SEOUL, June 27 (Korea Bizwire) — Cumulative electric vehicle (EV) sales in Europe from South Korea’s two largest automakers — Hyundai Motor Co. and Kia Corp. — have surpassed 200,000 units, company data showed Sunday. Hyundai and Kia, both under Hyundai Motor Group, had sold a combined 227,919 EVs in the European auto market as [...]
SEOUL, June 16 (Korea Bizwire) — Kia Corp., South Korea’s second-biggest carmaker, said Wednesday it has partnered with U.S. ride-hailing company Uber Technologies Inc. to supply its electric vehicles in Europe. The strategic partnership is aimed at promoting the adoption of EVs and the expansion of the EV charging infrastructure in major European cities, Kia [...]
SEOUL, June 10 (Korea Bizwire) — Kia Corp., South Korea’s second-biggest carmaker, said Thursday presale orders for its first all-electric model, EV6, have been fully reserved in one day in the United States. Kia sold all of the 1,500 units of the EV6 First Edition in an online preorder event in the world’s most important [...]
SEOUL, June 3 (Korea Bizwire) — Hyundai Motor Co. and affiliate Kia Corp., South Korea’s two biggest carmakers, said Thursday their combined U.S. sales jumped 65 percent last month, marking record monthly sales for a third straight month on strong sales of their SUV models. Hyundai and Kia sold a total of 170,315 vehicles in [...]
SEOUL, May 31 (Korea Bizwire) — Hyundai Motor Group’s eco-friendly vehicle exports jumped 46.6 percent in the first four months of this year compared with a year earlier, led by robust demand for its electric vehicle (EVs) and hybrid models, industry data showed Monday. The combined exports of eco-friendly models by the Korean automotive group’s [...]
SEOUL, May 28 (Korea Bizwire) — Hyundai Motor Co. and affiliate Kia Corp., the Seoul Museum of Art, and Seoul National University Bundang Hospital are joining hands to develop a self-driving wheelchair. The initiative comes as a part of efforts to assist vulnerable groups using the autonomous wheelchair technology in development by ZER01NE, an open [...]
SEOUL, May 20 (Korea Bizwire) — Hyundai Motor Co. and Kia Corp. — South Korea’s top two automakers — reported an over fourfold jump in auto sales in Europe last month compared with a year earlier thanks to a lower base effect and robust demand for eco-friendly models, industry data showed Thursday. The corporate duo [...]
SEOUL, May 5 (Korea Bizwire) — Kia Corp., South Korea’s No. 2 automaker, said Wednesday its first all-electric model, the EV6, logged decent presale orders in Europe. According to the automaker, presale orders for the EV have topped 7,000 in Britain, France, Germany and other major countries, with the number set to further rise. Kia [...]
SEOUL, May 4 (Korea Bizwire) — Kia Corp., South Korea’s second-biggest carmaker, on Tuesday launched the hybrid version of the K8 sedan in the domestic market, completing a four-model lineup for the vehicle. The K8 hybrid comes with a 1.6-liter gasoline turbo hybrid engine, adding to the lineup of 2.5-liter gasoline, 3.5 gasoline and 3.5 [...]
SEOUL, May 4 (Korea Bizwire) — Hyundai Motor Co. and affiliate Kia Corp., South Korea’s two biggest carmakers, said Tuesday their combined U.S. sales more than doubled in April from a year earlier on robust demand for their SUV models. Hyundai and Kia sold a total 147,700 vehicles in the United States last month from [...]