SEOUL, Dec. 12 (Korea Bizwire) — South Korean auto giant Hyundai Motor Group said Thursday it will join hands with Google to strengthen its automotive software system and deliver next-generation navigation and infotainment experiences for drivers. Under the partnership, Hyundai Motor will adopt Google’s Android Automotive Operating System (AAOS) and use Google Maps’ geolocation information [...]
SEOUL, Dec. 8 (Korea Bizwire) – Hyundai Motor Group revealed that one in four of its cars sold this year was purchased in the United States, marking a significant milestone in the automaker’s history. Between January and November, Hyundai and Kia sold 1.55 million vehicles in the U.S., accounting for 25.1% of the group’s global sales [...]
SEOUL, Dec. 5 (Korea Bizwire) — Unionized workers at Hyundai Motor Co. will stage a partial strike this week in solidarity with an umbrella labor union’s walkout against President Yoon Suk Yeol’s short-lived martial law declaration, according to the company’s union Thursday. Hyundai’s 43,000-strong union will hold a four-hour strike each on Thursday and Friday [...]
SEOUL, Nov. 28 (Korea Bizwire) — Hyundai Motor Co. on Thursday introduced a new wearable robot device for industrial workers that increases working efficiency, reducing chances of musculoskeletal injuries. The company’s Robotics Lab, which is operated jointly with affiliate Kia Corp., unveiled the device, named X-ble Shoulder, at a tech day event held at Hyundai [...]
SEOUL, Nov. 27 (Korea Bizwire) — Hyundai Motor Co. said Wednesday it plans to launch an electric vehicle (EV) charging subscription service for Hyundai customers in Indonesia this week. Starting Thursday, subscribers of the service will be able to use 518 chargers at 288 charging stations operated by Hyundai and its EV partner companies across [...]
ULSAN, Nov. 20 (Korea Bizwire) — Police and forensic agency authorities plan to conduct a joint investigation Wednesday into the cause of an accident that left three people dead at a Hyundai Motor Co. plant in the southeastern city of Ulsan. On Tuesday, three researchers — two Hyundai employees and one affiliated with a subcontractor [...]
SEOUL, Nov. 15 (Korea Bizwire) — Hyundai Motor Co. said Friday it has donated eight Ioniq 5 electric vehicle (EV) units and EV-charging infrastructure funds to the United Nations World Food Programme (WFP) as part of its strategic partnership with the humanitarian aid agency. A hand-over ceremony was held at WFP’s fleet center in Dubai [...]
SEOUL, Nov. 15 (Korea Bizwire) — Hyundai Motor Co. on Friday promoted Jose Munoz, the company’s global chief operating officer (COO), as its new CEO, appointing a foreign national to the top post for the first time since its foundation more than five decades ago. Munoz has served as global COO of Hyundai Motor and [...]
SEOUL, Nov. 15 (Korea Bizwire) – Hyundai Motor Company announced on November 14 that it will launch “Project Hashtag 2024,” an exhibition at the National Museum of Modern and Contemporary Art (MMCA) in Seoul’s Jongno district, running from December 15 through April next year. Project Hashtag, now in its fifth year since its inception in 2019 [...]
SEOUL, Nov. 12 (Korea Bizwire) — Hyundai Motor Co. on Tuesday forged a partnership with the Ulsan metropolitan city to cooperate in establishing an overall municipal ecosystem based on clean hydrogen energy within the industrial city in South Korea’s southeast. Under their memorandum of understanding, Hyundai and the city government will collaborate in developing and [...]