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 21 (Korea Bizwire) – Tesla completed the installation of a set of three Destination Chargers at Shinsegae Department Store in Gangnam on Monday, as the company picks up momentum with its South Korean operations after opening two showrooms last week. This was the second set of Tesla chargers introduced at a Shinsegae outlet [...]
SEOUL, March 14 (Korea Bizwire) – Tesla Motors is opening its first showrooms in South Korea this week after months of anticipation. The first shop is opening Wednesday at Starfield Hanam, the largest shopping mall in the country, and the second one will open on Friday in Cheongdam-dong, an affluent neighborhood in Gangnam. Officials said [...]
SEOUL, Feb. 23 (Korea Bizwire) – U.S. electric carmaker Tesla Motors has begun receiving orders for its luxury Model S electric vehicle that is expected to be officially launched in South Korea in May, market sources said Thursday. According to the sources, Tesla Korea, the local distributor of the car, recently informed local customers who [...]
SEOUL, Feb. 16 (Korea Bizwire) – U.S. electric car maker Tesla Motors is soon set to launch its vehicles in South Korea, the local government said Thursday, raising both hope and concern for the local electric vehicle market. According to the Ministry of Land, Infrastructure and Transport, the U.S. carmaker is expected to begin selling [...]
SEOUL, Feb. 2 (Korea Bizwire) – General Motors Co. and Tesla Motors Inc. are poised to debut their long-range electric vehicles (EVs) in South Korea this year in a move that could help galvanize the budding local EV market dominated by short-range models, industry sources said Thursday. GM Korea Co., GM’s South Korean unit, is [...]
SEOUL, Jan. 4 (Korea Bizwire) – South Korean actor Son Ji-chang, who recently filed suit against U.S. electric vehicle maker Tesla Motors over his sudden acceleration accident, said Wednesday that he will call for the United States’ National Highway Traffic Safety Administration (NHTSA) to look into the accident. Son, residing in California, claimed in the [...]
SEOUL, Jan. 2 (Korea Bizwire) – Son Ji-chang, a South Korean actor and singer currently residing in California, is suing Tesla for the alleged sudden acceleration of his Tesla vehicle, a bad omen for the company looking to launch its first dealership in Korea. The 46-year-old celebrity, who was popular in the 1990s, uploaded a [...]
SEOUL, Dec. 21 (Korea Bizwire) – Tesla is unlikely to meet its goal to launch its Korean operations by the end of the year. According to government sources, Tesla had yet to register for a manufacturer’s license – a necessary step in Korea for vehicle sales – as of Tuesday. In order to obtain the [...]
SEOUL, Sept. 29 (Korea Bizwire) – U.S. electric vehicle maker Tesla Motors filed for certifications on emissions and noise from South Korea’s environment ministry earlier this week, a step toward its official launch in the country, industry officials said Thursday. The certification request was made on Tuesday for the 90D version of the Model S [...]