SEOUL, July 5 (Korea Bizwire) — LG Electronics Inc. said Tuesday it has secured 8 trillion won (US$6.1 billion) worth of new orders for electric vehicle (EV) parts and solutions in the first half, a sign that its new growth engine is gaining ground. While the South Korean tech company did not reveal the details [...]
SEOUL, July 5 (Korea Bizwire) — South Korean battery makers are expected to show mixed quarterly results in the second quarter, with Samsung SDI Co. likely to be the only one with profit growth, as rising raw materials costs and auto chip shortages continue to weigh down on their profitability. Samsung SDI is estimated to [...]
SEOUL, July 5 (Korea Bizwire) — Major South Korean oil refiners are estimated to have reaped strong earnings in the second quarter following record profits in the previous quarter, boosted by widened margins and higher oil prices, industry data showed Tuesday. Top player SK Innovation Co. is expected to have posted 1.81 trillion won (US$1.39 [...]
SEOUL, July 5 (Korea Bizwire) — Samsung Electronics Co. is expected to report a more than 15 percent rise in operating profit for the second quarter, helped by strong semiconductor business despite slowing demand for smartphones and home appliances, a survey showed Tuesday. The world’s largest memory chip maker is forecast to log 14.5 trillion [...]
SEOUL, July 5 (Korea Bizwire) — South Korea’s top five business groups have seen their assets surge nearly 40 percent over the past decade, a corporate tracker said Tuesday, pointing to their ever-growing clout in Asia’s fourth-largest economy. The combined assets of the leading five — Samsung, SK, Hyundai Motor, LG and Lotte — came [...]
SEOUL, June 30 (Korea Bizwire) — POSCO Chemical Co., a major South Korean chemical company, said Thursday it has agreed to cooperate with a British battery startup on the development and supply of electric vehicle battery components in a bid to tap deeper into the European EV market. POSCO Chemical and Britishvolt Ltd., a West [...]
SEOUL, June 20 (Korea Bizwire) — Hyundai Motor Group said Monday it has extended a partnership with French tiremaker Michelin to develop high-end tires dedicated for upcoming electric vehicles. The South Korean automaker will collaborate with Michelin to develop tires for all-electric and environment-friendly vehicles for the next three years, the company said in a [...]
SEOUL, June 19 (Korea Bizwire) — Hyundai Motor Co. and Kia Corp. saw the total sales of their eco-friendly cars exceed 3 million units, industry data showed Sunday, 13 years after they began rolling out hybrid vehicles. South Korea’s top automaker and its affiliate sold 393,509 eco-friendly cars, including plug-in hybrid and all-electric vehicles, in [...]
SEOUL, June 3 (Korea Bizwire) — Hyundai Motor Co. and its affiliate Kia Corp. said Friday their combined sales in the United States fell 31 percent last month from a year earlier amid the prolonged chip shortage. Hyundai and Kia sold 117,373 vehicles in the world’s most important automobile market in May compared with 170,315 [...]
SEOUL, May 31 (Korea Bizwire) — LG Chem Ltd., a leading South Korean chemical manufacturer, said Tuesday it will set up a joint venture with a Chinese miner in a bid to strengthen its supply of raw materials for electric vehicle batteries. LG Chem said it will turn its subsidiary, located in the southern South [...]