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Electric vehicles Fire-plagued Mercedes uses Chinese cells for most EVs in S.Korea

Mercedes-Benz AG, a German luxury carmaker hit by an electric vehicle fire in South Korea, said most of its EV models in the country are equipped wi...

Automobiles LG Elec selected as Volkswagen's top supplier

LG Electronics Inc. was named the top supplier by Germany's Volkswagen Group. According to industry sources on Thursday, LG Electronics received the...

Automobiles Hyundai beats Volkswagen with world's 2nd-largest Q1 profits

South Korea's Hyundai Motor Group surpassed Volkswagen Group to claim the second-highest operating profit in the global automotive industry for the ...

Electric vehicles Hyundai Mobis to build battery pack plant in Spain for Volkswagen

NAVARRA, Spain -- Hyundai Mobis Co. said on Wednesday it has broken ground for an electric vehicle battery pack plant in Spain for stable supply to ...

Automobiles Hyundai Motor Group holds firm as world’s No. 3 carmaker

South Korea’s Hyundai Motor Group kept its title as the world's third-largest automaker by sales volume for the second straight year in 2023, ...

Electric vehicles Hyundai, Kia offer up to $7,500 discounts for EVs in US

Hyundai Motor Group., the No. 2 electric vehicle brand in the US, is offering discounts of up to $7,500 for their EVs in the country — the max...

Automobiles Hyundai Transys supplies transmissions to Volkswagen

Hyundai Transys Inc., an auto parts affiliate of Hyundai Motor Group, has started providing transmissions to Volkswagen AG, industry sources said on...

Automobiles Genesis rewrites Hyundai story, shedding Honda copycat image

Once dismissed as a Honda copycat, Hyundai Motor Co. is poised to pass yet antother milestone, with its luxury brand Genesis on track to top 1 milli...

Automobiles Hyundai, Kia make up 11.3% of UK's new car registrations in 2022

South Korean carmaker Hyundai Motor Group accounted for 11.3% of the new car registrations in the UK last year, according to a report that the Socie...

Electric vehicles Hyundai IONIQ 5 ahead of Volkswagen in German review

Hyundai Motor Co.’s all-electric IONIQ 5 crossover beat two competing models from Volkswagen and Swedish carmaker Polestar in a comparative as...

Electronics Volkswagen partner SoluM eyes top spot in global ESL market

SoluM Co., a South Korean mid-sized electronic component maker, is eyeing record performance this year, thanks to orders from Volkswagen AG and Elon...

Batteries Korea battery makers suffer under growing China dominance

South Korean battery manufacturers are suffering from the growing dominance of their Chinese competitors in the world’s electric vehicle marke...

Korean chipmakers Samsung’s new auto chip mounted in Volkswagen’s infotainment system

Samsung Electronics Co. is supplying one of its latest advanced chips to Volkswagen AG for the German carmaker’s in-vehicle infotainment syste...

Electric vehicles Hankook Tire to equip Volkswagen ID.4 with EV tires

South Korea’s top tire manufacturer Hankook Tire & Technology has again widened its client pool of electric vehicles (EVs). The company sa...

Automobiles Mando wins $1.2 bn suspension parts order from Volkswagen

South Korean auto parts maker Mando Corp. will supply 1.4 trillion won ($1.2 billion) worth of suspension system components to Volkswagen AG over th...

KIC sues Volkswagen over emission scandal on behalf of S.Korea govt

Korea Investment Corporation (KIC), South Korea’s sovereign wealth fund, has lodged a lawsuit against Volkswagen on behalf of the South Korean governm...

NPS confirmed to join €3.2 bn joint lawsuit against Volkswagen

South Korea’s National Pension Service (NPS), the world’s third-largest pension scheme, has joined the California pension fund CalPERS and other insti...