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Hyundai Motor begins sales of facelifted New Grandeur

Nov 19, 2019

Hyundai Motor began sales on Tuesday of its flagship full-size sedan The New Grandeur, which has undergone some drastic design changes since the sixth-generation Grandeur IG was launched in 2016. A ...
Renault Samsung targets niche markets of LPG, commercial vehicles

Nov 19, 2019

Renault Samsung, the South Korean subsidiary of French carmaker Renault, has been targeting the niche markets of liquefied petroleum gas and commercial vehicles in recent months, to promote sales in ...
Kia Telluride named SUV of the year in US

Nov 19, 2019

Kia Motors said Tuesday its new sport utility vehicle targeted for North American market was named SUV of the year by an auto publication MotorTrend. The magazine also chose Peter Schreyer, presiden...
Hyundai Motor tops CSR list in China for 4th consecutive year

Nov 18, 2019

South Korean automaker Hyundai Motor ranked No. 1 on a list measuring carmakers’ corporate social responsibility activities in terms of the impact they had on the Chinese community, the company said ...
[Behind the Wheel] First all-electric vehicle under EQ brand arrives in Korea

Nov 17, 2019

German luxury carmaker’s EV is dynamic and progressive but short in driving range
Hanwha president named PR person of the year

Nov 14, 2019

Choi Sun-mok, president and the head of the communications committee at Hanwha Group, was on Thursday named the public relations person of the year by an association of publicists in Korea. Choi was...
Hyundai to invest $410m to start production of Santa Cruz in US

Nov 14, 2019

Hyundai Motor said Thursday it will invest $410 million to start production of the Santa Cruz compact sport utility vehicle in the US in 2021. Facilities will be expanded at its plant in Montgomery,...
Food, housing, clothing fall in Korean consumers’ priorities

Nov 13, 2019

Shopping for basics loses ground as financial products rise in importance
[News Focus] HDC spreads its tentacles with bid for Asiana

Nov 12, 2019

Real estate giant seeks business synergies to become 17th-largest conglomerate
Kepco signs 25-year power supply deal in Guam

Nov 11, 2019

State-run power supplier Korea Electric Power Corp said Monday that it has signed a deal to sell electricity to the Guam Power Authority Pacific for 25 years. Kepco will start providing electricity ...
Hyundai adds inverted sound waves to GV80 for noise control

Nov 11, 2019

The first sport utility vehicle under the Genesis marque will use inverted sound waves for noise control, the first of its kind in the world, Hyundai Motor said Monday. The South Korean carmaker sai...
Hyundai Motor heir says mobility innovation is for progress of humanity

Nov 8, 2019

The heir to Korea’s largest carmaker, Hyundai Motor, said on Thursday that the company’s future is in driving technology innovation for humanity, stressing its rationale behind works for future mobil...
Han Sung Motor hires ex-MFG CEO as vice president

Nov 6, 2019

Han Sung Motor, the largest Mercedes-Benz dealer in South Korea, has appointed Han Jong-moon, a former CEO of MFG Korea, as vice president of sales and marketing, the company said Wednesday. Han ser...
Han Sung Motor supports public art project in Seoul

Nov 4, 2019

Han Sung Motor, the largest official dealer of Mercedes-Benz in South Korea, will support a public art project run by the Seoul Foundation for Arts and Culture to create art installation works on str...
6 companies to recall over 120,000 vehicles

Nov 3, 2019

Hyundai Motor Co., Honda Motor Korea Co. and four other companies will recall more than 120,000 vehicles due to faulty components, the transport ministry said Sunday. This is the latest in a series ...