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Kia Soul
Automotive
2 min read

Kia Seltos India Launch Details Out

Kia Motors India has unveiled the Seltos compact SUV and yes, we all are waiting for the company to launch the car. The Kia Seltos will be launched in India in August 2019. We still do not have a confirmation on the date but it will be in the second half of…

hyundai kia
Automotive
1 min read

Hyundai And Kia To Invest In Self-Driving Start-Up Aurora

Hyundai Motor Co said on Thursday it would invest in self-driving car software startup Aurora along with Kia Motors Corp to speed up development of autonomous vehicle technologies. “With the new investment, the companies have agreed to expand research to a…

hyundai2
Automotive
1 min read

Hyundai and Kia Invest 80 Million Euros In Rimac

Hyundai Motor Company and Kia Motors Corporation have jointly invested 80 million Euros in Rimac Automobili – the Croatian high-performance electric vehicle technology and sportscar company. Hyundai Motor will invest 64 million euros while Kia Motors will add…

Kia Telluride scaled
Automotive
3 min read

Kia Showcasted Three Concept Cars At The Seoul Motor Show

Kia Motors is all set to reveal a trio of new concepts at the 2019 Seoul Motor Show and they will preview the brand’s future design direction. Two of the three concepts make their international debut in Seoul, with the rugged Kia Masterpiece Concept which…

thaco car factory
Automotive
1 min read

Vietnamese car maker plans private share issue

Truong Hai Auto Corporation (THACO) is planning to issue more than 30.3 million shares to a strategic shareholder. The company is currently collecting shareholders’ opinions on a draft resolution to authorize a private placement worth an estimated total of…

kia
Automotive
1 min read

Kia Motors begins sales of 2020 edition of Sorento SUV

Kia Motors announced Monday it has begun rolling out the 2020 model of its Sorento sport-utility vehicle (SUV) for sale. The updated Sorento comes with new safety features applied to all of its diesel trims and a refreshed design. The diesel version of the…

Kia Soul
Automotive
2 min read

At Kia, sales go up, but profit doesn’t follow

Kia Motors’ sales expanded last year, but profits faltered. Korea’s second-largest carmaker by sales said Friday it posted 94.3 billion won ($84 million) in net profit for the fourth quarter last year, a 10 percent drop year on year. Though the carmaker’s…

hyundai kia
Automotive
1 min read

Kia Motors Niro wins Car of the Year from U.K. magazine

Kia Motors said Thursday its Niro electric vehicle has won British consumer magazine and website What Car?’s Car of the Year Award. Kia said the model received high scores for its long range and reasonable price. The Niro also won the Electric Car of the…

hyundai santa fe
Automotive
3 min read

Hyundai, Kia move ahead with recall in U.S.

Despite a government shutdown, Hyundai and Kia are moving ahead with a recall of about 168,000 vehicles to fix a fuel pipe problem that can cause engine fires. The problem stems from improper repairs during previous recalls for engine failures. The affiliated…

hyundai
Automotive
2 min read

Korean SUV sales soar globally

SUVs have recently grabbed the spotlight in Korea, breaking both local and export sales records. According to the Korea Automobile Manufacturers Association (KAMA), the number of exported SUVs by five local automakers reached a new record of 1.38 million…

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.…

hyundai
Automotive
1 min read

Korea’s car take top safety awards

Vehicles from Hyundai Motor and Kia Motors were awarded three top safety prizes in the Ministry of Land, Infrastructure and Transport’s 2018 Korean New Car Assessment Program (Kncap) on Wednesday in a ceremony held at the InterContinental Seoul Coex in…

hyundai kia
Automotive
2 min read

Hyundai sets aside 1.67 trillion won to support its suppliers

Hyundai Motor Group has introduced a 1.67 trillion won ($1.49 billion) support program for small and midsized auto parts suppliers, the company said Thursday. As auto parts suppliers in Korea tend to be highly dependent on the performance of carmakers, the…

KIA K3 GT hatchback
Automotive
3 min read

Kia’s sporty K3 GT balances speed and safety

Kia Motors’ compact K3 GT hatchback stays true to its GT moniker with its impressive driving experience, but sacrifices comfort in search of a sportier style. Across an 80 km (50 mile) drive from Namyangju to Paju in Gyeonggi on Nov. 22, the K3 GT zipped…

hyundai
Automotive
2 min read

Korea’s car companies discuss challenges

Representatives of Korea’s major automakers and parts makers and industry officials gathered in Seoul Wednesday to discuss ways to breathe new life into the sluggish sector. The chief executives of the big five automakers — Hyundai Motor, Kia Motors, GM…