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BMW dominates large bike market

Jan 30, 2011

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 ind...
Volkswagen revives plan for fuel-thrifty car

Jan 30, 2011

BERLIN (DPA) ― Volkswagen, Europe’s biggest carmaker, has brought plans for a fuel-thrifty car out of abeyance and will display an ultra-light hybrid car at the Qatar Motor Show at the end of this mo...
The tricycle that roared ― world’s first car weighed-in 125 years ago

Jan 30, 2011

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 ...
Tata looks at selling Nano in Asia

Jan 30, 2011

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...
Prices turn drivers away from hybrids

Jan 24, 2011

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 statisti...
Daimler launches new cargo truck

Jan 23, 2011

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 6...
Mitsubishi plans 8 eco-friendly cars by 2015-16

Jan 23, 2011

TOKYO (DPA) ― Mitsubishi Motors Corp. plans to launch eight models of electric cars and plug-in hybrids by the financial year that ends in March 2016, the Japanese carmaker said Thursday. The strate...
Subaru launches 2011 Forester

Jan 23, 2011

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 t...
Lexus showroom opens in Ilsan

Jan 23, 2011

Chunwoo Motors, Toyota Korea’s Lexus dealer for the Yongsan area of Seoul, opened a Lexus showroom in Ilsan-gu, Goyang in Gyeonggi Province on Thursday. The company said that the new showroom will s...
Hyundai, Kia’s swap between overseas

Jan 23, 2011

Hyundai Motors Co. will shuffle production of two models between its Czech factory and a plant operated in neighboring Slovakia by the carmaker’s affiliate, Kia Motors Corp. The factory near Zilina,...
Renault Samsung offers free Seolnal checkup

Jan 23, 2011

Renault Samsung Motors Co. will be operating vehicle checkup points at 14 rest stops on expressways from Feb. 1 to 6 between 9 a.m. and 5 p.m. for those traveling during the Seolnal, Lunar New Year, ...
Hyundai ups ante with new Grandeur

Jan 17, 2011

By Choi He-suk The latest version of Hyundai Motor Co.’s perennial bestseller Grandeur was unveiled on Thursday, completing the revamping of domestic firms’ upper-midsized sedans. In line with the ...
Automobile recalls in S. Korea soar in 2010

Jan 17, 2011

Automobile recalls in South Korea spiked in 2010 because of tighter safety-related regulatory control and monitoring, a government report showed Monday. According to the report by the Ministry of La...
BMW trumps Daimler in Europe sales as VW’s Audi keeps top spot

Jan 16, 2011

Volkswagen AG’s Audi unit defended its top spot in luxury-car sales in Europe last year while Bayerische Motoren Werke AG’s main brand captured second place from Daimler AG’s Mercedes-Benz as demand ...
Toyota developing motors without rare earths

Jan 16, 2011

Toyota Motor Corp., the world’s largest seller of hybrid autos, is developing an alternative motor for future hybrid and electric cars that doesn’t need rare-earth minerals at risk of supply disrupti...