SEOUL, Dec. 21 (Korea Bizwire) — The Genesis electrified G80 earned the highest crash safety rating from the Insurance Institute for Highway Safety (IIHS), Hyundai Motor Co. said Wednesday. The South Korean carmaker produces the luxury SUV and high-end sedans under its independent Genesis brand. The electrified G80 sedan earned high scores in a wide [...]
SEOUL, March 24 (Korea Bizwire) — President Moon Jae-in will ride an electric vehicle (EV) after he leaves office. According to the Ministry of the Interior and Safety’s tender notice for the purchase (lease) of a vehicle for the use of the soon-to-be former president that was posted on the Public Procurement Service’s Government e-Procurement [...]
SEOUL, July 7 (Korea Bizwire) — Hyundai Motor Co., South Korea’s biggest carmaker, on Wednesday launched the first electrified model under its independent Genesis brand in the domestic market to meet growing demand for such vehicles. The G80 sedan equipped with an 87.2 kilowatt-hour battery can travel up to 427 kilometers on a single charge, [...]
SEOUL, Feb. 5 (Korea Bizwire) – Hyundai Motor Co., South Korea’s No. 1 carmaker, said Sunday its autonomous vehicles have succeeded in a test drive from Seoul to PyeongChang, an alpine town that is hosting the upcoming Winter Olympics. Hyundai has been expanding its self-driving vehicle program and plans to promote its technology at the [...]
MOSCOW/SEOUL, March 22 (Korea Bizwire) – Hyundai Motor Co. has launched a Genesis premium sedan in Russia to gain a share in the emerging market, the company said Wednesday. The country’s biggest carmaker by sales introduced the G80 sedan, an upgraded version of the second-generation Genesis (DH) unveiled in 2013, at an exhibition hall in [...]
SEOUL, March 12 (Korea Bizwire) – Hyundai Motor Co., South Korea’s top automaker, said Sunday that it has sold over 30,000 units of the G80 midsized luxury car in the eight months since its launch here. The automaker’s G80, one of its luxury Genesis brand models, made its debut in the country in June last [...]
SEOUL, July 7 (Korea Bizwire) – Hyundai Motor’s latest luxury sedan, the Genesis G80, finally hit domestic showrooms on Thursday. The Genesis G80 is a rebrand of the existing Genesis sedan, which was developed before Genesis was spun off as a separate luxury brand. The sedan comes in four trims – 3.3 GDi Luxury, 3.3 [...]