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Vehicle Registrations Up 1.7 Pct in 2023 on Eco-friendly Models

Vehicle Registrations Up 1.7 Pct in 2023 on Eco-friendly Models

SEOUL, Jan. 19 (Korea Bizwire) — The accumulated number of registered vehicles in South Korea rose 1.7 percent in 2023 from a year earlier on strong demand for environmentally friendly models, government data showed Friday. Car registrations came to 25.95 million units as of end-December, up from 25.5 million units a year ago, helped by [...]

Hyundai, Kia’s Cumulative Sales of Eco-friendly Cars in U.S. Poised to Hit 1 Mln Units

Hyundai, Kia’s Cumulative Sales of Eco-friendly Cars in U.S. Poised to Hit 1 Mln Units

SEOUL, Jan. 12 (Korea Bizwire) — Accumulative sales of eco-friendly vehicles produced by Hyundai Motor Co. and Kia Corp., South Korea’s leading automakers, are expected to exceed 1 million units in the first quarter, according to the companies Friday. Accumulative sales of eco-friendly units of Hyundai and Kia combined had amounted to 946,962 units as [...]

Eco-friendly Cars Account for 1/3 of New Car Purchases in Jan.-Sept.

Eco-friendly Cars Account for 1/3 of New Car Purchases in Jan.-Sept.

SEOUL, Nov. 16 (Korea Bizwire) — Eco-friendly cars accounted for one-third of all new vehicle purchases made in the first nine months of 2023, government and industry data showed Thursday. According to data from the transportation ministry and the Korea Automobile Manufacturers Association, the rate of car purchasers who bought eco-friendly models, including hybrid and [...]

New Service Helps Car Owners Check Emissions, Subsidies, and Eco-Friendly Benefits

New Service Helps Car Owners Check Emissions, Subsidies, and Eco-Friendly Benefits

SEOUL, Nov. 8 (Korea Bizwire) – A new service is being launched that helps car owners check their vehicle’s emissions, see potential subsidies for buying an eco-friendly car, find out about maintenance costs, and understand the environmental benefits of eco-friendly vehicles. The Ministry of Environment and the Korea Environment Agency have announced the My Car Easy [...]

Exports of Passenger Cars Up 16 Pct in Q3 on Eco-friendly Models

Exports of Passenger Cars Up 16 Pct in Q3 on Eco-friendly Models

SEOUL, Oct. 30 (Korea Bizwire) — Exports of passenger cars moved up 16 percent in the third quarter of 2023 from a year earlier following robust demand for eco-friendly models, data showed Monday. South Korean carmakers shipped US$14.6 billion worth of passenger cars over the July-September period, rising from $12.6 billion tallied a year earlier, [...]

Food Companies Release Eco-friendly Food Made with Byproducts

Food Companies Release Eco-friendly Food Made with Byproducts

SEOUL, April 17 (Korea Bizwire) — The South Korean food industry is following the eco-friendly trend by introducing a variety of products made from recycled food byproducts. CJ Cheiljedang Corp. has introduced a snack made with cracked rice and pureed soybean. Since its release in April last year, it was only available at pop-up stores [...]

Compact, Eco-friendly Cars Increasingly Popular as Oil Prices Remain High

Compact, Eco-friendly Cars Increasingly Popular as Oil Prices Remain High

SEOUL, Oct. 31 (Korea Bizwire) — In the midst of a slight increase in the nation’s cumulative car registrations in the third quarter of this year, the number of new registrations of compact cars and eco-friendly cars took an upturn, data showed Sunday. The nation’s cumulative car registrations stood at 25,356,000 in the third quarter [...]

Gov’t to Replace Airport Ground Vehicles with Eco-friendly Ones

Gov’t to Replace Airport Ground Vehicles with Eco-friendly Ones

SEOUL, March 21 (Korea Bizwire) — The government has announced plans to replace airport ground vehicles with eco-friendly ones. The Ministry of Land, Infrastructure and Transport said Sunday it posted a notice to outsource a study on the introduction of eco-friendly airport ground vehicles. At present, diesel special vehicles are used for most airport ground [...]