Hyundai Motor Co. launched the midsized truck Mighty in Brazil on Monday, tapping into South America’s largest commercial vehicle market. The Mighty trucks sold in Brazil will be shipped as complete knockdown kits and assembled at CAOA Group’s facility in Anapolis in the state of Goias, the company said.CAOA Group is also responsible for sales of Hyundai vehicles in Brazil.The company has set the

Honda Motor Co., the Japanese carmaker that builds most of the autos it sells in the U.S. at North American plants, is temporarily halting orders from U.S. dealers of Japan-built models after a suspension of production there following last week’s earthquake.Honda informed U.S. Honda and Acura dealers, who typically order vehicles six weeks in advance, of the suspension yesterday in a memo, said Ch

Harley-Davidson Korea announced on Wednesday that oil tanks fitted in 833 XL Sportster and XR1200 vehicles sold in Korea will be replaced due to faults that may develop in cold conditions.According to the company, oil tanks fitted in model year 2004 to 2009 XL Sportster motorcycles and 2009 XR1200 could become damaged when condensation within the tank freezes in low temperatures. The company will

   Hyundai Motor Co., South Korea's top automaker, recalled 190,000 vehicles sold in the U.S. market on airbag-related defects, a U.S. government agency said on Saturday.   According to the Web site for the U.S. National Highway Traffic Safety Administration (NHTSA), Hyundai issued an recall of about 190,000 Elantra sedans sold between 2006 and 2008 in the U.S. to repair a defect in airbag sensors

Hyundai Motor Co. is holding a music video producing contest offering the new Veloster coupe as the top prize.The contest, which runs from Monday until April 25, is open to those over the age of 18.To enter, applicants need to produce an 80-seond-long music video for Mason Bates’ Mothership Remix to the theme of the carmaker’s new slogan “New Thinking. New Possibilities.”Applications can be filed