SEOUL, Mar. 18 (Korea Bizwire) — Diesel cars, known to be one of the major causes of air pollution, comprised nearly half of all automobiles driven in South Korea last year. The Korea Transportation Safety Authority announced last Friday that cars in South Korea covered a total distance of 327.1 billion kilometers last year, an [...]
WASHINGTON, D.C., Feb. 27 (Korea Bizwire) – The Diesel Technology Forum issued the following statement regarding a new report from the International Council on Clean Transportation (ICCT) and the Climate and Clean Air Coalition (CCAC) estimating health outcomes from transportation sources of emissions in urban areas around the globe. From Allen Schaeffer, executive director of the Diesel [...]
SEOUL, Oct. 7 (Korea Bizwire) — The market presence of imported diesel cars in South Korea has backtracked in South Korea in the face of a comeback by gasoline vehicles, industry data showed Sunday. According to the Korea Automobile Importers and Distributors Association (KAIDA), the number of newly registered diesel cars in the country reached [...]
SEOUL, Apr. 10 (Korea Bizwire) — An admired police officer in Daejeon who had received praise from the chief of police and media coverage for catching wanted criminals has been caught stealing motor oil. The disgraced sergeant, whose name is being withheld, now faces prosecution after being caught stealing 320 liters of fuel from five concrete [...]
SEOUL, Mar. 29 (Korea Bizwire) — South Korean police buses are being criticized for contributing to the air pollution that frequently blankets Seoul and other cities across the country. These buses, which are often dispatched to protests around Seoul and are usually left idling all day long, are accused of emitting harmful air pollutants, as the [...]
SEOUL, Feb. 1 (Korea Bizwire) — Volkswagen Group resumed vehicle sales in South Korea by launching the Passat sedan Thursday after a one and a half year suspension triggered by the “diesel gate” emissions cheating scandal. The German carmaker “plans to resume sales of its three models, including the Passat, the Tiguan sport utility vehicle [...]
SEOUL, Aug. 1 (Korea Bizwire) — Gasoline-powered vehicles regained a 50 percent market share for new cars in the January-June period amid weaker demand for diesel vehicles, industry data showed Tuesday. Gasoline cars accounted for 50.2 percent of South Korea’s total new car registrations in the first half, data by the Korea Automobile Manufacturers Association [...]
SEJONG, Jun. 27 (Korea Bizwire) — The South Korean government has no plan to raise diesel prices in the near future as it tries to reduce fine dust levels in the air, the finance ministry said Monday. “We’ve considered many scenarios related to tax rate hikes for diesel, but all have been found to be [...]
SEOUL, June 7 (Korea Bizwire) – Sales of imported vehicles in South Korea fell 0.5 percent last month from a year earlier on lower demand for diesel models, industry data showed Wednesday. The number of newly registered foreign cars fell to 19,380 in May from 19,470 a year earlier, the Korea Automobile Importers and Distributors [...]
SEOUL, April 26 (Korea Bizwire) – The South Korean government is planning to ease regulations on liquid petroleum gas-powered vehicles to combat fine dust, miniscule airborne particles that have recently been the centerpiece of national health concern. Currently, LPG vehicle purchases are limited to drivers with disabilities and individuals of national merit, with the exception [...]