Air Busan Co., the budget carrier unit of Asiana Airlines Inc., on Thursday resumed flights to the Chinese city of Qingdao to meet travel demand from businessmen. Air Busan will offer one flight a week on the Busan-Qingdao route from Thursday after suspending the route for more than seven months due to the coronavirus impact on the airline industry, the company said in a statement. In July, the carrier resumed the Incheon-Shenzhen route, but other Chinese routes to Ningbo, Chengdu, Qingdao, Ya

Bentley Motors Korea unveiled Wednesday the revamped luxury sports sedan Flying Spur with the popular V8 powertrain, for the first time in South Korea. 　 In a media preview event held at a hotel in Gangnam, southern Seoul on Oct. 8, the head of Bentley Motors Korea Warren Clarke presented the Flying Spur V8 and also revealed the company’s brand strategy for the upcoming years. Prior to the global launch this week, Bentley Motors Korea ran a private preview event to allow a peek for pros

The game is back on between import vehicle archrivals, intensified by Mercedes-Benz Korea’s release of the newest E-Class this week. To drive away the enthusiastic runner up BMW and to maintain its position as Korea’s favorite imported car brand, Mercedes-Benz has returned with a revamped version of the best-selling model Tuesday. The new E-Class is a revamped version of the 10th-generation model, which the automaker hailed for having achieved a “monumental milestone”

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Hyundai Motor Group Executive Vice Chairman Chung Euisun is set to take the helm of the nation’s largest automaker through the group’s emergency board meeting on Wednesday morning, according to industry sources on Tuesday. This promotion is interpreted as reflecting growing concerns that a chairman should lead the group and has responsible management as the automobile industry has been suffering from the recent coronavirus. His father Chung Mong-koo, 82, who was hospitalized in J

Hyundai Motor Group said Tuesday it had begun the construction of its open mobility innovation center in Singapore. The automaker held an online groundbreaking ceremony for its new global lab called Hyundai Motor Group Innovation Center in Singapore, or HMGICS, at Hyundai-Kia Motors Namyang R&D Center and Jurong Town Hall in Jurong, in western Singapore. The ceremony was held online by connecting the venues in the two countries by video link in consideration of the COVID-19 situation. Th

Low-cost carriers seek ways to keep business afloat amid pandemic

BMW Korea said Tuesday it donated 12 cars to be used for research and study to high schools and universities that specialize in automobiles. The 12 BMW vehicles, which include BMW Minis, were delivered to five high schools, five universities and two government entities, including Korea Transportation Safety Authority and Korea Petroleum Quality & Distribution Authority. “The donated cars would be the driving force for the students to take a step further toward their future dreams,

T'way Air, a South Korean low-cost carrier, said Tuesday it will deploy two passenger jets as cargo planes as it strives to survive the coronavirus crisis. T'way Air will begin using two of its 27 B737-800 passenger jets to carry cargo on the Incheon-Ho Chi Minh City route in early November as the COVID-19 pandemic has driven down travel demand and its earnings, the company said in a statement. The company will place the cargo, such as textiles and electronic parts, on the seats of the two B7

Harman Korea said Monday it was named the best car audio supplier by JD Power, a US market research firm, for the highest quality and customer satisfaction. According to Harman, which is a wholly owned subsidiary of Samsung Electronics, its Revel and Lexicon branded speaker systems have been awarded top honors in the JD Power 2020 US Multimedia Quality and Satisfaction Study, released Saturday. Revel speakers are in the Lincoln Navigator, and Lexicon speakers are in the Genesis G70. The J

Hyundai Motor Co. has decided to voluntarily recall its Kona all-electric models sold overseas, industry insiders said Sunday, after the automaker vowed to take the same step on the home turf over potential battery fire risks. Hyundai will globally recall some 77,000 Kona Electric models manufactured between September 2017 and March, 2020, industry insiders said. The recall comes after 13 fires in the model have been reported since 2018. The South Korean automaker already decided to recal

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Hyundai Oilbank announced Thursday it plans to grow the number of its electric vehicle charging stations to 200 by 2023. The petroleum and refinery company currently operates 20 charging stations for electric cars, but a partnership agreement signed with Charzin, a company specializing in electric vehicle charging infrastructure, on Wednesday will see the number grow tenfold in the next three years. Under the new move, electric vehicle chargers of 100 kilowatts or more will be installed at gas