SEOUL, Mar. 7 (Korea Bizwire) – Half of the new recruits at Hyundai Mobis will be working in research and development with a focus on self-driving and connected car technologies, the company announced yesterday. Of the 278 employees Hyundai Mobis hired last month, nearly a quarter were electronics and computer science majors in light of [...]
SEOUL, Sept. 9 (Korea Bizwire)-Hyundai Motors Group announced that it has held a renewal opening of its’Kids’ Auto Park’ located inside Seoul Children’s Park. ‘Kids’ Auto Park’ is an education facility that teaches children about road safety. Cars suitable for children from ages six to 10 are featuredto elevate the quality of the education. Characters [...]
SEOUL, Oct. 4 (Korea Bizwire) – The higher the demand for imported vehicles has soared up, the much greater the financial size of South Korea’s credit-specialized finance companies (CSFCs) for auto installment loans and facility leasing is for the first half of 2014. According to the report from the Financial Supervisory Service in South Korea, [...]
SEOUL, Sep. 23 (Korea Bizwire) – The cumulative number of imported cars surges to the new record, totaling over 1 million since the first influx of foreign vehicles 27 years ago. As of August this year, the number of imported passenger cars is 1,006,328 units, according to the Korea Automobile Manufacturers Assn. Last month, the [...]
CHICAGO, Feb 07, 2014 (Korea Bizwire) – HARMAN and Hyundai Motor America today announced the 2015 Genesis will offer the Aha Radio service in the North American market. Aha Radio will be a part of the next generation infotainment systems also debuting in the 2015 Genesis. Hyundai Motor America has integrated the Aha Radio service into [...]
CHICAGO, Feb. 6 (Korea Bizwire) – Kia’s dramatic and modern Niro urban lifestyle concept vehicle, which was unveiled last September at the Frankfurt Motor Show, today made its U.S. debut at the 2014 Chicago Auto Show. The Niro hints at a possible future B-segment contender ready to take on the city environment with style and fun-to-drive [...]
LONDON, UNITED KINGDOM, Jan. 10 (Korea Bizwire) – The New Generation Hyundai i10 city car has been crowned ‘Car of the Year’ by leading car review website, CarBuyer. After scooping the ‘Best City Car’ category, it was awarded the overall title with the judges praising its quality, refinement, style and value. Steve Fowler, Editor-in-Chief, Auto Express and [...]
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 [...]