DAEJEON, Oct. 23 (Korea Bizwire) – In a significant move to boost electric vehicle safety, South Korea’s Public Procurement Service (PPS) announced on October 22 comprehensive measures to improve fire safety management and emergency response capabilities for public EV charging facilities. The new guidelines require all future public buildings to have EV charging stations installed at [...]
SEOUL, Oct. 16 (Korea Bizwire) — Hyundai Mobis Co., South Korea’s leading automotive parts maker, said Wednesday it has signed an investment agreement worth some 350 billion won (US$256.2 million) with the Slovak government to build manufacturing facilities for electric vehicle (EV) parts in the European country. Hyundai Mobis said it has signed the agreement [...]
SEOUL, Oct. 16 (Korea Bizwire) — The state-run Korea Trade Insurance Corp. said Wednesday that it has granted trade finance of US$1.35 billion to Hyundai Motor Co. for the ongoing construction of an electric vehicle plant in the U.S. state of Georgia. The financial support is aimed at assisting the construction of the EV plant [...]
SEOUL, Oct. 9 (Korea Bizwire) — The number of imported electric vehicles (EVs) newly registered in South Korea fell 40.1 percent on-year over the August-September period, data showed Wednesday, amid the public’s lingering concerns over their safety. According to data compiled by the Korea Automobile Importers & Distributors Association, 6,868 imported EVs were newly registered [...]
SEOUL, Oct. 7 (Korea Bizwire) — Mercedes-Benz car dealers in South Korea have apparently been trained by the company’s local unit to tell customers that the automaker used battery cells produced exclusively by CATL in its electric vehicle (EV) models. In the 2023 EQ Sales Playbook, Mercedes-Benz Korea’s official dealer training material, dealers were instructed [...]
SEOUL, Sept. 27 (Korea Bizwire) — Kia Corp. said Friday it has completed building Hyundai Motor Group’s first manufacturing facility dedicated solely to electric vehicles, which boasts an annual capacity of producing 150,000 units. Kia held a ceremony for the Kia Gwangmyeong EVO Plant, located at Kia Autoland in Gwangmyeong, just south of Seoul, which [...]
SEOUL, Sept. 26 (Korea Bizwire) — Hyundai Motor Co. and Kia Corp., South Korea’s leading automotive companies, said Thursday they have launched a joint project to develop cathode material technology for producing LFP (lithium iron phosphate) batteries for electric vehicles. The joint project, also involving Hyundai Steel Co. and Ecopro BM Co., aims to develop [...]
SEOUL, Sept. 18 (Korea Bizwire) – As the global electric vehicle (EV) market navigates through a temporary dip in demand, South Korean automakers and financial institutions are introducing innovative products to spark consumer interest. These offerings, centered around guaranteeing the residual value of EV batteries, are reshaping the future of EV ownership. At the heart of [...]
SEOUL, Sept. 10 (Korea Bizwire) – In a move to address growing safety concerns and maintain customer loyalty, Mercedes-Benz Korea announced on September 9 that it plans to distribute charging vouchers worth 300,000 won to owners of its electric vehicles. Mathias Vaitl, president of Mercedes-Benz Korea, communicated this decision in an email titled “A Message of [...]
SEOUL, Sept. 9 (Korea Bizwire) — The transport ministry said Monday it plans to issue a legislative notice for new government regulations regarding electric vehicle (EV) safety announced last week in response to public concerns over EV fires. The ministry said the legislative notice for amendments to the enforcement regulations of the Automobile Management Act [...]