SEOUL, March 26 (Korea Bizwire) — With the coronavirus outbreak continuing to spread, a growing number of South Koreans are using car sharing, kickboards, and other mobility services as an alternative to the subway, buses, and other means of public transportation. GreenCar, a car-sharing service platform, reported that weekly usage between February and March had [...]
LOS ANGELES, Jan. 5 (Korea Bizwire) — Hyundai Motor Co., South Korea’s largest carmaker, has stepped up its car-sharing business in Los Angeles, about two months after entering the market. Last November, Hyundai Motor set up a venture, MoceanLab, to offer mobility services in the U.S. city with 15 Ioniq plug-in hybrid electric vehicles. Hyundai [...]
SEOUL, Nov. 13 (Korea Bizwire) — The South Korean car-sharing app SoCar said Wednesday it has kicked off its “pairing service,” which connects long-term renters and those who want to temporarily use preferred vehicles. In the SoCar pairing service, a long-term renter of a SoCar premium vehicle can share the car with a so-called guest [...]
SEOUL, Nov. 8 (Korea Bizwire) — Ride-hailing services like South Korean mobility platform Tada are becoming increasingly popular among office workers, a recent study has revealed. Job portal Incruit conducted a survey of 4,326 adults, 41 percent of whom responded that they have the intention to use shared mobility platforms. In particular, 45 percent of [...]
SEOUL, Sept. 30 (Korea Bizwire) — The number of car-sharing service users who can borrow and return cars has increased more than 40-fold over the past five years. According to data submitted by the Korea Road Traffic Authority to Rep. Lee Hu-sam of the ruling Democratic Party, the number of users of car-sharing services increased [...]
SEOUL, Sept. 17 (Korea Bizwire) — The South Korean car-sharing app SoCar said Tuesday it has added Tesla Motors Inc.’s Model 3 to its vehicle lineup to better serve customers. SoCar will introduce the all-electric Model 3 as a vehicle for its car-sharing services in October, the company said in a statement. SoCar currently offers [...]
SEOUL, Jul. 1 (Korea Bizwire) — Seoul’s Nanum Car, a car sharing service, plans to reach 10,000 shared cars by 2022. The city announced on Sunday that Nanum Car will join hands with Delivery Car and People Car to work with four car sharing businesses. Nanum Car, currently offering 4,700 shared cars, plans to reach [...]
SEOUL, Jun. 27 (Korea Bizwire) — The number of people in their 20s using shared vehicle services has increased significantly at overseas travel destinations. According to BC Card’s analysis of the service data of shared vehicles by South Korean travelers overseas from May 2016 to April of this year, the aggregate total of payments increased [...]
SEOUL, May 30 (Korea Bizwire) — Hyundai Motor Co., South Korea’s biggest carmaker by sales, said Thursday it will launch a car-sharing startup in Russia this year as part of its business diversification strategy. On Wednesday (local time), Hyundai signed a partnership with the Board of Skolkovo Foundation to establish a car-sharing company in the [...]
SEOUL, May 13 (Korea Bizwire) — The number of shared cars operating in Seoul will double over the next three years, as part of the municipality’s eco-friendly policies, officials said Monday. The Seoul Metropolitan Government said it will secure a fleet of 10,000 shared cars by May 2022 and expand discounts and parking space for [...]