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Earnings
Hyundai, Kia see Q1 profits soar, aim for strong 2022 despite dim outlook
South Korea’s two largest automakers – Hyundai Motor Co. and Kia Corp. – on Monday posted strong first-quarter earnings, driven by...
Apr 25, 2022 (Gmt+09:00)
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Batteries
LG Chem, Korea Zinc to set up battery material JV
LG Chem Ltd. and Korea Zinc Inc. will set up a joint venture to produce precursor, a key material in the production of cathode materials for electri...
Apr 24, 2022 (Gmt+09:00)
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Electric vehicles
LG Magna breaks ground for EV parts factory in Mexico
LG Magna e-Powertrain Co. broke ground on Tuesday for a factory to produce electric vehicle components in Mexico to meet the growing demand for eco-...
Apr 20, 2022 (Gmt+09:00)
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Batteries
SK On bidders weigh growing risks of battery makers
Some of the four shortlisted bidders for South Korea's SK On Co. recently went back to the drawing board to assess the value of the world's No. 5 el...
Apr 18, 2022 (Gmt+09:00)
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Batteries
LG Energy-led group to set up $9 bn Indonesia battery value chain
A consortium led by LG Energy Solution Ltd., the global No. 2 electric vehicle battery maker, will invest $9 billion in a battery value chain in Ind...
Apr 18, 2022 (Gmt+09:00)
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Electric vehicles
IONIQ 5 emerges as EV game changer with industry accolades
NEW YORK – Hyundai Motor Co.'s all-electric IONIQ 5 crossover has been named the World Car of the Year following a series of recent indus...
Apr 14, 2022 (Gmt+09:00)
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Electric vehicles
Hyundai to build EVs at US plant; Electrified GV70 to roll out in Dec.
NEW YORK – Hyundai Motor Co. is spending $300 million to add an electric vehicle production line to its manufacturing plant in Alabama as the ...
Apr 13, 2022 (Gmt+09:00)
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Electric vehicles
Hyundai to tackle EV rivals head on at New York auto show
NEW YORK – Hyundai Motor Co. and its affiliate Kia Corp. are set to fully unveil their redesigned vehicles at the upcoming New York Auto Show ...
Apr 12, 2022 (Gmt+09:00)
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Batteries
China’s tighter grip on minerals boosts costs for Korean battery makers
South Korea’s major battery makers and materials suppliers are suffering from soaring battery raw materials prices as China is tightening its ...
Apr 12, 2022 (Gmt+09:00)
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Electric vehicles
Hyundai Motor unveils new EV charging platform to take on Tesla
Hyundai Motor Co. on Monday unveiled a new electric vehicle charging service platform as the top South Korean automaker takes on global rival Tesla ...
Apr 11, 2022 (Gmt+09:00)
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ESG bonds
POSCO Chemical to raise $244 mn in green bonds
POSCO Chemical Co., South Korean steelmaker POSCO Group’s chemical and battery material unit, said on April 8 that it will issue green bonds w...
Apr 08, 2022 (Gmt+09:00)
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Earnings
LG Energy Q1 profit beats forecast on strong demand, price hikes
LG Energy Solution Ltd., the world’s second-largest electric vehicle battery maker, reported a lower-than-expected decline in quarterly profit...
Apr 07, 2022 (Gmt+09:00)
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Batteries
POSCO Chem breaks ground for battery material plant
South Korea’s POSCO Chemical Co. started construction of a battery material plant in the country as a part of its plan to boost production cap...
Apr 07, 2022 (Gmt+09:00)
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Automobiles
Hyundai Motor, Kia rank fifth in global electric vehicle sales
South Korea’s two largest automakers, Hyundai Motor Co. and Kia Corp., ranked fifth in terms of electric vehicle sales, which posted triple-di...
Apr 06, 2022 (Gmt+09:00)
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Batteries
Korea’s battery trio cornered by Chinese rivals’ overseas advance
China’s leading battery makers are actively advancing into overseas markets with plans to build manufacturing factories close to their clients...
Apr 04, 2022 (Gmt+09:00)
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Automobiles
Hyundai, Kia outperform competitors in US in Q1
Hyundai Motor Co. and Kia Corp., automaking units of Hyundai Motor Group, logged a smaller decline in US car sales than their global competitors in ...
Apr 04, 2022 (Gmt+09:00)
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IPOs
SK Innovation to list battery unit 2025 at earliest
South Korean SK Innovation Co. does not expect to list its battery subsidiary until at least 2025, the company’s chief executive said on Thurs...
Mar 31, 2022 (Gmt+09:00)
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Korean games
Nexon incorporates own payment system for Dungeon & Fire release
South Korea’s online game developers are intensifying their efforts to build and incorporate their own payment systems to wipe out hefty commi...
Mar 30, 2022 (Gmt+09:00)
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Companies
Kiturami Boiler bets on chip, battery facility systems
Choi Jin-min, founder and chairman of Kiturami Boiler Co., is one of the few living witnesses in South Korea's boiler history. At the age of 21, he ...
Mar 30, 2022 (Gmt+09:00)
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Mergers & Acquisitions
SK E&S buys EverCharge to enter US EV charging market
South Korea’s SK E&S Co. acquired US electric vehicle charging solution provider EverCharge Inc. to start the business in the world’...
Mar 25, 2022 (Gmt+09:00)
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Batteries
LG Energy, Stellantis to build $4.1 billion battery plant in Canada
The world’s second-largest battery maker LG Energy Solution Ltd. and multinational automaker Stellantis N.V. have agreed to build a $4.1 billi...
Mar 24, 2022 (Gmt+09:00)
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Corporate investment
South Korea's 2021 outbound FDI at record-high $76 bn
South Korea's outbound direct investment in 2021 soared 32.8% from the year previous to a record-high $75.9 billion, led by financial investors and ...
Mar 24, 2022 (Gmt+09:00)
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Batteries
LG Energy considers billion-dollar battery plant in Arizona
South Korea’s LG Energy Solution Ltd. may build a billion-dollar battery plant in the US state of Arizona to meet growing demand in North Amer...
Mar 22, 2022 (Gmt+09:00)
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Batteries
POSCO to invest $4 bn in Argentina battery materials project
South Korea’s POSCO Group is set to spend $4 billion for the capacity expansion of a new lithium hydroxide factory in Argentina and cathode ma...
Mar 22, 2022 (Gmt+09:00)
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Electric vehicles
Hyundai, BAIC Motor to inject $942 mn in China JV for EVs
Hyundai Motor Co., South Korea’s top automaker, is set to invest more in China to revive its business on the mainland through quality electric...
Mar 20, 2022 (Gmt+09:00)
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Batteries
LG, SK, Samsung unveil next-generation battery roadmaps at InterBattery
South Korea’s three major battery makers are showcasing their latest rechargeable batteries for electric vehicles while unveiling their roadma...
Mar 17, 2022 (Gmt+09:00)
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Automobiles
Hyundai to make IONIQ 5 in Indonesia, EV hub for ASEAN market
Hyundai Motor Co. has started mass producing its iconic all-electric crossover IONIQ 5 at its newly built plant in Indonesia, a country that the top...
Mar 16, 2022 (Gmt+09:00)
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Electric vehicles
China rules EV market with fleet sales; Hyundai targets retail
Chinese electric vehicle makers are expanding their shares in key markets such as the US and Europe through fleet sales, while South Korea’s H...
Mar 15, 2022 (Gmt+09:00)
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Batteries
Samsung SDI to run all-solid-state battery pilot line
Samsung SDI Co. is poised to become one of the few electric vehicle battery manufacturers in the world to run a pilot production line of all-solid-s...
Mar 15, 2022 (Gmt+09:00)
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Batteries
SK On, Ford to set up battery JV in Turkey for Europe
South Korean battery maker SK On Co. and Ford Motor Co. will set up a joint venture to produce electric vehicle batteries in Turkey with a local com...
Mar 15, 2022 (Gmt+09:00)
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