SEOUL, June 8 (Korea Bizwire) — Car owners will now be able to find out if their vehicle is the subject of a recall using a new mobile app developed jointly by the Ministry of Land, Infrastructure and Transport and the Korea Transportation Safety Authority. The government started providing recall information for eight private companies [...]
SEOUL, April 30 (Korea Bizwire) — U.S. automaker General Motors Co. said Friday it will recall Chevrolet Bolt electric vehicles equipped with batteries produced in LG Energy Solution Ltd.’s South Korean factory to update its battery software and ease fire risks. The recall covers about 69,000 Bolt EVs for the 2017-2019 model years, installed with [...]
SEOUL, Feb. 24 (Korea Bizwire) — Hyundai Motor Co. said Wednesday it will replace batteries in some 82,000 Kona EV and two other electric vehicles sold globally due to potential fire risks, which could cost about 1 trillion won (US$899.7 million). Hyundai will begin the replacement of the battery management system (BMS) in 75,680 Kona [...]
SEOUL, Nov. 19 (Korea Bizwire) — A group of 170 owners of Kona Electric model has sued Hyundai Motor Co. for a series of fires accidents that has tarnished the model’s reputation and lowered the vehicle’s overall value. The group submitted the lawsuit to Seoul Central District Court last week, calling on the company to [...]
SEOUL, Nov. 16 (Korea Bizwire) — South Korean battery makers are struggling as global automobile manufacturers are choosing to issue recalls for their electric vehicles (EVs). The U.S. automotive giant General Motors Co. reportedly made a decision to recall 68,000 Bolt EVs manufactured between 2017 and 2019. Bolt EV uses batteries made at LG Chem [...]
SEOUL, Nov. 14 (Korea Bizwire) — General Motors Co. said Saturday it has decided to recall electric vehicles equipped with batteries made by South Korean producer LG Chem Ltd. due to safety concerns. The recall covers the Bolt EV produced from 2017 to 2019, installed with LG Chem’s batteries made from Ochang, 120 kilometers south [...]
SEOUL, Nov. 1 (Korea Bizwire) — Apple Inc. has announced a global recall of AirPods Pro wireless earbuds for faulty sound issues, such as crackling or static sounds. Apple said it has determined that a small percentage of AirPods Pro may experience sound issues, adding that affected units were manufactured before October 2020. The U.S. [...]
SEOUL, Oct. 30 (Korea Bizwire) — Consumers are expressing dissatisfaction towards Hyundai Motor Co.’s recent recall of its Kona electric vehicle (EV) following a series of cases where the vehicle has shut down, even after the recall. Hyundai recalled Kona EVs manufactured before March 13, to update the vehicle’s battery management system (BMS). The problem [...]
SEOUL, Oct. 21 (Korea Bizwire) — Hyundai Motor Group said Wednesday it will overhaul its product quality control process following engine recalls and fires in an electric model. Hyundai Motor Co. and its affiliate Kia Motors Corp. plan to simplify the overall quality control process to better focus on resolving problems, a Hyundai official said [...]
SEOUL, Oct. 19 (Korea Bizwire) — Hyundai Motor Co.’s planned global recall of 77,000 Kona Electric vehicles may be a drag on the company’s electrification plan, analysts said Monday. Hyundai Motor plans to voluntarily recall 77,000 Kona Electric models for a faulty battery cell component, as 14 cases of fires in the model — 10 [...]