GM Korea to relocate workers, focus on more popular compact SUVs, EVs

South Korean automaker Kia said Tuesday it took home five titles on Thursday in US market research firm J.D. Power's ALG Residual Value Awards, winning the most number of awards among its rivals. J.D. Power’s residual value assesses commercial value, quality, brand awareness and sales strategy to recognize vehicle models that are projected to hold the highest percentage of retail price when resold after three years. The awards are the industry’s standard in recognizing vehicle m

SsangYong Motor unveiled its wireless charging platform for electric vehicles under development on Monday at Coex, Seoul during an event hosted by the Ministry of Science and ICT. The carmaker displayed its first all-electric sports utility vehicle Korando e-motion equipped with a 61.6 kWh lithium-ion polymer battery and with a 22kW wireless charging system that can fully charge the electric vehicle in three hours. SsangYong Motor is currently trying to shorten the charging time and also trying

The number of flights landing and departing from Incheon International Airport will exceed pre-pandemic levels by next year. Incheon Airport was allotted 263,004 slots for the next summer season from late March to late October, during the International Air Transport Association Slot Conference held last week, according to Incheon International Airport Corp. on Monday. The Slot Conference is a working conference between IATA and non-IATA airlines worldwide for the allocation of slots at fully coo

Despite global sales expansion, Korea's automotive exports projected to suffer 4.2% drop next year

South Korea saw its number of eco-friendly vehicles exceed 1.5 million in October, data showed Sunday. According to the Ministry of Land, Infrastructure and Transport, a total of 1,515,000 units of eco-friendly vehicles, including full electric vehicles and hybrids, were registered by the end of October -- a 38.3 percent surge on-year. This comes just one year and three months after the country saw the number of eco-friendly vehicles exceed 1 million in July 2021. The ministry’s data showe

Korean carmaker named best SUV brand at 2022 LA Auto Show

Hyundai Motor Group unveiled the Genesis X convertible, a concept for the luxury brand's first full-electric convertible car, in Malibu, California, Wednesday, prior to the LA Auto show that kicks off Friday.

Volkswagen Korea debuted the new Golf GTI, the eighth-generation of the German carmaker’s gasoline-powered hot hatch, in Seoul on Tuesday before its official launch next month. Since its debut in 1976, the Golf GTI has been recognized as a reasonably priced sports car that popularizes the new car segment “hot hatch.” The upcoming Golf GTI is equipped with the EA888 2.0-liter inline 4-cylinder turbocharged gasoline engine with a maximum horsepower of 245 and a maximum torque of

South Korea’s largest air carrier Korean Air’s buyout of Asiana Airlines faced yet another hurdle, as the US antitrust regulator decided to conduct a more thorough investigation before granting approval of the merger. The US Federal Trade Commission was expected to announce its decision this week, but informed Korean Air on Wednesday it would need more time for a thorough evaluation, according to the Koran air carrier. In March, the US antitrust watchdog evaluated that when merged

Hyundai Motor Group on Monday unveiled a new ambitious plan to build an ecosystem for advanced air mobility (AAM), including flying cars and related infrastructure, in Indonesia’s new capital city of Nusantara that is currently under construction. The Korean auto giant signed a memorandum of understanding with the Nusantara National Capital Authority for the new project on the sidelines of the B-20 Summit Indonesia 2022, which is taking place in Bali this week. Earlier this year, the Ind

All-new Grandeur seeks to renew competition with younger sibling Genesis

More than half of new Porsche cars to be fully electric or plug-in hybrid by 2025

Hyundai Motor to work with PT Adaro Minerals Indonesia Tbk for stable aluminum supply

After Itaewon tragedy, safety chief at GM Korea says people should speak up for safety