SEOUL, Oct. 18 (Korea Bizwire) — Tesla Motors Inc. posted explosive sales growth in South Korea this year on the back of growing appetite for electric vehicles and fat subsidies, industry data showed on Sunday. Tesla sold a total of 10,518 vehicles here from January to September, accounting for a whopping 79.6 percent of the [...]
SEOUL, Sept. 21 (Korea Bizwire) — South Korean retail investors’ expectations for Tesla Motors Inc.’s new battery technology are growing as they have snapped up shares in the world’s top electric vehicle this year, industry sources said Monday. Tesla is slated to hold an annual meeting of stockholders on “battery day” Tuesday afternoon (Pacific time), [...]
SEOUL, Feb. 26 (Korea Bizwire) — U.S. carmaker Tesla Motors Inc. on Monday launched the Model S P100D sedan, one of the quickest accelerating production cars in the world, in South Korea to absorb a growing appetite for all-electric vehicles (EVs) here. Using Ludicrous mode, or a sudden acceleration mode, the Model S P100D can [...]
SEOUL, May 25 (Korea Bizwire) – Tesla Motors Inc. has set up its first rapid-charging station in South Korea, the first of its planned 14 superchargers this year, the U.S. electric carmaker said Thursday. The first supercharger was built at the Grand Intercontinental Hotel in southern Seoul. The company’s luxury Model S 90D can run [...]
SEOUL, April 25 (Korea Bizwire) – U.S. electric carmaker Tesla Motors Inc. said on Tuesday it will set up 14 rapid-charging stations in South Korea this year. In its webpage, the 14 supercharger sites include five in Seoul, one in Bundang, just south of the capital city, and seven in major cities such as Busan, Daegu, [...]
SEOUL, March 6 (Korea Bizwire) – Tesla Motors is set to open its first showrooms in Korea this week, where consumers will be able to test drive the S 90D – the first model available to Korean buyers. The company has been busy establishing the necessary infrastructure to accommodate potential customers. By June, at least [...]
SEOUL, Aug. 5 (Korea Bizwire) – South Korea’s top automaker Hyundai Motor Co. plans to open two showrooms just southeast of Seoul next month in a bid to brace for U.S. electric car maker Tesla Motors Inc.’s entry into the local market, industry sources said Friday. Tesla is set to launch its first South Korean [...]
SEOUL, Dec. 21 (Korea Bizwire) — Tesla Motors Co. seems to be ramping up its move to enter the South Korean market as it has recently completed registration of a corporate entity that will lead the sales of its popular electric vehicles here, industry sources said Friday. According to the sources, Tesla Motors, based in [...]
LONDON, June 7, 2014 (Korea Bizwire) – Tesla CEO Elon Musk delivered five new cars to customers in London on June, 7 at an event to mark the arrival of right hand drive (RHD) Model S in the UK. The occasion marks the beginning of a planned rapid expansion in the country in the coming two years. Today, [...]