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Jaguar rolls out E-Pace, heating up competition for compact SUVs

Sparking competition in the imported compact sport utility vehicle market, Jaguar Land Rover Korea, the local importer and distributor of the UK-based carmaker, released its first compact SUV E-Pace ...

Apr 16, 2018
Automode
GM steps up pressure, hints at withdrawing debt-equity swap

With the due date for GM Korea to reach a consensus with its labor union approaching on Friday, the GM headquarters and the government remain deadlocked over ways to deal with the local unit’s 3 tril...

Apr 15, 2018
Automode
Hyundai Motor to invite 32 soccer fans to upcoming World Cup

Hyundai Motor, South Korea’s No. 1 automotive company, has launched a global campaign dubbed “Hyundai World Football Heritage” in celebration of the upcoming World Cup in Russia this summer, the comp...

Apr 15, 2018
Automode
GM hints at withdrawing debt-for-equity swap plan for S. Korean unit

US automobile giant General Motors Co. hinted at possible willingness to withdraw the planned debt-for-equity swap for GM Korea Co., in an apparent bid to induce the state creditor to pump more cash ...

Apr 15, 2018
Automode
Tesla, Feds clash over release of fatal crash information

DETROIT -— Federal investigators say they have booted electric car maker Tesla Inc. from a group that’s investigating a fatal crash in California that involved an SUV using the company’s Autopilot sy...

Apr 13, 2018
Automode
Electrified Kona, Jaguar debut in Korea’s sizzling EV market

Korea‘s EV market grows 25 times in six years, likely to reach 50,000 units in sales this year

Apr 12, 2018
Automode
Hyundai Mobis opens Korea’s first auto parts design center

Hyundai Mobis, the auto parts making unit of Hyundai Motor, opened Korea’s first auto parts design research center called the “Design Model Workshop” earlier this month to bolster design competitiven...

Apr 12, 2018
Automode
GM Korea applies for foreign investment zone designation

The Korean unit of General Motors Co. has asked the government to designate its factory sites as foreign investment zones that would make the automaker eligible for up to seven years of special benef...

Apr 12, 2018
Automode
Volvo Trucks Korea launches semi-large trucks, completes product portfolio

PYEONGTAEK, Gyeonggi Province-- Volvo Trucks Korea, the No. 1 commercial vehicle importer by sales, rolled out two models of the FE cargo series seeking to target customers searching for mid-to-large...

Apr 10, 2018
Automode
[Behind the Wheel] New S560, optimal choice for CEOs

At first sight, Mercedes-Benz’s new S560 seems to be too big and too old-fashioned. The long-bodied sedan requires drivers to pay careful attention when navigating the narrow streets and maze-like pa...

Apr 9, 2018
Automode
GM Korea to pay salary to assembly line workers this month

GM Korea Co., the South Korean unit of General Motors Co., said Monday it will pay monthly salaries to its employees this month despite a liquidity crisis. In a letter sent to employees, GM Korea P...

Apr 9, 2018
Automode
Mercedes-Benz Korea pays fine for failing to meet green car quota

Mercedes-Benz Korea, the local unit of the German high-end carmaker, has paid a fine after being sued by the Ministry of Environment for failing to comply with a special act that binds carmakers to s...

Apr 9, 2018
Automode
Hyundai, Kia nab 6 prizes at Red Dot Design Award

Hyundai Motor, South Korea’s No. 1 automotive company, and its sister company Kia Motors swept six awards at the Red Dot Design Award this year, the companies said Monday. Arranged by Germany’s Desi...

Apr 9, 2018
Automode
GM Korea facing serious challenges amid liquidity shortfalls

The South Korean unit of the US auto giant GM Motors is currently facing difficulties paying its workers and subcontract companies as it faces a serious liquidity crunch, industry watchers said Sunda...

Apr 8, 2018
Automode
Audi Volkswagen Korea vows to restore trust

Automaker says EVs to make up quarter of Audi VW sales in Korea by 2020

Apr 6, 2018
Automode

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