SEOUL, Oct. 24 (Korea Bizwire) — Hyundai Motor Co. on Tuesday began selling refurbished used cars produced by the company and its luxury brand Genesis, with a goal of selling 5,000 certified secondhand models within the year. The company launched its “Hyundai Certified” and “Genesis Certified” initiatives under which customers can purchase secondhand models that [...]
SEOUL, Oct. 23 (Korea Bizwire) — Samsung SDI Co., South Korea’s second-biggest car battery maker, said Monday it will supply batteries for Hyundai Motor Co.’s electric vehicles in a seven-year deal. Samsung SDI signed the deal to provide car batteries to Hyundai Motor’s vehicles to be built in Europe from 2026 through 2032, the company [...]
SEOUL, Oct. 23 (Korea Bizwire) — Hyundai Motor Co., South Korea’s biggest carmaker, said Monday it has signed a joint venture deal with Saudi Arabia’s Public Investment Fund (PIF) to build a car assembly plant in the Middle Eastern country. Under the deal signed Sunday in Riyadh, the two sides will jointly invest over US$500 [...]
SEOUL, Oct. 19 (Korea Bizwire) — Hyundai Motor Co. said Thursday it plans to launch a program to sell refurbished used cars produced by the company and its luxury brand Genesis, with a goal to sell 5,000 certified secondhand models within the year. Hyundai said it will begin sales of used models next Tuesday under [...]
SEOUL, Sept. 4 (Korea Bizwire) — South Korea’s Hyundai Motor Co. on Monday launched the N brand’s first all-electric model, the Ioniq 5 N, in the domestic market as it accelerates its transition to a future mobility solutions provider. The Ioniq 5 N, first unveiled at the 2023 Goodwood Festival of Speed in Great Britain [...]
SEOUL, Aug. 30 (Korea Bizwire) — Hyundai Motor Group said Wednesday it will buy a 5 percent stake in Korea Zinc for 530 billion won (US$400 million) in the latest move to secure a stable supply of nickel for its electric vehicles (EVs). The move by HMG Global LLC — a business entity set up [...]
SEOUL, Aug. 30 (Korea Bizwire) — Hyundai Motor Co.’s labor and management have made the strategic decision to repurpose a sedan production line in response to the growing demand for SUVs. Sources familiar with the industry confirm that this decision was reached on Tuesday during a meeting of the Employment Security Committee at the carmaker. [...]
SEOUL, Aug. 18 (Korea Bizwire) — Hyundai Motor Co. is offering subsidies to counter the decrease in demand for electric vehicles (EVs), encompassing both reduced charging fees and discounted vehicle prices. Customers who utilize E-Finance, a financial tool tailored for EV purchases, will be eligible for up to 1.6 million credits (equivalent to 1.6 million [...]
SEOUL, Aug. 16 (Korea Bizwire) — Hyundai Motor Co. said Wednesday it has signed a deal to acquire General Motors Co.’s plant in India to strengthen its presence in the rapidly growing automobile market. The acquisition of GM’s Talegaon plant in the western state of Maharash is aimed at preemptively preparing to meet a rising [...]
SEOUL, Aug. 14 (Korea Bizwire) — Hyundai Motor Co. Said Sunday it is hosting a week-long N Beach event at a cafe near Mangsang Beach in the city of Donghae, Gangwon Province, providing an opportunity to test drive N-brand high-performance vehicles. This marks the second occurrence of such an event, following the one that took [...]