SEOUL, Apr. 12 (Korea Bizwire) — Hyundai Motor Co., the country’s top automaker, was ordered to recall some 68,000 units of its Genesis and Equus large sedans for faulty fuel vapor canisters, the transportation ministry said Tuesday. The Ministry of Land, Infrastructure and Transport said the affected vehicles were produced in 2011. “We informed Hyundai [...]
SEJONG, March 9 (Korea Bizwire) – Hyundai Motor Co., South Korea’s largest carmaker, will recall a total of 25,441 Equus and Genesis luxury sedans for problems with their windshield wipers, the transportation ministry said Wednesday. The models’ windshield wiper motors were found to have defects that lead to malfunctions in their operation and affect driving in [...]
SEOUL, Dec. 21 (Korea Bizwire) — Preorders for the brand new Genesis EQ900 premium sedan unveiled early this month in South Korea will likely surpass the 15,000 mark a month after being unveiled, Hyundai Motor Co. said Sunday. South Korea’s No. 1 carmaker, which announced its plan to make Genesis a high-end standalone sub-brand last [...]
SEOUL, Nov. 23 (Korea Bizwire) – Kakao Corp., the operator of South Korea’s most widely used messenger app KakaoTalk, launched a premium taxi service earlier this month, but it had to start with only foreign brands as talks with the country’s largest homegrown automaker fell apart due to differences over contract terms. On Nov. 3, [...]
FOUNTAIN VALLEY, Calif., Apr. 14 (Korea Bizwire) — After a successful inaugural year, the Hyundai Invitational golf tournament series will return in 2015, connecting golfers with the Hyundai brand, the 2015 Genesis premium sedan and flagship 2015 Equus. Fifty of the best charity golf tournaments around the country will add a Hyundai sponsorship that includes [...]
SEOUL, April 12 (Korea Bizwire) – Hyundai Motor Group, the world’s No. 5 auto giant, saw its U.S. sales of luxury sedans more than double on-year in the first quarter, industry data showed Sunday, setting a record-high quarterly share in the segment. The combined sales of Hyundai Motor‘s premium Genesis and Equus, and Kia Motors‘s K9 in [...]
SEOUL, Jan. 5 (Korea Bizwire) — Hyundai Motor will launch its 2015 Equus full-size upscale sedan this week in the local market, according to a recent announcement. The automaker said the new model would focus on adding more of the premium features buyers are increasingly interested in, including the implementation of various driver-focused technologies. To realize [...]