SEOUL, June 19 (Korea Bizwire) — A shift towards electrification is becoming evident even in the domestic market for light commercial vehicles, which are commonly used by self-employed individuals and small businesses for their livelihood. Hyundai Motor Co. witnessed sales of its Porter II Electric reaching 58,499 units, while Kia Corp. sold 40,825 units of [...]
SEOUL, May 10 (Korea Bizwire) — Small-sized trucks like the Porter and Bongo have emerged as Hyundai Motor Group’s best-selling models this year. Hyundai Motor Co. sold 8,423 units of Porter at home last month, making the truck its best-selling model, while sister company Kia Corp. sold 6,402 units of Bongo, also ranking as the [...]
SEOUL, Dec. 22 (Korea Bizwire) — As the worldwide shortage of semiconductors is taking a toll on car manufacturing, cargo truck drivers are frustrated over maintenance delays. Choi Su-yeong (alias), a 30-year-old dump truck driver in South Chungcheong Province, hasn’t been able to get his truck fixed since September. “There are already four trucks lined [...]
SEOUL, Nov. 8 (Korea Bizwire) — Cargo trucks are being modified illegally to be driven without urea water solution, a key material used in diesel vehicles to reduce emissions, given the current shortages brought on by a Chinese ban on exports of urea. An online forum of cargo truck drivers is increasingly talking about ‘vasectomies’ [...]
SEOUL, Aug. 3 (Korea Bizwire) — The Seoul Metropolitan Government said Monday that it will launch a campaign to collect leaf springs illegally installed on commercial trucks and recycle them for the production of fences for child safety zones. Leaf springs are typically installed under the frame of commercial trucks to reduce shock to the [...]
SEOUL, May 25 (Korea Bizwire) — Sales of medium, large-sized trucks are on the rise as ‘contactless consumption’ has become the new norm following the coronavirus outbreak. Industry sources said that sales of Hyundai Motor Co.’s medium and large-sized trucks between January and April reached 8,730 units, up by 31.2 percent from last year. Truck [...]
SIHEUNG, Sept. 11 (Korea Bizwire) — It was belatedly reported that large dump trucks were used to protect vinyl greenhouses last Saturday as Typhoon Lingling swept across the country. The Korea Construction Equipment Association received a request from the city of Siheung, Gyeonggi Province, to protect vinyl greenhouses at the wholesale flower garden in the [...]
SEOUL, May 30 (Korea Bizwire) – South Korean imports of commercial vehicles jumped more than 19 percent on-year in the first four months of the year despite an overall tumble in inbound auto shipments, data showed Tuesday. Imports of trucks, buses and special vehicles came to 3,284 units in the January-April period, up 19.1 percent [...]