SEOUL, May 11 (Korea Bizwire) – Sales of hybrid cars in South Korea hit an all-time high last month amid growing interest in environmentally friendly vehicles, industry data showed Wednesday. Sales of hybrid cars here reached 7,454 units last month, breaching the previous monthly record of 5,157 units set in December, according to the data by [...]
SEOUL, Apr. 29 (Korea Bizwire) – New types of car insurance plans which determine premiums based on driving patterns and trip information are being developed. Hyundai Marine & Fire Insurance (HI) has developed a new product called ‘Hi-Car BlueLink/UVO Insurance Plan’, which will be available mid-May. Hyundai’s BlueLink and Kia’s UVO telematics systems will collect [...]
SEOUL, April 7 (Korea Bizwire) – Kia Motors Corp., South Korea’s second-ranked carmaker, is expected to start operations at its plant in Mexico as planned amid reports that negotiations over the local government’s promised incentives seem to be making some headway, industry watchers said Thursday. Media reports have raised speculation that the May launch of the plant [...]
SEOUL, March 29 (Korea Bizwire) – Kia Motors Corp., South Korea’s second-ranked carmaker, said Tuesday that it targets to sell some 40,000 units of the Niro hybrid subcompact SUV this year as it began to sell its latest eco-friendly vehicle model here. Known for such popular SUV models as the Mohave, Sorento and Sportage, Kia Motors [...]
HWASEONG, March 16 (Korea Bizwire) – Kia Motors Corp., South Korea’s second-ranked carmaker, unveiled the Niro hybrid subcompact SUV on Wednesday and began receiving preorders for its latest eco-friendly vehicle model. Known for such popular SUV models as the Mohave, Sorento and Sportage, Kia Motors said that it has now completed its full SUV lineup with [...]
SEOUL, Mar. 2 (Korea Bizwire) — South Korea’s second-ranked carmaker, Kia Motors Corp., said Tuesday that it has sold more than 10,000 units of the Soul electric vehicle (EV) in less than two years after its launch, helped by strong demand from the European market. The Soul EV, the electric vehicle variant of the Soul [...]
SEOUL, Feb. 24 (Korea Bizwire) – Kia Motors Corp.’s Sorento has been named the best SUV model in the mid-size segment by a major U.S. consumer review magazine, its website showed Wednesday. Consumer Reports announced the best vehicles in 10 segments by evaluating their product quality, performance, safety and other features related to customer satisfaction. [...]
ILSAN, Feb. 23 (Korea Bizwire) - Kia Motors Corp., South Korea’s second-ranked carmaker, said Tuesday that it has received around 5,700 preorders for the new Mohave large-size sport utility vehicle since last September when its temporarily halted production resumed. Of the total customers, over 80 percent were men, indicating that its flagship SUV model is [...]
SEOUL, Feb. 23 (Yonhap) – Kia Motors Corp., South Korea’s second-ranked carmaker, plans to launch the Niro subcompact hybrid SUV in Europe in May, appealing to customers in overseas markets with its eco-friendly features, an industry source said Tuesday. The Niro is Kia Motors’s first hybrid dedicated model based on its own production platform. It [...]
SEOUL, Feb. 2 (Korea Bizwire) – Kia Motors Corp., South Korea’s second-ranked carmaker, said Tuesday that it has sold more than 10,000 units of its all-new K7 sedan since its launch by appealing to relatively young people with its upgraded features and affordability, company officials said. The sales figure included around 7,500 preorders received before [...]