S. Korean auto giant to conduct pilot flight of advanced air mobility technology in 2024

HD Korea Shipbuilding & Offshore Engineering, the shipbuilding unit under HD Hyundai, said Tuesday it will acquire STX Heavy Industries, a Korea-based marine diesel engine manufacturer in a 81.3 billion won ($63.5 million) deal. The company said it signed a contract with the private equity firm Pinetree Partners to purchase its 6.52 million shares in the engine manufacturer and an additional 5.36 million newly issued shares. The shipbuilder will become the largest shareholder holding a 35 pe

42dot, a software mobility unit under Hyundai Motor Group, said Tuesday it has started an autonomous-driving shuttle service for Samsung Fire & Marine Insurance. The company's staff can hail the shuttle, equipped for eight people including a safety officer, via 42dot’s TAP! Mobile app. Twelve cameras and six radars analyze the road conditions to avoid any obstacles or pedestrians that lie ahead, the company said. (42dot)

Doosan Corp., the holding unit of Doosan Group, said Monday it had secured a total of 500 billion won ($390 million) in preorders since 2019 for its lightweight patterned flat cable — or PFC — from corporate clients around the world. The PFC is a next-generation cable system pioneered by Doosan that can replace traditional cable harnesses in electric devices by reducing the weight, volume and complexity significantly, especially for electric vehicles. The PFC combines multiple cables

SK Nexilis, an SKC subsidiary, said Monday it has partnered up with Japan-based Toyota Tsusho Corp. to set up a joint venture and produce copper foil for electric vehicle rechargeable batteries in North America. Under the joint investment, SK Nexilis will be in charge of copper foil production, while Toyota Tsusho Corp. plans to secure battery makers in North America. Copper foil is used as a key anode material for lithium-ion batteries. Details such as the size of the deal and the location wh

KG Mobility, formerly known as SsangYong Motors, said Monday it will release the Torres EVX, an all-electric model of its bestselling midsized sport utility vehicle, in September. KG Mobility said it expects the driving distance per charge to be 420 kilometers or longer. The vehicle's price could begin as low as 48.5 million won ($38,100). Specifications will be finalized upon the official release. (KG Mobility)

The number of international flight passengers recovered to nearly 65 percent of the pre-pandemic level in the first half of the year, government data showed Monday. A total of 29.5 million people boarded international flights between January and June, accounting for 64.8 percent of the 45.6 million tallied over the same period in 2019, before the COVID-19 pandemic, according to the data compiled by the Ministry of Land, Infrastructure and Transport. By destination, the number of travelers to the

Japanese carmaker’s popular family SUV makes Korea debut

GM's compact SUV leads S. Korean auto export list

The combined US market share of Hyundai Motor Co. and its smaller affiliate Kia Corp. inched up in the first half of the year from a year earlier, managing to stay above the 10 percent range amid the recovery in demand and output, data showed Sunday. Their combined share came to 10.6 percent in the January-June period, up 0.3 percentage point from the previous year, according to the data by the US-based Automotive News outlet. Hyundai and Kia saw their combined market share rise to double digits

Incheon Airport said it has begun utilizing preregistered facial information to streamline the departure process for passengers from Friday. Dubbed the "facial recognition smart pass service," the newly launched service will allow passengers to quickly pass through the identification process at departure and boarding gates without having to show their passports and boarding passes to security personnel. The service is available at six departure gates and 16 boarding gates at Incheon Ai

Korean automaker logs record quarterly earnings again

Korean duo teams up with BMW, GM, Honda, Mercedes-Benz, Stellantis to set up over 30,000 EV chargers across North America by 2030

Hyundai Motor said Wednesday it posted record-high sales and profits in the second quarter this year, largely buoyed by strong sales in key markets, including the US. The carmaker’s sales revenue surged by 17.4 percent to 42.2 trillion won ($33 billion) from a year earlier, surpassing the previous record posted in the fourth quarter last year. Operating profits exceeded the 4 trillion won mark for the first time to reach 4.2 trillion won, a 42.2 percent jump on-year. Of the 1.06 million

Hyundai Motor Group’s all-new Avante N, a high-performance version of the carmaker’s popular compact sedan, made its official debut on Wednesday. The car comes with a gasoline-powered 2.0 turbo flat engine and two six-speed and eight-speed transmission options. Its price starts at 29.4 million won ($23,000).