GM Daewoo nears completion of overhaul, taking Chevrolet brand The extensive overhaul of branding and sales network at GM Daewoo Auto and Technology Co. is nearing its final stages, with all related procedures due to be completed by the end of the first quarter. The Korean unit of General Motors announced last month that it will remove the badge of “Daewoo” from its company name and new domesti...

Hyundai Motor Co. unveiled the Blue City compress natural gas-electric hybrid bus for the first time on Jan. 25. The vehicle is fitted with a 240-brake horsepower engine ― running on compressed natural gas ― and a 60 kilowatt or 80 brake horsepower electric motor powered by a 3.8 kilowatt hour lithium polymer battery pack. Blue City According to the company the Blue City is able to travel 340 ...

Three of last year’s top five bestselling motorcycles with larger than 500 cubic centimeter engine displacement, excluding scooters, were BMW vehicles, BMW Korea announced Thursday. According to industry data, BMW’s S1000RR topped the list with 129 units sold last year. The BMW R1200GS came in third with 104 units, while the R1200RT came in fifth with 83 units. S1000RR The second bestselling m...

STUTTGART, Germany (DPA) ― It is not the most handsome, the most valuable or the fastest of its kind but it does have a very special distinction. The frail-looking patent motor vehicle in the style of a tricycle which burst on the scene in Germany 125 years ago is regarded as the world’s very first automobile. Replicas of the pioneering three-wheeler submitted to the German Imperial Patent Offi...

Tata Motors Ltd. may expand sales of the Nano, the world’s cheapest car, to countries such as Thailand, Sri Lanka and Bangladesh as early as this year as demand for the egg-shaped vehicle rebounds in India. “We will go after these markets one after another,” Tata chief executive officer Carl-Peter Forster said Thursday at an auto-industry event in Bochum, Germany. Tata Motors Ltd. Nano vehicles...

Despite the hype from carmakers and the government’s drive to popularize eco-friendly vehicles, South Korean motorists remain lukewarm toward hybrid electric vehicles. According to industry statistics, less than 8,700 hybrid electric vehicles were sold here in 2010, accounting for less than 0.56 percent of the overall market. Of the 11 hybrid electric models available in Korea, Hyundai Motor Co...

Daimler Truck Korea launched the cargo truck Actros on the local market Thursday. With the new truck, Mercedes-Benz is entering the country’s market for large cargo trucks, which accounts for about 60 percent of large truck sales, for the first time. Actros The truck is equipped with a V6 engine that puts out 476 brake horsepower, and has been designed for use in various functions including tra...

Subaru Korea launched the 2011 Forester compact sport utility vehicle on the local market last Monday. In addition to the usual upgrades seen in model year changes, the new Forester is fitted with the third-generation Boxer engine. 2011 Forester In Subaru’s Boxer engine, the pistons are arranged and move horizontally, as opposed to the up and down movement of an inline engine, which according ...