Kia’s Telluride luxury sport-utility vehicle (Imgage: Yonhap) SEOUL, June 28 (Korea Bizwire) – Hyundai Motor Co. and its sister brand Kia Motors Corp. said Wednesday that four of their vehicle models have won awards or have been tapped as finalists in a U.S. design competition. The Genesis luxury G80 Sport sedan, the latest version of [...]
HWASEONG, South Korea, June 27 (Yonhap) – Kia Motors Corp., South Korea’s second-largest carmaker, said Tuesday it will add a new SUV to its lineup next month to boost sales. “The B-segment SUV market has grown fast in the past five years since 2013 to 110,000 units in South Korea. The Stonic is to attract [...]
SEOUL, June 16 (Korea Bizwire) – South Korean automobile manufacturers Hyundai and Kia have revealed a new automatic control technology which will be used to look over manufacturing processes at their factories around the world in real time. The car makers, which have operated as sister companies since Hyundai purchased 51 percent of Kia’s shares [...]
SEOUL, May 17 (Korea Bizwire) – South Korean carmaker Hyundai Motor is planning to include active safety technology in all of its compact car models, a company official said yesterday. Speaking at a global autonomous driving conference held yesterday, Lee Jin-woo, the head of Hyundai Motor’s Intelligent Safety Technology Center revealed the company’s all-out efforts to [...]
SEOUL, May 15 (Korea Bizwire) – Kia Motors Corp., South Korea’s second largest carmaker by sales, on Monday launched the country’s first plug-in hybrid sport utility vehicle model. The Niro plug-in hybrid can travel up to 840 kilometers — 40 kilometers on a single charge and 800 km on a combined gasoline-battery drive. The 1.6-liter [...]
SEOUL, April 13 (Korea Bizwire) – Kia Motors Corp., South Korea’s second-biggest carmaker by sales, has added an advanced air filter system to its upgraded Sportage SUV amid growing concerns about deteriorating air quality, the company said Thursday. Kia Motors has launched the latest versions of the Sportage SUV, all mated with a high-performance air-conditioning [...]
SEOUL, April 12 (Korea Bizwire) – Hyundai Motor Co. and Kia Motors Corp. increased their market share in Sweden last year as local economic recovery boosted car sales, a state-run trade agency said Wednesday. Hyundai and Kia sold a combined 31,532 vehicles in Sweden in 2016, gaining an 8.47-percent share in the passenger car market. The [...]
SEOUL, April 6 (Korea Bizwire) – Moody’s Investors Service said Thursday it will maintain the current ratings for Hyundai Motor Co. and Kia Motors Corp. despite sharp declines in auto sales in China. “Although Hyundai’s and Kia’s weak auto unit shipments from China will likely have a short-term negative impact on their profitability and cash [...]
SEOUL, March 31 (Korea Bizwire) – The 2017 Seoul Motor Show on Friday kicked off its 10-day run with visitors getting a chance to check out upcoming models and new auto-related technologies centered on green and autonomous vehicles. Under the slogan “Design the Future, Enjoy the Moment,” the 11th motor show is showcasing about 300 [...]
SEOUL, March 27 (Korea Bizwire) – Kia Motors Corp., South Korea’s second-biggest carmaker by sales, said Monday it will domestically launch its Stinger sports sedan in May in a move to strengthen its premium lineup. In the domestic market, the high-performance car will be the carmaker’s first sedan which will carry an independent Stinger badge [...]