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Batteries
POSCO Chemical wins $10.6 billion cathode order from General Motors
POSCO Chemical Co. announced Thursday that it won 13.8 trillion won ($10.6 billion) worth of cathode orders from General Motors. The company, w...
Jul 29, 2022 (Gmt+09:00)
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Future mobility
Hyundai Motor to buy Korean self-driving startup 42dot
South Korea’s top carmaker Hyundai Motor Group is set to purchase autonomous driving startup 42dot, intensifying the automaker’s competi...
Jul 29, 2022 (Gmt+09:00)
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Business & Politics
Indonesian president to visit Hyundai Motor during Korea visit
Indonesian President Joko Widodo will visit Hyundai Motor Co. during his upcoming two-day official visit to South Korea as the automaker is aggressi...
Jul 26, 2022 (Gmt+09:00)
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Earnings
Hyundai Motor sees surprise Q3 after record quarterly sales, profit
South Korea’s top automaker Hyundai Motor Co. on Thursday posted its highest-ever quarterly sales and operating profit, driven by pricey sport...
Jul 21, 2022 (Gmt+09:00)
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Corporate restructuring
Kolon Global to spin off auto unit, eyes Kolon Mobility IPO in 2023
Kolon Global Corp., an affiliate of South Korean conglomerate Kolon, will spin off its car import business unit to improve management efficiency and...
Jul 21, 2022 (Gmt+09:00)
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Future mobility
Hyundai’s Supernal showcases flying electric car at UK air show
Supernal LLC, the urban air mobility affiliate of South Korea’s top automaker Hyundai Motor Co., has unveiled the cabin concept of its flying ...
Jul 19, 2022 (Gmt+09:00)
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Korean startups
Science content provider Geekble raises $3.8 mn in bridge investment
Geekble, operator of the YouTube science channel of the same name, has raised 5 billion won ($3.8 million) in bridge investment, the company said on...
Jul 18, 2022 (Gmt+09:00)
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Electric vehicles
Hyundai Motor to build 1st Korea plant in 29 years
Hyundai Motor Co., South Korea’s top automaker, is set to build a domestic electric vehicle plant in its first local production investment i...
Jul 12, 2022 (Gmt+09:00)
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Batteries
Hyundai Mobis plans battery remanufacturing business
Hyundai Mobis Co., a car parts maker within South Korea’s top automaker Hyundai Motor Group, is set to launch an electric vehicle battery rema...
Jul 08, 2022 (Gmt+09:00)
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Automobiles
Hyundai Motor raises N.America workforce, cuts China staff
Hyundai Motor Co., South Korea’s top automaker, ramped up its workforce in North America by more than 50% last year where its presence is grow...
Jul 07, 2022 (Gmt+09:00)
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Batteries
LG Energy to supply $765 million batteries to Japan’s Isuzu Motors
LG Energy Solution Ltd., one of the world’s leading battery makers, has agreed to supply its cylindrical batteries to Isuzu Motors Ltd., Japan...
Jul 05, 2022 (Gmt+09:00)
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Energy
Hyundai Motor scraps LNG plant construction plan
Hyundai Motor Co. has scrapped a plan to build a liquefied natural gas (LNG)-fueled plant to power its main production lines in South Korea due to a...
Jul 01, 2022 (Gmt+09:00)
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Corporate investment
Hyundai Motor to launch investment affiliate in US for further growth
South Korea’s Hyundai Motor Group will establish an investment company in the US state of Delaware to expand its presence in the North America...
Jul 01, 2022 (Gmt+09:00)
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Future mobility
Hyundai’s US partner Aptiv invests in self-driving startup StradVision
Aptiv PLC, one of the world’s big three autonomous driving technology companies, has agreed to invest 50 billion won ($39 million) in StradVis...
Jun 29, 2022 (Gmt+09:00)
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Mergers & Acquisitions
KG, Cactus PE, Pavilion PE named new owners of Ssangyong Motor
A consortium led by the chemicals-to-steel conglomerate KG Group has been named the new owner of South Korea’s troubled sport utility vehicle ...
Jun 28, 2022 (Gmt+09:00)
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Electric vehicles
LG Electronics, GS acquire AppleMango to launch EV charging business
LG Electronics Inc., in partnership with GS Group, is advancing into the electric vehicle charging service market by acquiring AppleMango Co., a Sou...
Jun 27, 2022 (Gmt+09:00)
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Blockchain
S.Korean conglomerates look to paint future with NFTs
The non-fungible token (NFT) ecosystem has penetrated into mainstream society. NFTs are digital assets that represent objects in the physical world,...
Jun 23, 2022 (Gmt+09:00)
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Automobiles
Hyundai's woes: Too many cars rolling out of Korean plants
The eight-day South Korean truck drivers’ strike that ended last week has laid bare one long-standing but often ignored problem at the country...
Jun 21, 2022 (Gmt+09:00)
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Korean startups
Ex-footballer’s startup QMIT raises $2.4 mn in Series A
QMIT Inc., the operator of athlete management platform plco, announced Tuesday that it raised 3 billion won ($2.4 million) in Series A round funding...
Jun 07, 2022 (Gmt+09:00)
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Automobiles
Hyundai revs up car output amid signs of easing auto chip crunch
As the global chip supply shortage shows signs of easing, South Korea’s top automaker Hyundai Motor Co. is working down its order backlog by...
Jun 06, 2022 (Gmt+09:00)
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Advertising & Marketing
Hana Financial scores big with Son Heung-min sports marketing
South Korea’s national soccer team, led by captain Son Heung-min, lost to Brazil 1-5 in a pre-World Cup friendly on Thursday, much to 65,000 K...
Jun 03, 2022 (Gmt+09:00)
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Korean startups
Hyundai Motor Group to launch $80 mn startup fund
Hyundai Motor Group and the group’s social contribution foundation will create a domestic startup fund to invest a total of 100 billion won ($...
May 31, 2022 (Gmt+09:00)
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Robotics
Hyundai Wia likely to deploy smart robots at Georgia EV plant
Hyundai Wia Corp., an auto parts unit of Hyundai Motor Group, will likely deploy smart robots at the group’s first dedicated electric vehicle ...
May 24, 2022 (Gmt+09:00)
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Future mobility
Hyundai Motor to take Korean ondol heating system to GV90
In the era of autonomous driving, the definition of the space inside a car is expanded into a moving living space, and Hyundai Motor Co. aims to tak...
May 16, 2022 (Gmt+09:00)
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Mergers & Acquisitions
KG-led consortium named preferred buyer of Ssangyong Motor
A consortium led by chemicals-to-steel conglomerate KG Group has been named the preferred buyer of South Korea’s troubled sport utility vehicl...
May 13, 2022 (Gmt+09:00)
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K-pop
Lawmakers debate military exemption for pop artists like BTS
As a historic first, South Korean lawmakers are duking it out on the hotly debated topic of military exemption for global K-pop sensation BTS. ...
May 12, 2022 (Gmt+09:00)
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Automobiles
Hyundai Motor to build LNG plant to power its factories
Hyundai Motor Co. plans to build a liquefied natural gas-fueled power plant to secure a stable supply of electricity for its factories and embrace t...
May 09, 2022 (Gmt+09:00)
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Electronics
LG Electronics receives ISO certification for auto chip technology
LG Electronics Inc., a leading South Korean home appliance maker, has received ISO certification for its automotive chip development process, includ...
May 06, 2022 (Gmt+09:00)
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Automobiles
Genesis posts sales growth in US as other auto brands suffer
Hyundai Motor Co. said on Wednesday its premium Genesis brand saw its US car sales considerably grow in April when all other major carmakers reporte...
May 04, 2022 (Gmt+09:00)
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Automobiles
Hyundai Motor, battery firms strive to limit China lockdown disruptions
The growing fears of a Beijing lockdown are prompting South Korea’s top automaker Hyundai Motor Co. and battery makers, already suffering from...
May 02, 2022 (Gmt+09:00)