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, the application allows more drivers to benefit from the functions of a black box without the additional cost of buying and installing such equipment. The application also provides the locations of SK ...
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 Rogue crossover utility vehicle and the Altima sedan. Rogue The program requires 35 percent of the price to be paid up front, and monthly payments of 139,000 won ($124) for the Rogue, and 149,000 won f...
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 camera, 1 million won ($895) discount and coverage for the 2 percent acquisition tax. Accord Those purchasing the Civic are given a choice between 4 million won discount, 36-month interest free installme...
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 Citroen. Dacia, Renault’s no-frills badge, will experiment with an Internet sales program in Europe to prepare a wider rollout in the region next year, Gerard Detourbet, head of the company’s low-cost E...
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 customers from BMW and Daimler AGat the more expensive end of the product range. “The A6 is the epitome of the top-of-the-range sedan,” development chief Michael Dick said in an interview. “I’m convinced ...
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 first time, a trade association said Friday. A total of 6,770 imported vehicles were sold here in February, up 5.2 percent from the same month last year, according to the Korea Automobile Importers an...
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 introduces a new BMW Mini on Thursday. (Yonhap News) The new BMW Mini Countryman series come in three trims that include the first four-door, all-wheel drive Mini, the Cooper S All4. All three vers...
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 Motor Co. will take part in the trade show which opens Tuesday for a two-week run. About 70 conventional and eco-friendly models are making their debut at the show. Hyundai, Korea’s largest carmaker,...
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 South Korea for the past 28 years, the company said Monday. The name of the company will officially be changed to GM Korea from GM Daewoo also from Tuesday, it added. "The change of the company name is...
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 based on the Abarth 500. Built in cooperation with Ferrari, the 1.4-liter turbo motor has an output of 180 horsepower compared to the 135 hp of the standard model with acceleration from zero to 100 ...
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 of only 6.8litres per 100 kilometers. Similar to the Cayenne, the Porsche Panamera S Hybrid is fitted with a 3-litre V6 compressor motor delivering 333 hp with the electric motor adding an additional...
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 recently launched C-Class. Tailored to a customer group aged 35-45, “we are consciously targeting new customers,” according to the head of Mercedes Sales and Marketing, Joachim Schmidt. Typical coup...
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 centimeter engine, which according to the company offers improved acceleration and response. CBR250R The company is receiving pre-launch orders until March 23, and those purchasing the vehicle before its...
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 providing a stepping stone for its suppliers to reach the wider global market. While the company ranks fourth among South Korea’s five carmakers in terms of export volume, Renault Samsung’s exports have...
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 authorized service centers using the German carmaker’s Porsche Integrated Workshop Information System tester. The company is also offering a 10 percent reduction on parts and related labor charges, including...