SEOUL, Dec. 4 (Korea Bizwire) — Hanwha Aerospace Co., a South Korean defense company, said Monday it has signed a 3.45 trillion-won (US$2.62 billion) contract with the Polish government to provide 152 K9 self-propelled howitzers to the European country by 2027. The deal forged with Warsaw’s Armament Agency is part of a larger framework agreement [...]
SEOUL, July 8 (Korea Bizwire) South Korea’s top carmaker Hyundai Motor Co. and its sister affiliate Kia Motors Corp. said Wednesday that their models have won satisfaction awards from a U.S. automotive research company. Hyundai’s Sonata ranked No. 1 among different midsize sedan brands to win the AutoPacific Vehicle Satisfaction Award, and Kia’s Soul city car and the [...]
SEOUL, April 12 (Korea Bizwire) – Hyundai Motor Group, the world’s No. 5 auto giant, saw its U.S. sales of luxury sedans more than double on-year in the first quarter, industry data showed Sunday, setting a record-high quarterly share in the segment. The combined sales of Hyundai Motor‘s premium Genesis and Equus, and Kia Motors‘s K9 in [...]
SEOUL, Nov. 3 (Korea Bizwire) – Kia Motors has revealed the exterior design of a facelift model of the K9 to be launched in mid-November and said it would mount a V8 5.0-liter engine for the first time in Korea. The facelift model will add majesty and sophistication to the existing upscale design all the while putting [...]
SEOUL, Korea, April 25, 2014 (Korea Bizwire) – KIA Motors seeks to achieve a buzz effect on its newly-released sedan, K9, by concentrating on the “experiential marketing.” The motor group has recently held “K9 Driving Experience Dining” event, which is the second since the launch of the luxury sedan this year. The participants of the [...]
Seoul, S. Korea, August 05 (Korea Biz Wire) — Hyundai Motor and Kia Motors’ K9 and Santa Fe received the ‘Car of the Year’ award in the Middle East for the second year in a row. With this accomplishment the two auto makers plan to increase sales in the Middle East market, while expanding its influence [...]