The Korea Herald

SK Networks launches car black box app

Mar 6, 2011

SK Network launched a black box application for smartphones Wednesday. The application allows smartphones to act as a black box, recording the surroundings of a vehicle. According to the company, t...
Nissan deals for March

Mar 6, 2011

Nissan Korea is offering a range of special deals, and holding a special test drive event until the end of the month. During the period, the company is offering lease financing programs with the Rog...
Discounts and special deals for Honda

Mar 6, 2011

Honda Korea is offering a range of discount and free equipment packages with its vehicles until the end of the month. With the Accord, the company is offering a navigation system and rear-view camer...
Renault plans online sales to fight Peugeot low-cost offers

Mar 6, 2011

Renault SA will begin selling low- cost cars online to defend its leadership of Europe’s surging budget-vehicle market against rival offerings including a new brand being developed by PSA Peugeot Cit...
Audi aims to steal BMW 5-Series fans

Mar 6, 2011

The A6 from VW’s luxury brand undercuts prices of rivals in high-end sedan segment Volkswagen AG’s Audi luxury brand will target executives with a revamped A6 sedan to increase sales and lure custom...
Sales of imported vehicles rise 5.2 pct in Feb.

Mar 4, 2011

Foreign vehicle brands in South Korea saw a steady rise in their sales last month from a year earlier, flashing a green light for their goal of selling over 100,000 cars in the local market for the f...
BMW introduces new Mini Countryman in S. Korea

Mar 3, 2011

BMW Korea, the South Korean unit of German automaker BMW Group, introduced a new BMW Mini in South Korea on Thursday, also bringing to Korea BMW Mini's first sport activity vehicle (SAV). BMW Korea ...
Geneva show to highlight practical models

Feb 28, 2011

South Korean carmakers are set to use this week’s International Geneva Motor Show to showcase practical new additions to their lineup. Hyundai Motor Co. Kia Motors Corp., GM Korea Co. and Ssangyong ...
GM Korea says goodbye to Daewoo, hello to Chevrolet

Feb 28, 2011

GM Korea Co., the South Korean unit of U.S. automaker General Motors Co., will officially launch the Chevrolet brand in South Korea this week, saying goodbye to Daewoo, a name that has endured in Sou...
Abarth 695 Tributo Ferrari super car

Feb 27, 2011

GENEVA (DPA) ― A stunner at the upcoming Geneva Motor Show is the Abarth 695 Tributo Ferrari ― a tiny super car in red, Scuderia-style stripes, lashings of mesh grille and unique Ferrari badging, and...
Eco-Porsche Panamera headed for Geneva

Feb 27, 2011

STUTTGART, Germany (DPA) ― Porsche is presenting its second hybrid vehicle in the form of the Panamera S Hybrid at the Geneva Motor Show next month with an output of 380 horsepower and a consumption ...
Mercedes to unveil sporty two-door coupe in Geneva

Feb 27, 2011

STUTTGART, Germany (DPA) ― Marking its 125th birthday Mercedes is entering for the first time the two-door compact coupe segment with a C-Class Coupe, deploying much of the same technology as in the ...
Honda opens orders for CBR250R

Feb 27, 2011

Honda Korea is now receiving orders for the CBR250R motorcycle that will be launched on the local market at the end of March. The CBR250R is fitted with a newly designed water-cooled 250 cubic centi...
Renault Samsung fosters parts industry

Feb 27, 2011

Renault-Nissan Alliance connection opens new opportunities for local suppliers Renault Samsung Motors Co., which has increasingly been turning its eyes to exports in its drive for growth, is now pro...
Porsche spring service campaign

Feb 27, 2011

Stuttgart Sports Cars, Korea’s official Porsche importer, is holding a service campaign from March 2 through to March 31. During the period, the company is offering free checkup services at authoriz...