SEOUL, Jul. 9 (Korea Bizwire) — Hyundai Motor Co., South Korea’s largest automaker, on Tuesday started receiving preorders for the company’s Casper Electric mini SUV in South Korea, the company said. The company said it has started accepting preorders for the long-range “Inspiration” variant of the Casper Electric, which was unveiled at the Busan International [...]
SEOUL, July 7 (Korea Bizwire) – Hyundai Motor Co., South Korea’s leading automaker, saw its sales hit a record in India in the first half of this year, according to industry data Sunday, as it has filed for an initial public offering for its India unit. According to data from the Federation of Automobile Dealers [...]
ULSAN, June 28 (Korea Bizwire) – Hyundai Motor Co. and its labor union on Friday reached an agreement to hire 1,100 new manufacturing workers by 2026. The agreement was reached in the 10th round of negotiations related to wages and working conditions held at the company’s plant in Ulsan, 299 kilometers southeast of Seoul. The [...]
SEOUL, Jun. 24 (Korea Bizwire) — Hyundai Motor Group is strengthening its electric vehicle (EV) battery supply chain and internal production capacity, as the world’s third-largest auto group seeks to present price-competitive EV models with better driving ranges. Last week, SQM, a Chilean lithium mining company, announced that it reached a long-term agreement with Hyundai [...]
SEOUL, Jun. 18 (Korea Bizwire) — Chang Jae-hoon, president and CEO of Hyundai Motor Co., has been named co-chair of the Hydrogen Council, a global corporate initiative with a united vision for hydrogen adoption for a clean energy transition, according to the company Tuesday. Chang will join Sanjiv Lamba, CEO of Linde plc, to lead [...]
SEOUL, June 14 (Korea Bizwire) – Hyundai Motor Co., South Korea’s leading automaker, has produced an advertisement campaign for its truck brands using generative artificial intelligence (AI) technology, its ad agency said Friday. Innocean Worldwide Inc., Hyundai Motor Group’s marketing and communications arm, said the three-part video series, titled “Cars That Run Forever,” was created [...]
SEOUL, May 13 (Korea Bizwire) – Within Hyundai Motor Company, there is a growing perception that Audi customers are starting to buy Genesis models, according to industry sources on May 12. This assessment is backed by more than just surface-level sales figures. Some imported car brands, unable to withstand the Genesis onslaught, are downsizing operations in [...]
SEOUL, Apr. 24 (Korea Bizwire) — Hyundai Motor Co. said Wednesday it has launched a new commercial electric delivery vehicle model with expanded functionality that can be tailored to various business services and solutions. The ST1 has been released in two variants — the ST1 Cargo and ST1 Cargo Refrigerated — and can be expanded [...]
SEOUL, Apr. 24 (Korea Bizwire) — Four major conglomerates saw their combined operating profit plunge 65 percent last year, hit by sluggish sales amid an economic slowdown, a report showed Wednesday. Some 306 affiliates of four conglomerates — Samsung, SK, Hyundai Motor and LG — posted a combined operating profit of 24.51 trillion won (US$17.9 [...]
SEOUL, Apr. 1 (Korea Bizwire) – Hyundai Motor Co., South Korea’s leading automaker, said Monday its monthly sales fell 3.7 percent in March from a year earlier due to sluggish demand in its home market. Hyundai Motor sold 369,132 vehicles last month, down from 383,396 units a year ago, the company said in a statement. [...]