SEOUL, Oct. 10 (Korea Bizwire) — The Indian subsidiary of Hyundai Motor Co. is seeking to raise up to 4.4 trillion won (US$3.26 billion) through an initial public offering (IPO), according to the carmaker Thursday. Hyundai Motor Co. said in a regulatory filing to the South Korean Financial Supervisory Service that the price band for [...]
SEOUL, Oct. 1 (Korea Bizwire) — Hyundai Motor Group said Tuesday it has signed an initial pact with a Saudi Arabian foundation for cooperation in a smart city project. The South Korean automotive group and Misk Foundation signed a memorandum of understanding (MOU) for a partnership in a Saudi Arabian smart city project and to [...]
SEOUL, Sept. 30 (Korea Bizwire) — Hyundai Motor Co. on Monday reached a major milestone of 100 million units in global cumulative production, an achievement accomplished in 57 years since the company’s foundation, the automaker said. In celebration of the achievement, Hyundai Motor held a ceremony at its plant in Ulsan, some 300 kilometers southeast [...]
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. 3 (Korea Bizwire) — Casper Electric, the new entry-level mini SUV model from Hyundai Motor Co., made a strong debut last month to become the company’s bestselling electric vehicle model in South Korea, according to industry data Tuesday. The combined domestic sales of Hyundai Motor EVs, including the Casper Electric, Kona Electric, Ioniq [...]
SEOUL, Sept. 2 (Korea Bizwire) — Hyundai Motor Group said Monday it will showcase its latest technologies related to smart city infrastructure at the 2024 World Smart City Expo Korea (WSCE) to be held this week. The South Korean automotive giant will feature various technologies related to smart city infrastructure themed on transport, logistics and [...]
SEOUL, Aug. 28 (Korea Bizwire) – Hyundai Motor Co., South Korea’s leading automaker, said Wednesday it plans to achieve an annual sales volume of 5.55 million vehicles in 2030. Hyundai Motor said the sales target represents a more than 30 percent increase compared to its annual sales figure for 2023. To this end, Hyundai Motor [...]
SEOUL, Aug. 7 (Korea Bizwire) – Hyundai Motor Co., South Korea’s leading automotive company, plans to invest US$28 million in Thailand to establish a production facility for electric vehicles (EVs) and batteries, the country’s Board of Investment (BOI) said Wednesday. In a release sent to Yonhap News Agency, the BOI said it approved the investment [...]
SEOGWIPO, Jul. 29 (Korea Bizwire) – In early 2023, Chung Eui-sun, the chairman of Hyundai Motor Group, directed his executive team to develop a “firefighter recovery vehicle” after learning that only 10 such vehicles existed nationwide, and they were aging rapidly. Chung suggested utilizing the company’s hydrogen bus technology for this purpose. The initiative was sparked [...]
SEOUL, Jul. 26 (Korea Bizwire) – “It’s simple. Hold the grip naturally, as if you’re holding an egg, and use your index, middle, and ring fingers to draw the bowstring,” instructed Oh Jin-hyek, a gold medalist from the 2012 London and 2020 Tokyo Olympics, as he demonstrated proper archery technique to participants at a unique event [...]