SEOUL, Aug. 21 (Korea Bizwire) — American automaker General Motors said it will expand the recall of Chevy Bolt electric vehicles equipped with South Korean supplier LG’s batteries over fire risks, which is expected to additionally cost about US$1 billion. The latest recall covers 73,000 Bolt EVs and EUVs from model years 2019 through 2022 [...]
SEOUL, Aug. 10 (Korea Bizwire) — LG Electronics Inc. and LG Chem Ltd. on Tuesday decided to set aside a combined 325.6 billion won (US$282.8 million) in provisions for costs related to General Motors (GM) Co.’s Chevrolet Bolt electric vehicle (EV) recall as they revised down their second-quarter operating profits. In a regulatory filing, LG [...]
SEOUL, April 30 (Korea Bizwire) — U.S. automaker General Motors Co. said Friday it will recall Chevrolet Bolt electric vehicles equipped with batteries produced in LG Energy Solution Ltd.’s South Korean factory to update its battery software and ease fire risks. The recall covers about 69,000 Bolt EVs for the 2017-2019 model years, installed with [...]
SEOUL, Nov. 14 (Korea Bizwire) — General Motors Co. said Saturday it has decided to recall electric vehicles equipped with batteries made by South Korean producer LG Chem Ltd. due to safety concerns. The recall covers the Bolt EV produced from 2017 to 2019, installed with LG Chem’s batteries made from Ochang, 120 kilometers south [...]
SEOUL, Sept. 7 (Korea Bizwire) — GM Korea President Kaher Kazem addressed concerns regarding a possible pullout from South Korea at the company’s headquarters in the Bupyeong District of Incheon on September 6. As part of the face-to-face with the media, reporters were given access to the normally off-limits Design Center where they got a [...]