SEOUL, Nov. 3 (Korea Bizwire) — The government will seek punitive measures against South Korean units of Mercedes-Benz and Stellantis for manipulating emissions control systems in diesel vehicles, officials said Wednesday. The Ministry of Environment announced Mercedes-Benz Korea and Stellantis Korea were found to have tampered with pollution mitigation devices so they would perform at [...]
SEOUL, Oct. 6 (Korea Bizwire) — LG Electronics Inc. said Wednesday its Advanced Driver Assistance Systems (ADAS) front camera co-developed with Daimler AG will be used in Mercedes-Benz C-Class vehicles. An ADAS front camera, usually tucked between the windshield and the rearview mirror, is considered the “eye” of a smart vehicle as it collects various [...]
SEOUL, Sept. 24 (Korea Bizwire) — BMW became this year’s most chosen car by Korean men, while Mercedes-Benz became the most popular choice for Korean women. The Korea Automobile Importers and Distributors Association reported that private consumers in South Korea bought 123,079 imported cars between January and August of this year. Among them, men bought [...]
SEOUL, Sept. 16 (Korea Bizwire) — Mercedes-Benz Korea is on track to expand non-face-to-face sales channels, starting from the sale of its certified used cars online. The local unit of the German luxury carmaker opened its official online sales platform ‘Mercedes Online Shop’ on Wednesday and will gear up for full-scale operation of online sales [...]
SEOUL, May 10 (Korea Bizwire) — German carmakers BMW and Mercedes-Benz sold more vehicles in South Korea in April compared to local units of three foreign carmakers combined, an industry association said Sunday. The Korea Automobile Importers & Distributors Association reported that 8,430 vehicles made by Mercedes-Benz and 6,113 BMWs were newly registered last month, [...]
SEOUL, March 2 (Korea Bizwire) — Mercedes-Benz Korea on Tuesday added its most luxurious SUV model to the lineup to gain a bigger share in the South Korean market. The German carmaker has launched the Mercedes-Maybach GLS 600 4MATIC SUV equipped with a twin-turbo, 4.0-liter V8 M177 engine at 257 million won (US$230,000), the company [...]
SEOUL, Feb. 2 (Korea Bizwire) – Mercedes-Benz Korea has requested a Seoul court cancel a multibillion-won fine imposed on the company for manipulating diesel emissions in the country, judicial sources said Tuesday. The German carmaker filed a lawsuit against the environment ministry in October with the Seoul Administrative Court, seeking the cancellation of a 77.6 billion-won (US$69.3 [...]
SEOUL, Jan. 27 (Korea Bizwire) — Mercedes-Benz Korea said Wednesday it will launch two additional all-electric models this year to gain a share in the burgeoning local EV market. The German carmaker plans to roll out the new EQA and the new EQS in the Korean market in the first and second half, respectively. In [...]
SEOUL, Jan. 13 (Korea Bizwire) – South Korea’s transport ministry said Wednesday that a Mercedes-Benz S Series model became the first model that will be exchanged for malfunctions under a local lemon law. The Ministry of Land, Infrastructure and Transport said it held an experts’ review committee meeting last month to decide whether the Mercedes-Benz [...]
SEOUL, Aug. 27 (Korea Bizwire) — Mercedes-Benz said Thursday it will launch three new SUVs in South Korea as it seeks to cement its leading status in the country’s imported car market. The German carmaker will launch the three all-new SUV models — the Mercedes-Benz GLB, the Mercedes-Benz GLA and the Mercedes-Benz GLE Coupe — [...]