SEOUL, Jul. 2 (Korea Bizwire) – In a recent incident that has ignited debate on social media, Renault Korea finds itself embroiled in controversy over a hand gesture made by an employee in a promotional video for their new vehicle. The automotive company has launched an investigation and suspended the employee in question following the uproar. [...]
SEOUL, July 1 (Korea Bizwire) –Renault Korea Motors Co., the South Korean arm of Renault S.A., reported a notable 23.4% increase in its June sales, driven by a significant rise in exports. The company announced on Monday that it sold 9,002 vehicles last month, a considerable jump from the 7,297 units sold in the same [...]
SEOUL, Jul. 1 (Korea Bizwire) — Renault Korea Motors Co., the South Korean unit of French auto group Renault S.A., has apologized following an online backlash over purported misandry imagery contained in the company’s YouTube videos. On Saturday, Renault Korea blocked public access to videos that have been available on Renault Inside, one of its [...]
BUSAN, June 27 (Korea Bizwire) – Renault Korea Motors Co., the South Korean unit of French auto group Renault S.A., on Thursday unveiled the Grand Koleos, its new hybrid SUV, as the company aims to overcome its prolonged sales slump in the country. Renault Korea’s new D-segment hybrid SUV made its debut at the 2024 [...]
SEOUL, Jun. 25 (Korea Bizwire) – Renault Korea is overhauling its customer engagement and sales strategies in preparation for the launch of its new hybrid mid-size SUV, the Aurora 1. According to Renault Korea on June 23, over 60% of visitors to the carmaker’s recently renovated flagship store Renault Seongsu are in their 20s and 30s. [...]
SEOUL, May 22 (Korea Bizwire) — The antitrust regulator said Wednesday it has decided to order Renault Korea Motors Co. to take corrective steps for excessively charging its dealerships for urgent orders of auto parts. The South Korean unit of Renault S.A. had levied a combined 394.64 million won (US$289,935) in penalties against 305 authorized dealerships between June 2012 and December [...]
SEOUL, Jan. 3 (Korea Bizwire) –In 2023, Renault Korea Motors, the South Korean unit of Renault S.A., faced significant challenges as its sales plummeted by over 38 percent compared to the previous year. The company reported selling 104,276 vehicles during the year, citing weak demand for its models both domestically and internationally. Domestic sales for [...]
SEOUL, Aug. 31 (Korea Bizwire) — Renault Korea Motors, the South Korean unit of Renault S.A., said Thursday it will focus on gasoline hybrid models to revive sales, while making preparations for the production of all-electric models. Renault Korea currently sells one gasoline hybrid model, the hybrid electric version of the XM3 compact SUV. Its [...]
SEOUL, June 22 (Korea Bizwire) — Renault Korea Motors, the South Korean unit of Renault S.A., said Thursday it is in talks with the South Korean government to manufacture electric vehicles (EVs) at its sole Busan plant amid carmakers’ accelerating electrification push. Busan Mayor Park Heong-joon met with Renault Executive Vice President Guido Haak in [...]
BUSAN, May 18 (Korea Bizwire) — Renault Korea Motors, the South Korean unit of Renault S.A., has said it is developing a new SUV in a joint project with a Chinese automaker initially for a domestic launch next year. Renault Korea said it will collaborate with Geely Automobile Holdings, China’s largest privately owned automotive group, [...]