SEJONG, Dec. 16 (Korea Bizwire) - GM Korea and Toyota will recall 1958 cars sold in South Korea for safety-related mechanical defects, the Ministry of Land, Infrastructure and Transport said Wednesday. GM Korea, the South Korean unit of U.S. automaker General Motors Co., said ignition coils on its Veritas full-size sedans have problems that could [...]
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, Aug. 31 (Korea Bizwire) – “Labor costs in Korea are rising rapidly. For example, Indian assembly plants can produce cars at half the cost of those in Korea. The so-called ‘ordinary wage’ issue will affect all Korean industries – not just the automobile industry.” Last May, Sergio Rocha, president and CEO of GM Korea, [...]
SEOUL, March 19 (Korea Bizwire) — Supercars are selling more than ever in Seoul, and the city is rapidly becoming a new hotspot for supercar brands. Bentley sells more of its US$ 230,000 model at its Cheongdam dealership in Seoul than anywhere else in the world. For all Bentley models, Seoul ranks second in sales behind Dubai. [...]
SEOUL, Jan. 13 (Korea Bizwire) — Korean companies are building up a solid lead in the market for electric vehicle batteries. According to a market report on automotive batteries published by SNE Research on January 12, Korean companies held a 41 percent share of automotive battery patents as a percentage of the global total. LG Chem held [...]
SEOUL, Oct. 8 (Korea Bizwire) – Mercedez-Benz won back the top place in Korean imported car market by edging out its long rival BMW which had been the top ranker for 2 years and 9 months since December in 2011 in South Korea. According to the sales report for September by the Korea Automobile Importers and Distributors [...]
BUSAN, May 27 (Korea Bizwire) - Starting with Press Day on May 29, and the Opening Ceremony on May 30, the 2014 Busan International Motor Show (BIMOS 2014) will be at BEXCO in Busan for 11 days through June 8. The auto show, which first convened as the inaugural exhibition for BEXCO in 2001, is [...]
SEOUL, Korea, April 7 (Korea Bizwire) – Imported wheels are selling like hot cakes in Korea. Last month, the monthly sales of foreign cars have exceeded 15,000 breaking the record of 14,953 in July 2013. According to the Korea Automobile Importers and Distributors Association, 15,733 foreign cars were registered in March which has increased 30.4 [...]
SEOUL, Korea, Feb 19 (Korea Bizwire) – As more people opt to buy imported cars over home-made ones, import car dealerships are opening up everywhere in the country from a narrow confines of Gangnam and other high-income neighborhoods in Seoul. According to data provided by the Korea Automobile Importers & Distributors Association on February 18, [...]