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Hyundai Motor heir named co-chair of Hydrogen Council

Hyundai Motor Executive Vice Chairman Chung Eui-sun has been named co-chair of the Hydrogen Council, a global alliance of hydrogen technologies launched to promote the energy transition from fossil f...

Jan 24, 2019
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Hyundai Motor to set up joint sales venture in Vietnam

Hyundai Motor has signed a memorandum of understanding with Vietnam’s Thanh Cong Group to set up a joint sales venture as part of efforts to expand its presence in the Southeast Asian country, the co...

Jan 24, 2019
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Kia’s New Soul gets power, sleekness

EV version to launch next month; carmaker aims to sell 20,000 units in Korea, 100,000 overseas

Jan 23, 2019
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US auto tariff will hurt S. Korean, US carmakers: report

A 25 percent tariff slapped on imported vehicles and auto parts by the United States could have a serious impact on South Korean and U.S. carmakers in the long term, a local think tank said Wednesday...

Jan 23, 2019
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Industry ministry, KITA join forces against protectionism

South Korea's international trade organization said Wednesday it held a meeting with the industry ministry to share ideas on supporting the local automobile industry amid growing protectionism around...

Jan 23, 2019
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McDonald’s McDelivery scooters to go all green by 2021

McDonald’s in Korea will replace all of its motorbikes used for its delivery service with electric scooters by 2021, the Korean branch of the fast food chain said Tuesday. “In the next three years, ...

Jan 22, 2019
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Hyundai Mobis secures record $1.7b worth of overseas orders

South Korean auto parts-maker Hyundai Mobis has secured $1.7 billion worth of overseas orders from foreign carmakers last year, marking a record on-year increase of 40 percent, the company said Tuesd...

Jan 22, 2019
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Kia sales in Britain top 1 m vehicles

Kia Motors Corp. said Monday that early this month its total sales in Britain exceeded one million vehicles since it started exporting to the country 28 years ago. On Jan. 10, Kia's vehicle sales in...

Jan 21, 2019
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[Behind The Wheel] Tale of two sports cars in wintery Korea

GM’s new Camaro SS is a rough diamond to Mercedes-Benz’s refined CLS 400 d 4Matic

Jan 20, 2019
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Korea to spend W7.3b on unmanned vehicle technology in 2019

South Korea will spend 7.3 billion won ($6.51 million) this year to develop innovative technologies for aerial, marine and ground-based unmanned vehicles, the government said Sunday. The Ministry o...

Jan 20, 2019
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Korea's auto exports up 22.6% in December

South Korea's automobile exports shot up 22.6 percent on-year in December on the back of the release of new models from local carmakers, government data showed Friday. According to the Ministry of T...

Jan 18, 2019
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Korea lagging behind Japan, China in EV battery competitiveness

South Korean battery makers are lagging behind their rivals in China and Japan in electric vehicle battery competitiveness, a local think tank said Thursday. Korean car battery companies, such as LG...

Jan 17, 2019
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Mercedes-Benz vows push for future mobility with EQ brands

Mercedes-Benz Korea, the Korean unit of the German carmaker, said Thursday that it would push future mobility this year and roll out the new EQC crossover, its first fully electric sport utility vehi...

Jan 17, 2019
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Korea to produce 6.2 million hydrogen cars by 2040

President Moon stresses government’s determination to make transition to a hydrogen economy

Jan 17, 2019
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Hyundai Mobis, KT team up for 5G-based connected car technology

Hyundai Mobis, the car parts making arm of Hyundai Motor Group, said Thursday that it has partnered with telecommunication company KT to jointly develop connected car technologies. The companies hav...

Jan 17, 2019
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