SEOUL, Jan. 15 (Korea Bizwire) — Hyundai Motor Co. said Monday it has launched a mobility-themed game on popular global online platform Roblox to showcase the company’s future vision to young gamers. Titled “Hyundai Future Adventure,” the game consists of six jump-action challenges themed around future mobility. Players take their journey exploring a future-themed park [...]
SEOUL, Jan. 12 (Korea Bizwire) — Accumulative sales of eco-friendly vehicles produced by Hyundai Motor Co. and Kia Corp., South Korea’s leading automakers, are expected to exceed 1 million units in the first quarter, according to the companies Friday. Accumulative sales of eco-friendly units of Hyundai and Kia combined had amounted to 946,962 units as [...]
ULSAN, Dec. 14 (Korea Bizwire) – Hyundai Motor is set to import Sonata taxis from China following a strong reaction from the taxi industry when it announced the discontinuation of domestic production for the mid-size taxi vehicle. The decision to cease production of the seventh-generation LF Sonata for taxis was made in July of this year. [...]
SEOUL, Dec. 14 (Korea Bizwire) — HD Hyundai Construction Equipment Co. said Thursday it has won a deal from a construction company in Saudi Arabia to supply 100 excavators. Under the deal, the construction equipment unit of South Korea’s shipbuilding-to-energy conglomerate HD Hyundai Group plans to supply 70 units of its 22-ton excavators and 30 [...]
SEOUL, Dec. 14 (Korea Bizwire) – Celebrating its 25th year of local production in India, Hyundai Motor is poised to achieve record-breaking sales in the Indian passenger car market this year. Analysts predict that if the company maintains its current monthly sales trend, it will surpass the 600,000-unit annual passenger vehicle sales mark for the first [...]
SEOUL, Dec. 6 (Korea Bizwire) – The prevailing trend in the automotive market is currently centered around the craze for plug-in hybrid electric vehicles (PHEV), marking a notable shift in consumer preferences. Despite the somewhat sluggish sales of fully electric vehicles, hybrids, previously considered a passing fad, are experiencing a resurgence. This revival is evident in [...]
SEOUL, Nov. 29 (Korea Bizwire) – In a groundbreaking reveal that is expected to herald a complete paradigm shift in vehicle propulsion, Hyundai and Kia have revealed a new drive system that integrates essential vehicle components within the wheel. This innovation liberates the space between the wheels, allowing for the implementation of novel designs or the [...]
SEOUL, Nov. 23 (Korea Bizwire) – Thanks to record-breaking earnings, Hyundai Motor and Kia Corp. have surpassed Samsung Electronics in charitable donations so far this year, marking a historic first. According to CEO Score, which monitors corporate management activities, a total of 264 out of the country’s top 500 firms by sales collectively donated 1.4 trillion [...]
SEOUL, Nov. 22 (Korea Bizwire) — Hyundai Motor Group’s autonomous vehicle joint venture in the United States plans to manufacture its self-driving electric vehicles in the group’s newly launched innovation hub in Singapore, the company said Wednesday. Motional, the joint venture established between Hyundai and U.S. mobility startup Aptiv in 2020, will produce its all-electric [...]
SEOUL, Nov. 17 (Korea Bizwire) — Hyundai Motor Co. and its affiliate Kia Corp. said Friday they have unveiled their latest electric vehicle (EV) units and concept models under way at the 2023 Los Angeles Auto Show as the companies strengthen their electric portfolios. Hyundai debuted the Ioniq 5 N, the first high-performance EV model [...]