SEOUL, Oct. 24 (Korea Bizwire) — Renault S.A on Thursday began to export the Twizy electric car produced in South Korea to help revive sales of its Korean unit. In October, Renault Samsung Motors Corp. started the Twizy’s production at its sole plant in Busan, and the first batch of 142 Twizys will be shipped [...]
SEOUL, Mar. 8 (Korea Bizwire) — E-Mart Inc. announced its plans on Thursday to sell Twizy, an electric vehicle designed by Renault Samsung Motors Corp., at 25 of its stores across the country. Twizy is an urban compact two-seater that accounts for almost 80 percent of the market for small-sized electric vehicles in South Korea. [...]
SEOUL, Dec. 10 (Korea Bizwire) — Renault Samsung Motors Corp., the South Korean unit of French carmaker Renault S.A., is planning to start producing the Twizy ultra-small electric car in its sole domestic plant next year, industry sources said Monday. Renault Samsung, Busan Metropolitan City, and the Ministry of Trade, Industry and Energy are expected [...]
SEOUL, Nov. 28 (Korea Bizwire) — Renault Samsung Motors Corp. said Wednesday it will provide more Twizy ultracompact electric cars to a local car sharing service, a move to strengthen its leading stance as an electric vehicle maker. Renault Samsung will gradually supply another 45 Twizy models to the LH Happiness car-sharing service available at [...]
SEOUL, Dec. 22 (Korea Bizwire) — The government said Friday it will push legislation early next year to promote the production and use of supermini vehicles as a means of saving energy. Ultra-small vehicles will include those with less than 250 cc in engine capacity or 15kW in rated output, that are lighter than 600 [...]
SEOUL, Sept. 5 (Korea Bizwire) — Pizza chain Mr. Pizza announced on September 4 that its locations in Pyeongtaek, Bangbae, Pangyo and Changdong will begin delivering pizza using Renault Samsung’s one-seater Twizy. The electric car is one third the size of a standard sedan and is considered to be a far safer ride than the [...]
SEOUL, March 17 (Korea Bizwire) – Renault Samsung Motors is launching its two-seat (or single-seat) electric vehicle Twizy in June, pledging to sell 1,000 units by the end of the year. First unveiled as a concept car in 2009, the vehicle has a single-charge travel distance of 100 kilometers and a maximum speed of 80 [...]
SEOUL, Jan. 18 (Korea Bizwire) – Renault Samsung Motors Co., the local unit of French automaker Renault S.A., aims to sell some 270,000 units this year, its chief said Wednesday. Last year, the carmaker’s global sales jumped 12 percent from the previous year to 257,345, on a sharp increase in domestic sales. The sales tally [...]
SEOUL, May 18 (Korea Bizwire) – Renault Samsung Motors Co. (the local unit of French automaker Renault SA) will be introducing the Twizy, an ultra-small electric vehicle, in South Korea later this year. Regulations that had so far blocked its release in South Korea were recently lifted as part of South Korea’s efforts to further [...]
SEOUL, May 10 (Korea Bizwire) – Silence is golden, a wise man once said. Mini electric vehicles (EV) that are both free from noise and air pollution will soon be delivering midnight snacks to your doorstep. According to the Seoul Metropolitan Government, the city will put the Twizy, an ultra-mini EV from Renault Samsung, to [...]