Hyundai goes conservative with redesigned Sonata, Genesis
SEOUL (Reuters) - Optimism over Hyundai Motor Co's first major makeover of its key models in about five years may fizzle as some industry insiders question whether the redesigns are...
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Tesla in talks with Samsung SDI for battery supply deal
DETROIT/SEOUL (Reuters) - Popular electric carmaker Tesla Motors Inc may name South Korean battery producer Samsung SDI Co Ltd as an additional supplier as the California auto upstart tries to...
South Korean ‘Armadillo’ car folds up for easy parking
DAEJEON, South Korea (Reuters) - With a click on a smartphone, the experimental "Armadillo-T" electric car made in South Korea will park itself and fold nearly in half, freeing up...
South Korean ‘Armadillo’ car folds up for easy parking
DAEJEON, South Korea (Reuters) - With a click on a smartphone, the experimental "Armadillo-T" electric car made in South Korea will park itself and fold nearly in half, freeing up...
Hyundai’s South Korea labor woes strike again
SEOUL (Reuters) - Hyundai Motor Co's 45,000 union workers in South Korea voted to strike over unmet demands including a one-off payment of $2.45 billion from the company's record 2012...
Asiana jet crash further tarnishes Korean carrier’s safety record
SEOUL (Reuters) - Asiana Airlines, the South Korean carrier whose Boeing 777 crashed while landing at San Francisco airport on Saturday, had been trying to clean up a tarnished safety...
South Korea turns up the heat as foreign automakers make inroads
SEOUL (Reuters) - Recent free trade deals have helped foreign premium-brand automakers such as BMW and Mercedes-Benz drive up sales in South Korea, previously a heavily protected market dominated by...
Hyundai Motor suicide ad draws ire for South Korean company
SEOUL (Reuters) - South Korean automaker Hyundai Motor Co has been forced to apologize for an advertisement that sought to promote the zero carbon emissions of one of its cars...
GM Korea’s contingency plan provokes union ahead of talks
SEOUL (Reuters) - General Motors Co has warned it could shift operations from South Korea in the longer term due to rising tension with the North, angering its Korean union...
Hyundai courts brand prestige with Hermes model makeover
SEOUL (Reuters) - South Korean carmaker Hyundai Motor Co hopes a touch of Hermes will make its priciest sedan as desirable as the French retailer's exclusive handbags and catapult its...