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GM Korea to resume Damas, Labo production

Jan 12, 2014

GM Korea will be resuming the production of the Damas mini van and Labo mini truck in the latter half of this year, a move that the Korean unit of Detroit-based General Motors is hoping will show its renewed commitment to the Korean market.The decision came Tuesday after the government decided to offer these two cars a grace period for its toughened safety and CO2 emissions rules that take effect in phases starting this year for all vehicles sold in Korea.The move was welcomed by many, including
Repair center offers ultimate luxury for Benz owners

Jan 12, 2014

Han Sung Motor’s service center becomes benchmark for BMW, Audi and Hyundai
Tesla to upgrade adapter on reports of overheating

Jan 12, 2014

Tesla Motors, which is under investigation by U.S. regulators over fires in its Model S sedan after battery punctures, will upgrade wall-charger adapters following reports of overheating in garages. The charger connectors, which tether Tesla-issued cables to wall outlets, will be mailed out in the next two weeks, Chief Executive Officer Elon Musk said in an interview today. The replacements will be treated as a recall, though owners won’t be required to travel to service centers. Overheating can
Hyundai to launch new Genesis sedan at Detroit motor show

Jan 9, 2014

Hyundai Motor Co., South Korea’s largest carmaker, will debut its all new Genesis premium sedan in the U.S. at the upcoming Detroit auto show, industry sources said Thursday.The planned unveiling of the sedan, which is the second iteration of Hyundai’s upscale model, reflects the steady popularity of the first generation Genesis. The North American International Auto Show in Detroit will kick off Monday and run through Jan. 26 with 30 carmakers from around the world displaying 50 vehicles.The ne
Nissan Pathfinder hopes to become flagship SUV

Jan 7, 2014

Nissan Korea aims to accommodate the changing trends of Korean consumers through its official release of the Pathfinder, the company’s premium family SUV, the Japanese automaker said at a launch on Tuesday.Nissan first unveiled the Pathfinder to the global market in October 2012 and has sold roughly 110,000 units since, of which the United States accounts for more than 90,000.Although an extremely popular model in the United States, cars of this segment have a history of poor sales in Korea’s au
Jeju cranks up EV incentives

Jan 5, 2014

Carmakers compete to secure generous electric vehicle incentives in Jeju
[Photo News] More poweful Range Rover

Jan 5, 2014
GM says it will end regular monthly U.S. auto sales call

Jan 5, 2014

General Motors Co. the largest U.S. automaker, will stop holding regular monthly conference calls with industry analysts and journalists to review its U.S. sales. GM, which today said U.S. deliveries fell 6.3 percent in December from a year earlier, announced the decision on its last regularly scheduled such call. The automaker’s shares fell 3.4 percent to $39.57 at the close in New York, for the biggest one-day decline since Aug. 27. “We are ending the call to concentrate on conferences and oth
Hyundai Motor offers online factory tour

Jan 5, 2014

Hyundai Motor on Sunday opened a new website, called “H Tour,” that allows visitors to travel to all 10 global production plants that the carmaker operates in eight countries. The website at http://tour.hyundai.com offers diverse features such as introduction video clips of each plant and other historical and production details of the facilities and the carmaker overall.With the latest completion of the Brazil plant in 2012, Hyundai has a global production network connecting Korea, China, India,
BMW Motorrad Korea sees record sales in 2013

Jan 5, 2014

Sales of BMW Motorrad Korea exceeded the crucial 1,300 mark last year ― the largest-ever number recorded by a motorcycle brand in the market. According to the company, the motorcycle unit of BMW sold a total of 1,328 units in Korea last year, a 20 percent rise from a year ago. BMW Motorrad was also the first to see more than 1,000 unit sales in the nation’s 500cc or larger motorcycle market in 2012. BMW Korea CEO Kim Hyo-joon attributed the stunning performance to the Korean unit’s aggressive ma
Choo picks Lincoln MKX as his Seoul limo

Jan 5, 2014

Ford Sales and Service Korea said over the weekend that it has provided major league player Choo Shin-soo with a Lincoln MKX for his two-week visit to Seoul.The outfielder arrived in late December in order to attend various functions such as a press conference, a publicity ambassador appointment ceremony for the PyeongChang 2018 Olympic Winter Games and a charity event for the Green Umbrella Children’s Foundation.He will arrive at all these events, among other occasions, in the Lincoln MKX, a lu
Genesis sedans to offer app for Google Glass

Jan 3, 2014

Hyundai Motor’s new Genesis is expected to offer owners a chance to control their cars through a Blue Link application that will offer the same kind of remote services delivered from a smartphone, including basic remote control, maintenance updates and sending Google Maps directions ― all via Google Glass. However, Google’s eyewear won’t be the only wearable device the new Genesis consumers will have access to, since Hyundai has already said it would offer Blue Link support for other devices as
Imported car sales rise 20% in first 11 months

Jan 1, 2014

The sales of imported cars rose about 20 percent in the first 11 months of this year on the back of the growing popularity of diesel-powered cars, industry data showed Tuesday.According to the data, 144,092 imported cars were sold in the country in the January-November period, surpassing last year’s total sales of 130,858 units. The sales are expected to reach as high as 157,000 in this year’s final count.The fast rise was led by the visible popularity of diesel-powered cars, which accounted for
Toyota to recall over 11,000 cars in Korea

Dec 23, 2013

Toyota Motor Korea Co., the local unit of Japanese automaker Toyota Motor Corp., will recall over 11,000 vehicles sold in South Korea for problems with the air-conditioning system that may cause the airbag and steering wheel to malfunction, the Transportation Ministry said Monday.According to the Ministry of Land, Infrastructure and Transport, water produced by the radiator in the air-conditioning system may flow into the vehicle’s airbag system, causing both the airbag and the steering wheel to
Sales of Kia ‘K series’ in China pass 600,000 mark

Dec 23, 2013

South Korea’s second-largest carmaker Kia Motors Corp. said Monday that sales of its “K series” cars surpassed the 600,000 mark in China, the world’s biggest automotive market.The figure was achieved just two-and-a-half years after the smallest of the trio of cars ― the K2 ― started reaching consumers and played a role in increasing sales of South Korean cars.The K2, called the Pride in Kia’s home market and badged as the Rio in the United States and Europe, hit show windows across China in June