SEOUL, Aug. 17 (Korea Bizwire) — South Korean carmaker Kia Corp. has topped brand sales charts in the Netherlands, led by the popularity of the company’s electric vehicles (EVs) as well as its Sportage SUV. The RAI Automotive Industry NL’s monthly statistics of automobile registration showed that Kia sold 2,954 units of cars in the [...]
SEOUL, Aug. 10 (Korea Bizwire) — U.S. electric vehicle subscription company Autonomy said Tuesday it will buy 3,140 EVs from Hyundai Motor Co. and its affiliate Kia Corp. to strengthen its fleet lineup. On Tuesday (U.S. time), Autonomy placed an official order to receive 1,640 EVs from Hyundai and 1,500 EVs from Kia in a [...]
SEOUL, Aug. 7 (Korea Bizwire) — Hyundai Motor Co. and its sister automaker Kia Corp. saw their combined exports of eco-friendly vehicles exceed 200,000 for the first time in the first half of this year, industry data showed Sunday. During the January-June period, the two giant carmakers in South Korea sold a combined 224,672 electric, [...]
SEOUL, Aug. 3 (Korea Bizwire) — Hyundai Motor Co. and its affiliate Kia Corp. said Wednesday their combined sales in the United States fell 11 percent last month from a year earlier amid the prolonged global chip shortage. Hyundai, its independent Genesis brand, and Kia sold 128,283 vehicles in the world’s most important automobile market [...]
SEOUL, July 24 (Korea Bizwire) — Hyundai Motor Co. and its affiliate Kia Corp. recorded robust on-year sales growth in Vietnam and Indonesia in the first half of 2022, delivering strong performances in the markets traditionally dominated by Japanese automakers, local industry associations’ data showed Sunday. The combined sales of Hyundai Thanh Cong Manufacturing Vietnam [...]
SEOUL, July 22 (Korea Bizwire) — Kia Corp., South Korea’s second-biggest carmaker, said Friday its second-quarter net profit jumped 40 percent from a year earlier on an improved product mix and a weak won. Net profit for the three months ended in June rose to 1.88 trillion won (US$1.43 billion) from 1.34 trillion won in [...]
SEOUL, July 2 (Korea Bizwire) — Hyundai Motor Co. and its smaller affiliate Kia Corp. saw their sales in the United States fall 12.7 percent on-year in the first half of the year due to a slowdown and a chip shortage, the companies said Saturday. Hyundai and Kia sold a combined 702,875 vehicles in the [...]
SEOUL, June 19 (Korea Bizwire) — Hyundai Motor Co. and Kia Corp. saw the total sales of their eco-friendly cars exceed 3 million units, industry data showed Sunday, 13 years after they began rolling out hybrid vehicles. South Korea’s top automaker and its affiliate sold 393,509 eco-friendly cars, including plug-in hybrid and all-electric vehicles, in [...]
SEOUL, June 3 (Korea Bizwire) — Hyundai Motor Co. and its affiliate Kia Corp. said Friday their combined sales in the United States fell 31 percent last month from a year earlier amid the prolonged chip shortage. Hyundai and Kia sold 117,373 vehicles in the world’s most important automobile market in May compared with 170,315 [...]
SEOUL, May 4 (Korea Bizwire) — Hyundai Motor Co. and its affiliate Kia Corp. said Wednesday their combined sales in the United States fell 17 percent last month from a year earlier due mainly to the prolonged chip shortages. Hyundai, its independent Genesis brand, and Kia sold a total of 125,770 vehicles in the U.S. [...]