SEJONG, Jan. 12 (Korea Bizwire) – The South Korean government said Thursday it has approved German carmaker Volkswagen’s recall measures for its sports utility vehicles that were found to have been sold in the country using fake emissions-related documentation. The Ministry of Environment said the recall plan for 27,000 Tiguans submitted by the auto giant [...]
SEOUL, Dec. 29 (Korea Bizwire) – BMW Korea, the local importer and distributor of BMW cars, will recall a total of 2,100 cars sold here for various problems, including a defective oil filter casing that could allow coolant to mix with engine oil, damaging the engine, the transportation ministry said Thursday. The recall affects 1,135 [...]
SEOUL, Dec. 26 (Korea Bizwire) – The Ministry of Environment announced Monday a revision to the Clean Air Conservation Act in an effort to improve the country’s legal framework and toughen penalties in the case of a “second” VW emissions scandal that may arise in the future. To begin with, the revision will allow the [...]
SEOUL, Dec. 21 (Korea Bizwire) – Ford Sales & Service Korea, the local importer and distributor of Ford vehicles, will recall certain model year Ford Explorer SUVs sold here for a problem related to the cars’ suspension, the transportation ministry said Wednesday. The recall affects 489 Explorer cars produced between Jan. 17 and May 31 [...]
SEOUL, Dec. 2 (Korea Bizwire) – More than a year after the VW emissions scandal first broke, Audi Volkswagen Korea may finally have its recall plan for 126,000 diesel vehicles approved by the South Korean government, and move forward with its local operations, which have been crippled for months after the Ministry of Environment banned [...]
SEOUL, Nov. 25 (Korea Bizwire) – BMW Korea, the local importer and distributor of BMW cars, will recall over 21,000 cars sold in South Korea for various problems related to engine timing belts and air bags, the transportation ministry said Friday. Some 11,600 cars of 19 vehicle models, including the 530d xDrive and the X6 [...]
SEOUL, Oct. 28 (Korea Bizwire) – Hyundai Motor Co. is recalling nearly 24,000 vehicles sold here for sunroof-related issues while BMW will recall over 21,000 cars over problems related to the fuel injector and airbags, the transportation ministry said Friday. Hyundai Motor, South Korea’s top automaker, is recalling certain model years of the LF Sonata [...]
SEOUL, Oct. 25 (Korea Bizwire) – The local unit of German carmaker BMW is recalling 23 of its models for defects in devices that control emissions, the South Korean government said Tuesday. BMW Korea voluntarily started the recall on Oct. 12 on two gasoline and 21 diesel models for problems detected in the exhaust gas [...]
SEOUL, Sept. 23 (Korea Bizwire) – Following the September 9 recall of 15 dressers after criticisms that they’re prone to tipping over, the Swedish furniture giant said Thursday that it had halted sales of an additional 15 dressers in the Korean market. During a press conference held in Seoul, IKEA Korea CEO Andre Schmidtgall said [...]
SEOUL, Sept. 22 (Korea Bizwire) – More than 25 percent of Galaxy Note 7 owners in South Korea have swapped their used phablets for new ones three days after Samsung Electronics Co. began a replacement program as part of a global recall over possible battery problems, industry officials said Thursday. The number of Note 7 [...]