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September 17, 2021 Industry

Posco reaches 1 million ton in production capacity for high strength steel

Posco said Friday it has established a 1 million-ton production facility for giga steel, an ultrahigh-strength steel product used for cars. Amid the expanding global market for eco-friendly cars and...

Hyundai, Boston Dynamics unveil factory safety robot

Hyundai Motor Group has begun test operating a robot to inspect safety at its automotive plant, in collaboration with robotics startup Boston Dynamics, the group said Friday. Hyundai Motor Group, wh...

September 17, 2021
Transport
SKC forges ties with Kuwait to expand eco-friendly plastic business

SKC, the chemical affiliate of SK Group, will cooperate with Kuwait’s state-operated petrochemical giant Petrochemical Industries Company to expand its environment-friendly plastic business in Kuwait...

September 17, 2021
Industry
Genesis to implement face recognition tech in GV60 for first time

The technology will be implemented for the first time in the GV60, Genesis’ first electric SUV based on the automaker’s Electric-Global Modular Platform, its special platform for electric vehicles. T...

September 16, 2021
Transport
[From the scene] AMG Seoul offers adrenaline thrill

Over the past three years, AMG’s sales at Han Sung Motor have grown by over 25 percent annually, Ausprung said at a press conference Thursday. “Based on our strong efforts to build differentiated ...

September 14, 2021
Transport
Kakao founder under FTC probe for failing to report properly on key affiliate

South Korea’s Fair Trade Commission is probing Kakao Group founder Kim Beom-su for alleged misreporting of the company’s de facto holding company in violation of the country’s fair trade act. Accord...

September 13, 2021
Industry
Home shopping rises as new way to buy a car

The ways to buy a car are expanding into the non-face-to-face realms of home shopping TV networks and dedicated websites, taking the hassle out of having to visit a dealership for a new set of wheels...

September 12, 2021
Transport
[Herald Interview] Edison Motors chief counters skepticism over SsangYong bid

Kang acquired an EV company to start Edison Motors in 2017, and in the years that followed it managed to develop and commercialize low- and high-floor buses powered by compressed natural gas and elec...

September 9, 2021
Transport
Open skies: ‘Flying vehicles’ will solve side effects of hyperurbanization

SEOGWIPO, Jeju Island -- Urban air mobility is the ultimate solution to the side effects of hyperurbanization, and businesses and governments alike should work together to open up the skyway, a Hyund...

September 8, 2021
Transport
EV Expo expands scope of e-mobility

Outside the expo, the first edition of the Korea Peninsula Peace Road Electric Vehicle Drive took place Tuesday, hosted by the Global EV Association Network and the user associations for Korea and Je...

September 7, 2021
Transport
[News Focus] What’s stopping Hyundai, Kia from selling used cars?

BMW sells used BMW cars. Tesla is set to offer secondhand Tesla cars directly to local consumers soon. But Hyundai and Kia, the two local brands that together carry out nearly 80 percent of new car ...

September 6, 2021
Transport
M&As up 49% in H1; big firms lead deal activity

The value of corporate mergers and acquisitions executed in South Korea rose 48.7 percent in the first half of this year, with conglomerates leading deal activity in a bid to identify new growth oppo...

September 5, 2021
Industry
[Behind the Wheel] Volkswagen Tiguan -- good value, low price

It also complies with one of the strictest emissions regulations in Europe, Euro 6d, according to the automaker. With the latest engine and the seven-speed direct shift gearbox, the vehicle can exer...

September 5, 2021
Transport
SPC Group to open 18th Shake Shack in Hongdae

SPC Group will open its 18th Shake Shack store in the bustling Hongdae district in Seoul in September, the company said Friday. While the store is currently under renovation, Shake Shack has decorat...

September 3, 2021
Retail
Genesis to go all electric by 2025

During Thursday’s event, the brand also presented various new concepts for future cars, including Stage Doors, which open front and rear doors in opposite directions without a B-pillar, the Rotating ...

September 2, 2021
Transport

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