SEOUL, June 16 (Korea Bizwire) — Kia Corp., South Korea’s second-biggest carmaker, said Wednesday it has partnered with U.S. ride-hailing company Uber Technologies Inc. to supply its electric vehicles in Europe. The strategic partnership is aimed at promoting the adoption of EVs and the expansion of the EV charging infrastructure in major European cities, Kia [...]
SEOUL, June 15 (Korea Bizwire) — Financially troubled SsangYong Motor Co. said Tuesday it will launch its first electric vehicle (EV) in Europe later this year as it seeks to speed up its sales process and survive in the changing business environment. SsangYong said it named the EV variant of the Korando EV the Korando [...]
SEOUL, May 12 (Korea Bizwire) — Hyundai Motor Co., South Korea’s biggest carmaker, on Wednesday unveiled the image of the G70 sedan, customized for the European market, before its launch later this year. The G70 Shooting Brake, the first strategic model under the Genesis brand for European markets, will be released with a 2.0-liter gasoline [...]
SEOUL, May 5 (Korea Bizwire) — Kia Corp., South Korea’s No. 2 automaker, said Wednesday its first all-electric model, the EV6, logged decent presale orders in Europe. According to the automaker, presale orders for the EV have topped 7,000 in Britain, France, Germany and other major countries, with the number set to further rise. Kia [...]
SEOUL, May 4 (Korea Bizwire) — South Korean carmaker Hyundai Motor Co. said Tuesday it will launch the Genesis brand in Europe this summer to gain a share in the high-end and electric vehicle markets. Hyundai Motor will initially launch the G80 sedan and the GV80 SUV in European markets, such as Germany, Britain and [...]
SEOUL, April 13 (Korea Bizwire) — South Korea’s two major electronics firms — Samsung Electronics Co. and LG Electronics Inc. — were among the top five players in the European smart home market in the fourth quarter of last year, a report showed Tuesday, as they push to increase connected devices amid the pandemic-induced stay-at-home [...]
SEOUL, March 19 (Korea Bizwire) — South Korea’s outbound shipments of medical products to the European Union (EU) more than doubled on-year in 2020, data showed Friday, with Seoul seeking to further expand exchanges with the EU to cope with the coronavirus pandemic. Exports of pharmaceutical products and medical instruments came to US$4.67 billion in [...]
SEOUL, March 16 (Korea Bizwire) — The Korean Wave is sweeping across Europe. A research team from the Korea Europe Center conducted an online survey of 34 experts on Korean studies from 19 universities and research institutes across 19 European countries including Britain, Germany, and France, on each country’s public perception towards South Korea. The Korea [...]
SEOUL, Feb. 28 (Korea Bizwire) — Hyundai Motor Co.’s preorders of its IONIQ 5 all-electric model in Europe showed a solid start, with the carmaker selling 3,000 units in advance orders. According to Hyundai’s affiliates in Europe, about 10,000 people applied to buy the electric car in preorders for the IONIQ 5, the first model [...]
SEOUL, Dec. 9 (Korea Bizwire) — Korean Air Co., South Korea’s largest carrier, said Wednesday it has shipped a COVID-19 vaccine ingredient from Incheon to Amsterdam using its cold chain logistics as it gears up for upcoming deliveries of vaccines. A passenger flight transporting a Korean company’s vaccine ingredient departed from Incheon International Airport on [...]