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mercedes benz
Automotive
2 min read

Mercedes EV to launch in Korea

Mercedes-Benz Korea is setting its sights on the local eco-friendly auto market with the introduction of an all-electric vehicle (EV) along with hybrid offerings this year. The Korean unit of the German brand announced Thursday that it will be introducing 14…

hyundai kia
Automotive
1 min read

Hyundai Motor sells more than 10 million cars in China

Hyundai Motor, Korea’s largest carmaker, said Sunday that accumulated sales of its vehicles in China surpassed the 10 million unit mark in 2018. The milestone was reached 16 years after the company entered the key neighboring country, which has since become…

hyundai kia
Automotive
3 min read

Hyundai sales ups a bit in December

Hyundai Motor, Korea’s largest carmaker by sales, said Wednesday its December sales rose 0.4 percent from a year earlier on weak overseas demand. Hyundai sold 410,326 vehicles last month, up from 408,637 units a year earlier, the company said in a statement.…

vietnam auto import
Automotive
1 min read

Vietnam’s car imports down 20 pct in 2018

Vietnam imported 72,650 cars this year, down nearly 20 percent over 2017, according to the Vietnam Customs. The import value of cars exceeded $1.64 billion this year, up 21 percent year-on-year, the agency said. Thailand and Indonesia remain major suppliers…

twizy renault4
Automotive
1 min read

Renault to start making Twizy cars in Korea from next year

Renault Samsung Motors, the Korean unit of French carmaker Renault S.A., is planning to start producing the Twizy ultra-small electric car in its sole domestic plant next year, industry sources said Monday. Renault Samsung, Busan Metropolitan City, and the…

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Automotive
1 min read

H1 car imports slow down to a crawl in Vietnam

More than 126,000 autos were sold in Vietnam in the first half of the year, 106,600 of them locally assembled and over 19,000 imported ones. The Vietnam Automobile Manufacturers’ Association (VAMA) says that sales of locally assembled cars increased 10…

car export
Automotive
3 min read

Vietnam’s auto imports in record drop in January

Some 1,000 cars worth US$94 million were imported to the Vietnamese market in January, reports the General Statistics Office. This marks a record drop of 86.2 per cent in volume and 38 per cent in value compared to the previous month. The drop comes after…