SEOUL, Nov. 17 (Korea Bizwire) – Hyundai Motor Co. and its smaller affiliate Kia Motors Corp. saw sales in Europe grow in October, driven by strong demand for sport utility vehicles, industry data showed Tuesday. According to data by a local automotive association, Hyundai Motor sold 37,967 cars in Europe last month, up 4.4 percent [...]
SEOUL, Nov. 12 (Korea Bizwire) – The Soul box-type vehicle emerged as the best-selling car in overseas markets for South Korea’s No. 2 carmaker Kia Motors Corp. this year, industry data showed Thursday. According to the data, Kia Motors sold a cumulative 177,457 units of the Soul overseas during the January-October period of the year, [...]
SEOUL, Nov. 11 (Korea Bizwire) – Uber, the controversial ride-booking mobile app, will make a fresh start in Seoul with its high-end version to be serviced on a popular Korean-made luxury sedan, its U.S. operator said Wednesday, seeking to set foot here for the second time after the business hit a snag due to opposition [...]
SEOUL, Nov. 3 (Korea Bizwire) – Hyundai Motor Co. and its smaller affiliate Kia Motors Corp. said Tuesday that their combined sales in China grew for the first time in six months in October. The two leading South Korean carmakers said that they sold a total of 156,575 vehicles in China last month, up 4.7 [...]
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 [...]