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Automobiles
Hyosung to equip airbags on Amazon’s self-driving cars
Hyosung Advanced Materials will equip Amazon’s fully autonomous vehicles with its next generation one piece woven (OPW) airbags. The company s...
Mar 17, 2021 (Gmt+09:00)
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Hydrogen economy
Hyundai Motor to ramp up fuel cell car production
South Korea-based Hyundai Motor Co. has decided to produce around 17,000 units of its hydrogen fuel cell electric vehicle (FCEV) this year, thrice t...
Mar 02, 2021 (Gmt+09:00)
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Electric vehicles
Hyundai says not in talks with Apple over self-driving cars
Hyundai Motor Group said on Monday it is not engaged in talks with Apple Inc. over the development of an autonomous electric vehicle, throwing cold ...
Feb 08, 2021 (Gmt+09:00)
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Mergers & Acquisitions
Mando acquires JV to boost footing in autonomous vehicle industry
South Korea-based Mando Corp. is set to acquire electronic auto parts maker Mando-Hella Electronics Corp. in a deal valued at 165 billion won ($148 ...
Feb 03, 2021 (Gmt+09:00)
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Electric vehicles
Kia shares jump on $3.6 bn Apple Car project news
Shares in Kia Corp. and South Korean automotive parts makers rose sharply on Wednesday, following a news report that Apple Inc. will make an initial...
Feb 03, 2021 (Gmt+09:00)
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Future mobility
LG, Qualcomm to cooperate in 5G platforms for connected cars
LG Electronics Inc. and Qualcomm Technologies Inc. have agreed to cooperate in the development of 5G wireless platforms for next-generation connecte...
Jan 27, 2021 (Gmt+09:00)
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Logistics
HMM, SM Line to deploy container ships to support Korean exporters
South Korea’s leading shipping companies have decided to deploy at least five container carriers on major sea routes to provide support for lo...
Jan 22, 2021 (Gmt+09:00)
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Automobiles
LG Electronics, Luxoft to launch car infotainment JV in January
LG Electronics Inc. will launch a car infotainment system joint venture with Luxoft, a DXC Technology company headquartered in Switzerland, later th...
Jan 13, 2021 (Gmt+09:00)
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Shipping & Shipbuilding
Korean shipbuilders kick off 2021 with $1 bn container ship, LNG carrier orders
South Korea’s two major shipyards have started off 2021 with decent orders, brightening the outlook for the country to retain its leadership i...
Jan 05, 2021 (Gmt+09:00)
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Automobiles
SUVs drive up Hyundai, Kia in US market; G80 named safest car of year
A slate of new sport utility vehicles are driving up Hyundai Motor Group's market share in the US, where its two automaking units have relied on sed...
Dec 31, 2020 (Gmt+09:00)
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Shipping & Shipbuilding
Hyundai Heavy hits jackpot again, clinches $915 mn ship orders
South Korea's major shipbuilding companies are on a winning streak, securing lucrative contracts to build liquefied natural gas (LNG) carriers, Ve...
Dec 16, 2020 (Gmt+09:00)
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Automobiles
Hyundai Motor to roll out automated remote valet parking cars in 2024
Maneuvering in and out of tight parking spaces is troublesome for some drivers, men and women alike. Whatever your take on parking, Hyundai Motor Co...
Dec 11, 2020 (Gmt+09:00)
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Automobiles
Tax cuts, pandemic lift imported car sales in Korea
Imported car sales in South Korea are on track to post a record high this year, benefiting from consumption tax cuts aimed at stimulating personal s...
Dec 03, 2020 (Gmt+09:00)
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Private equity
MBK buys $228 mn stake in China’s No. 1 car rental firm
MBK Partners has now become the second-largest shareholder in both of China’s two biggest rental car companies after purchasing a 20.86% stake...
Dec 03, 2020 (Gmt+09:00)
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Carbon neutrality
Korean govt urged to hike diesel tax, ban fossil fuel cars by 2035
South Korea should raise its tax on diesel to match the price of gasoline and phase out internal combustion engine cars by 2035 to tackle air pollutio...
Nov 24, 2020 (Gmt+09:00)
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CFO Insight
S-Oil says at least 20 more years to go for oil-powered cars
The penetration of electric and hydrogen-powered vehicles into the transportation industry will unlikely become a major threat to refiners over the ne...
Nov 23, 2020 (Gmt+09:00)
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Logistics
S. Korea's shipping firms grapple with container shortages
Growing shipping volumes and surging sea freight rates are wreaking havoc on South Korea's shipping companies, reeling from a dire shortage of contain...
Nov 12, 2020 (Gmt+09:00)
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Automobiles
Hyundai’s five-year journey to build a luxury car brand
At Hyundai Motor Co.'s brand launch event held on Nov. 4, 2015, someone made an unexpected appearance on the stage, surprising the crowd. It was curre...
Nov 01, 2020 (Gmt+09:00)
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LNG carriers
Daewoo wins $1.8 bn LNG ship orders from Europe
Daewoo Shipbuilding & Marine Engineering Co. has secured $1.8 billion in orders to build six liquefied natural gas (LNG) carriers in Europe, in it...
Oct 12, 2020 (Gmt+09:00)
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Hyundai Motor
Hyundai Motor unveils sustainable fashion collection from recycled car materials
Hyundai Motor Co. displayed fashion items made of discarded materials from the automotive manufacturing and scrapping process on Oct. 8, calling it a ...
Oct 08, 2020 (Gmt+09:00)
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Korea’s car-sharing platform becomes 12th unicorn following $42.5 mn injection
South Korea’s leading car-sharing platform Socar Inc. has become the country's 12th unicorn valued at around 1.1 trillion won after re...
Sep 16, 2020 (Gmt+09:00)
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Automobiles
Hyundai Motor ships fuel cell system to non-automotive European startups
Hyundai Motor Co. has exported its fuel cell system to non-vehicle startups in Europe, expanding its hydrogen business beyond the automobile industry,...
Sep 16, 2020 (Gmt+09:00)
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Automobiles
Hanon Systems eyes top spot in world’s car thermal management system market
Hanon Systems Corp., a South Korean auto parts maker, said on Wednesday it aims to become the world’s top supplier of automotive thermal and ene...
Aug 12, 2020 (Gmt+09:00)
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Machinery
Korean shipyards retake global top spot in July with pricey LNG vessels
South Korean shipbuilders replaced their Chinese rivals to take the top spot in the global order book last month, thanks to their supremacy in buildin...
Aug 11, 2020 (Gmt+09:00)
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Automobiles
Hyundai Motor, LG to unveil jointly developed future car interior concept next month
Hyundai Motor Co. and LG Electronics Inc. have jointly developed the interior concept of a future car, further consolidating their cooperation in self...
Aug 03, 2020 (Gmt+09:00)
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M&A
Hyundai, Santander to acquire German car rental firm for $170 mn
Spain’s Banco Santander and Hyundai Capital Services Inc. have decided to buy a controlling stake in Sixt Leasing SE, a unit of German car renta...
Feb 20, 2020 (Gmt+09:00)
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Hanwha Group units underwrite $240 mn debt on US car park operator
Hanwha Investment & Securities Co. Ltd. and two other financial arms of South Korea’s Hanwha Group have underwritten $240 million of a 30-year deb...
Sep 26, 2019 (Gmt+09:00)
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Hana Fin to buy stake in French car park company from Ardian
Hana Financial Investment Co. Ltd. has agreed to buy a 15% stake in France’s leading car park operator Indigo Group from Ardian through a co-investmen...
Apr 25, 2019 (Gmt+09:00)
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KDB Bank, NH Investment underwrite $30 mn debt on Teekay’s new vessels
South Korea’s state-run lender KDB Bank and NH Investment & Securities Co. Ltd. have underwritten a $15 million subordinated debt each to partiall...
Jul 04, 2018 (Gmt+09:00)
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KKR makes pre-IPO investment in Korean car parts makers in $940 mn deal
Private equity firm KKR & Co. has signed an agreement to buy a stake in a South Korean automotive parts maker and acquire a copper foil unit to be...
Jul 28, 2017 (Gmt+09:00)