SEOUL, April 26 (Korea Bizwire) – The transport ministry said Wednesday it had notified Hyundai Motor Co. of its decision to have the carmaker recall tens of thousands of its Sonata sedans for parking brake light problems. The Ministry of Land, Infrastructure and Transport made the decision after reviewing five cases of suspected faulty parts [...]
SEOUL, March 16 (Korea Bizwire) – Nearly 1 million vehicles made by South Korea’s Hyundai Motor Co. will be recalled in the United States due to a defect found in the seatbelts, industry sources and the company said Thursday. The recall applies to some 978,000 units of Sonata and Sonata Hybrid models manufactured between 2011 [...]
SEOUL, May 11 (Korea Bizwire) – Hyundai is making a push into the superhero world as part of efforts to target the North America market. The company has signed a two-year contract with Marvel and Netflix to feature its vehicles in superhero series such as Daredevil, Jessica Jones, Luke Cage, and Iron Fist. Hyundai will also be [...]
SEOUL, Dec. 22 (Korea Bizwire) - Hyundai Motor Co.’s midsize sedan, the Sonata, is poised to win the best-selling Korean car title this year for the second consecutive year, industry data showed Tuesday. According to data from the Korea Automobile Manufacturers Association (KAMA), domestic sales of the Sonata hit 95,760 units in the first 11 months [...]
SEOUL, Nov.30 (Korea Bizwire) – Although sales of foreign diesel cars froze after it was revealed that Volkswagen cars were ‘cheating’ on emissions tests, sales of environmentally friendly hybrid cars are rising fast. Industry watchers even say that a new ‘era of hybrid cars’ is beginning, as Hyundai Motor and Toyota both saw their highest [...]
SEOUL, Nov. 2 (Korea Bizwire) - Hyundai Motor and the Seoul Metropolitan Government have opened a new car-themed playground at Seoul Grand Park. The car manufacturer opened the children’s theme park, called ‘Cha-car Cha-car playground’, at Seoul Grand Park on October 29. The playground is part of a donation made by Hyundai Motor as the [...]
SEOUL, Sept. 25 (Korea Bizwire) — South Korea’s top carmaker, Hyundai Motor Co., said Friday that the latest editions of its Tucson sport utility vehicle (SUV) and the Sonata midsize family sedan have been named two of the safest cars by a U.S. motor institute. The two updated models won the Insurance Institute for Highway [...]
SEOUL, July 8 (Korea Bizwire) South Korea’s top carmaker Hyundai Motor Co. and its sister affiliate Kia Motors Corp. said Wednesday that their models have won satisfaction awards from a U.S. automotive research company. Hyundai’s Sonata ranked No. 1 among different midsize sedan brands to win the AutoPacific Vehicle Satisfaction Award, and Kia’s Soul city car and the [...]
DANVERS, Mass., May 18 (Korea Bizwire) – Essex Technical High School received a new addition to its Technology and Services Academy from Hyundai Motor America. The company donated a 2015 Sonata that will be used to train new technicians, which is extremely critical for the automotive industry. The students and faculty received the keys today. “We are [...]
SEOUL, March 13 (Korea Bizwire) – South Korea’s top automaker Hyundai Motor and its sister affiliate Kia Motors raised sales of localized car models in overseas markets such as Brazil by more than 25 percent in the first two months of the year from a year ago, industry data showed Friday. The number of localized models [...]