Tag: car maker

Retail Asia22/02/2019
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Rolls-Royce announced Wednesday it will follow Korea’s voluntary lemon law for automakers, making it the first foreign luxury brand to accept the newly introduced regulation. Korea’s revised automobile management law, enacted last month, forces complying automakers to replace or refund recently purchased vehicles that repeatedly exhibit problems, similar to lemon laws in the United States. […]

Retail Asia29/01/2019
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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 revenue in the fourth quarter increased by 3.6 percent to 13.47 trillion won due […]

Retail Asia25/01/2019
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Hyundai’s Universe is about to get bigger. Hyundai Motor unveiled an updated version of its luxury coach, the Universe, on Tuesday, increasing its size and adding safety features. The updated coach, scheduled for release next March, has an extended wheelbase of 12.5 meters (41 feet), 0.5 meters longer than the existing model. Distance between seats […]

Retail Asia22/01/2019
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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 units in 2018, a 6.7 percent increase from the previous year. In just 17 years, the […]

Retail Asia14/01/2019
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A Seoul court fined BMW Korea 14.5 billion won ($12.9 million) for manipulating documents on emissions to sell some 29,000 vehicles in Korea. The Seoul Central District Court announced Thursday that the local unit of BMW is guilty of violating customs law. The automaker was found guilty of forging emissions test papers from 2011 to […]

Retail Asia09/01/2019
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Hyundai Motor on Monday introduced a car-subscription program with a monthly fee of 720,000 won ($646).  Under the program, dubbed Hyundai Selection, three models are available for users and subscribers can change models on a limited basis. The vehicles currently being offered are the Sonata sedan, the Tucson SUV and the Veloster hatchback. Users can […]

Retail Asia03/01/2019
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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. Domestic sales jumped 22 percent to 64,835 units last month from 53,361 a […]

Retail Asia31/12/2018
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Hyundai Motor Group offered a glimpse of its new concept autonomous car Friday in a short video. The concept car is electric. In the video, the electric car finds its way to a charging station inside a nearby parking lot on its own after the driver gets off at its destination. The station offers wireless charging. […]

Retail Asia27/12/2018
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Korea’s domestic car market moved in two different directions this year. The rising popularity of large sedans and sport utility vehicles (SUVs) stood in sharp contrast to weaker demand for smaller vehicles, industry data showed Sunday. In the January-November period, Hyundai Motor, Kia Motors, GM Korea, Renault Samsung Motors and SsangYong Motor sold a combined […]

Retail Asia20/12/2018
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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 of Vietnam’s imported cars. From Thailand alone, Vietnam has imported more than 52,170 vehicles worth […]

Retail Asia19/12/2018
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Japanese carmaker Nissan announced it has ended its tie-up with its distributor in Vietnam, Tan Chong, without disclosing the reason. Malaysian-owned Tan Chong Motor Holdings Bhd, said it would stop importing and distributing Nissan vehicles and parts in Vietnam from September 10 next year. Tan Chong said it “remains open to further discussion with Nissan […]

Retail Asia18/12/2018
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Hyundai Motor luxury brand Genesis is starting a car subscription service, the first such effort by a domestic automaker in Korea. The company Thursday announced its Genesis Spectrum program. Under the program, subscribers can drive Genesis vehicles – including the G70, G80, G80 Sport and G90 – for 1.49 million won ($1,330) per month. The service […]


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