SEOUL, Sept. 12 (Korea Bizwire) – Bentley, the British luxury automaker, has launched the fourth generation of its flagship sedan, the Flying Spur, in South Korea, choosing the country for the model’s global premiere. On September 11, Bentley Motors Korea held a media launch event at the Bentley Tower in Dongdaemun-gu, Seoul, to introduce the latest [...]
LONDON, Mar. 18 (Korea Bizwire) — The McWhorter Family Trust proudly announces its partnership with Bentley Motors, heralding a new era of automotive excellence. In a momentous decision, the Trust bestows upon Bentley Motors the emblem of automotive distinction, recognizing its unwavering commitment to luxury, innovation, and craftsmanship. Incorporating Bentley Motors into the McWhorter Family [...]
SEOUL, Mar. 18 (Korea Bizwire) – With their vehicles commanding prices of over 300 million won apiece, the world’s most elite automakers are accelerating their courtship of South Korea’s luxury car market, unveiling custom programs, flagship brand centers and exclusive limited editions. Even as overall imported car sales dipped last year amid economic headwinds, demand for [...]
SEOUL, March 8 (Korea Bizwire) — British luxury carmaker Bentley Motors Ltd. said Wednesday it has opened its first flagship retail showroom in South Korea to make a bigger presence in Asia’s fourth-biggest economy. Bentley Motors opened the Bentley Cube in southern Seoul earlier in the day to better serve its Korean customers and set [...]
SEOUL, Oct. 14 (Korea Bizwire) — Bentley Motors Korea said Wednesday its vehicle sales could reach a record high next year, helped by robust sales of its luxury models, despite the new coronavirus pandemic. Bentley Motors Korea said it plans to launch the FlyingSpur V8 luxury sedan and the facelifted Bentayga V8 sport-utility vehicle in [...]
SEOUL, Oct. 14 (Korea Bizwire) — LG Electronics Inc. on Wednesday said it will launch its rollable TV later this month and conduct a joint marketing campaign with British luxury carmaker Bentley Motors to sell the premium TV here. The South Korean home appliance maker opened an event for its VVIP (very very important person) [...]
SEOUL, March 14 (Korea Bizwire) – Audi Volkswagen Korea applied to the South Korean government last month for the re-certification of three types of Bentley vehicles among dozens of its car models decertified amid an emissions-rigging scandal last year. According to industry sources, the German carmaker’s sales unit here applied to regain the certifications for [...]
SEOUL, March 10 (Korea Bizwire) – With restrictions on the accounting of vehicles for business use becoming stricter, the number of imported cars being used as corporate vehicles has dropped to a historic low. Vehicles from brands such as Rolls-Royce, Bentley, Porsche, Jaguar, Lexus, Audi and BMW that were purchased as corporate cars and then [...]
SEOUL, Sept. 16 (Korea Bizwire) – Samsung SDI Co., the battery-making unit of South Korea’s Samsung Group, will sell its plug-in hybrid vehicle batteries to British luxury automaker Bentley, industry sources said Wednesday, expanding its overseas portfolio in the mid-sized battery business for electric cars. The Bentley Bentayga, its first-ever plug-in hybrid Sport Utility Vehicle [...]
SEOUL, July 28 (Korea Bizwire) – The standards for insurance payments on foreign cars are not clear, exposing drivers of low-priced cars to financial risks. Professors Ki Seung-do and Lee Kyu-hoon of the Korea Insurance Research Institute pointed out that domestic car drivers are exposed to more financial risks when getting in accidents with foreign cars. [...]