundai to present two new 2013 Hyundai Santa Fe Sport vehicles to the hospital COSTA MESA, Calif., July 19, 2013 (Korea Bizwrie) – On Tuesday, July 23, Hyundai Motor America and its U.S. dealer council, through their nonprofit [...]