SEOUL, March 3 (Korea Bizwire) – Hyundai Motor Co. and Kia Motors Corp. — South Korea’s two major automakers — are showcasing major sport utility vehicle models at a motor show in Geneva in a bid to strengthen their presence in what is deemed to be one of just a few growing markets this year, [...]
SEOUL, Feb. 24 (Korea Bizwire) – Kia Motors Corp.’s Sorento has been named the best SUV model in the mid-size segment by a major U.S. consumer review magazine, its website showed Wednesday. Consumer Reports announced the best vehicles in 10 segments by evaluating their product quality, performance, safety and other features related to customer satisfaction. [...]
SEOUL, Feb. 23 (Yonhap) – Kia Motors Corp., South Korea’s second-ranked carmaker, plans to launch the Niro subcompact hybrid SUV in Europe in May, appealing to customers in overseas markets with its eco-friendly features, an industry source said Tuesday. The Niro is Kia Motors’s first hybrid dedicated model based on its own production platform. It [...]
SEOUL, Feb. 12 (Korea Bizwire) – Kia Motors unveiled its first hybrid subcompact sports utility vehicle “Niro” at the Chicago Auto Show on Thursday, the company said. The Niro is the first South Korean-made “green” SUV. Its name was coined by combining the words “near zero” emissions and “hero.” Niro’s concept was first presented at [...]
SEJONG, Jan.18 (Korea Bizwire) – With oil prices reaching all-time lows, the daily habits of Koreans are changing. The number of people traveling abroad or buying large vehicles such as SUVs is increasing. People are also choosing to drive to work instead of taking public transportation. The number of people enjoying overseas travel is increasing. [...]
SEOUL, Dec. 21 (Korea Bizwire) - The Creta, a small SUV made by Hyundai Motor Co., has been named the Indian Car of the Year 2016 thanks to its strong popularity in the world’s No. 4 car market, Hyundai said Sunday. The Creta, which was rolled out in July, out rivaled 12 other models,including Honda’s Jazz, in seven categories such as sales records, price, performance, fuel efficiency and safety, said Hyundai, South Korea’s top automaker. The Creta crossover SUV is the fourth Hyundai model [...]
SEOUL, Nov. 25 (Korea Bizwire) - Hyundai Motor Co. and its smaller affiliate Kia Motors Corp. will likely see sales of their major SUV models exceed 100,000 units in Europe this year, industry data showed Wednesday. According to the data, Hyundai Motor sold 95,669 units of the Tucson SUV in Europe during the January-October period, while [...]
SEOUL, Aug. 25 (Korea Bizwire) — The Creta, a small SUV launched in India last month by Hyundai Motor, has become the best-selling model in its segment in the world’s No. 4 car market, industry data showed Tuesday. A total of 6,783 Cretas were sold in India in July, the highest number among the 23 [...]
SEOUL, Aug. 17 (Korea Bizwire) – Kia Motors unveiled rendered images of the fourth generation of its Sportage model on August 17. With design keywords “Sporty and Powerful Energy”, Kia realized more a powerful and innovative SUV style in its design based on creative structure and plentiful volume, compared to the existing model. Kia describes its [...]
SEOUL, Jul. 21 (Korea Bizwire) — GM Korea Co., the local unit of U.S. carmaker General Motors Co., plans to launch the diesel version of its Chevrolet Trax crossover SUV in September, industry sources said Tuesday. The new model will likely intensify competition in the small-sized SUV market, which has been expanding at a fast [...]