SEOUL, Oct. 11 (Korea Bizwire) – Eight models of South Korean carmakers Hyundai Motor Co. and Kia Motors Corp. have won top marks in a Chinese customer satisfaction survey, the companies said Sunday. Hyundai’s Tucson ix, ix25, Santa Fe, Mingtu and Langdong, and Kia’s K2, K3 and KX3 scored the highest in their respective categories [...]
SEOUL, Sept. 28 (Korea Bizwire) – Sales of the Soul EV by Kia Motors Corp., South Korea’s second-largest carmaker, ranked first in Germany’s electric vehicle market last month, industry data showed Monday. Kia Motors sold 360 units of the Soul EV last month in Germany, outperforming the A3 3-tron at 177 units and Tesla Model [...]
SEOUL, Sept. 15 (Korea Bizwire) – With the approach of Chuseok, the Korean Thanksgiving holiday, carmakers are providing various services including free rentals. Hyundai Motor is holding a ‘Hangawi (Korean Thanksgiving Day) Rental’ event in which they plan to provide 200 new Avantes and 100 new Sonatas. The vehicles can be used from September 24 [...]
SEOUL, May 14 (Korea Bizwire) — Kia Motors, the second largest auto maker in Korea, plans to directly hire 465 dispatched workers on its assembly lines by 2016. After a special negotiation between Kia, in-house partner companies and the Kia trade union on May 12, Kia Motors announced that it will directly employ 200 workers [...]
SEOUL, May 1 (Korea Bizwire) — A special event where anyone can experience driving an electric car will be held at the second exhibition room at KINTEX in Goyang from May 3 to 6, as part of the 28th International Electric Vehicle Symposium & Exhibition (EVS28) programs. Visitors to EVS28 can drive electric cars from Kia, [...]
SEOUL, Apr. 29 (Korea Bizwire) – Hyundai Motor Co.’s Genesis and Solaris have received Car of the Year awards in the premium and subcompact segments, respectively, in Russia, industry sources said Wednesday. According to the sources, Kia Motors Corp.’s Cee’d also received the award for 2015 as a compact vehicle in Russia. In particular, the [...]
SEOUL, Apr. 14 (Korea Bizwire) — South Korea’s electric vehicle (EV) market is anticipated to expand more than fivefold by next year on the back of government subsidies to boost sales of the eco-friendly cars, ministry officials said Tuesday. As of the end of last year, the number of registered battery-powered cars in the country [...]
IRVINE, Calif., Mar. 12 (Korea Bizwire) – Kia Motors America (KMA) is proud to announce that U.S. News & World Report has honored the K900 flagship1 sedan and the 2015 Soul urban passenger vehicle with “Best Cars for Families” awards in the Luxury Large Car and Hatchback categories, respectively. U.S. News Best Cars, the automotive channel [...]
SEOUL, Feb. 13 (Korea Bizwire) — Kia Motors Corp., South Korea’s second-largest carmaker, said Friday that its first all-electric Soul EV has been named the best eco-friendly vehicle by MotorWeek, a popular U.S. auto-analyzing TV program. MotorWeek, which airs on PBS stations nationwide in the U.S, analyzes trends, new products and new technology to produce [...]
SEOUL, Feb. 10 (Korea Bizwire) — Hyundai Motor Co. and its smaller affiliate Kia Motors Corp. are facing growing challenges in emerging markets with their sales either shrinking or slowing in growth, industry data indicated Tuesday. According to data from the Korea Automotive Research Institute and other industry groups, Hyundai and Kia, South Korea’s No. [...]