Automotive

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  GS Caltex partners with U.S. company Lime to provide electric kick scooter charging service SEOUL -- Lime, a U.S. car-sharing system operator, partnered with two South Korean firms including GS Caltex, a major domestic refiner, to cooperate in providing charging services for electric kick scooters at gas stations, parking lots and convenience stores. Cooperation also involves GS Retail, which runs a chain of retail stores and a network of parking lots. GS Caltex said Tuesday that it would use idle sites at gas stations to charge electric kick scooters and foster them a 2019-11-19
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  Hyundai Motor reveals $410 mln project to produce new pickup truck in U.S. SEOUL -- In a strategy to release specialized models for each market, Hyundai Motor has revealed a $410 million project plan to attract new consumers in the United States and Canada market with Santa Cruz, a quality crossover that has the attributes of a pickup truck and sport utility vehicle. Hyundai Motor's plant in Montgomery, Alabama, said in a statement that Santa Cruz, introduced four years ago as a concept model at the 2015 North American International Auto Show in Detroi 2019-11-14
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  Hyundai Motorsport grabs maiden title in FIA World Rally Championship SEOUL -- Hyundai Motorsport, the motorsport wing of South Korea's Hyundai auto group, has grabbed its first champion trophy in this year's season of the World Rally Championship (WRC), which is one of the world's most popular motorsports along with Formula 1 (F1) racing. Hyundai Motorsport said in a statement on Wednesday that its racing team has grabbed top standings in the 2019 season of WRC, administered and regulated by Federation Internationale de l'Automobile ( 2019-11-13
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  Hyundai Motor reveals teaser content for concept plug-in hybrid SUV SEOUL -- Hyundai Motor has revealed a glimpse of its concept plug-in hybrid sport utility vehicle featuring the carmaker's latest design trend through teaser content including images and a rendered video clip. The teaser content was released through its website on Wednesday. Hyundai said its sport utility vehicle (SUV) concept houses an "innovative, eco-focused compact SUV design with emotional function as an urban vision crossover concept." The SUV concept, 2019-11-13
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  Hyundai's Xcient trucks carry out successful platooning on test road SEOUL -- South Korea's Hyundai auto group moved closer to the commercialization of limited autonomous driving by commercial vehicles by carrying out the first successful platooning of 40-ton trailer trucks on a smart highway replicating real-world traffic conditions. Two Xcient heavy trucks were mobilized for this week's demonstration on Yeoju Smart Highway, a 7.7 km testbed established for the development of autonomous driving technology, the group said in a statement. Th 2019-11-13
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  Hyundai Mobis develops ultra-short range radar for vehicle's tail warning SEOUL -- Hyundai Mobis, the parts-making unit of South Korea's Hyundai auto group, has developed a commercially viable ultra-short range radar solution that enables a quick stop by detecting a person or bicycle when a vehicle goes into reverse. Radar sensors are faster in response and have longer detection distances than ultrasonic sensors used in R-AEB (Rear Emergency Automatic Braking) devices. Ultrasound is affected by wind or noise, and cameras have drawbacks such as falling 2019-11-13
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  Hyundai Motor develops world's first active noise control technology SEOUL -- South Korea's Hyundai auto group has developed a new active noise control system that enables a nearly silent cabin environment by analyzing various types of noise such as resonant sounds created between tires and wheels or rumble sounds coming up from the road to produce inverted soundwaves. Vehicle interior noise primarily comes from powertrain, road and wind. Hyundai Motor said Monday that its Road Noise Active Noise Control (RANC) system significantly reduces road 2019-11-11
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  ​Hyundai to introduce 13 new alternate fuel vehicles by 2022 SEOUL -- In an effort to broaden its presence in the global market for vehicles powered by alternative fuel, Hyundai Motor will introduce 13 new electric and plug-in hybrid models including sedans and sport utility vehicles by 2022. Hyundai Motor said it would globally release 13 "eco-focused" models, six sedans and seven sport utility vehicles (SUVs), over the next three years. The carmaker so far has released five models including Ioniq, a compact electric sedan, and Nex 2019-11-08
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  ​Hyundai develops integrated infotainment system featuring augmented reality SEOUL -- Hyundai auto group has developed a new integrated infotainment system featuring augmented reality-based navigation in an effort to beef up its presence in the rapidly growing global car infotainment market. Hyundai auto group said in a statement on Thursday that the company has developed an integrated infotainment system that would provide driver-convenient services such as augmented reality (AR)-based navigation, in-vehicle payment and handwritten character recognition. Th 2019-11-07
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  Kia Motors forges marketing partnership with Kakao's entertainment wing SEOUL -- Kia Motors, an affiliate of South Korea's Hyundai auto group, has forged a strategic partnership with Kakao M, the entertainment wing of the web service giant Kakao, to roll out K-pop cultural marketing promotions for young global consumers. Kakao M is a total entertainment company that operates Melon, a favorite online music service in South Korea. The company also has multiple entertainment agencies with artists and celebrities such as IU, Lee Byung-hun, Go Soo and Ha 2019-11-06
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  Myoung Shin aims to produce 220,000 EVs by 2024 at former GM plant SEOUL -- Myoung Shin, a new South Korean carmaker that took over an idle plant shut down by U.S. carmaker General Motors as part of global restructuring, aims to produce some 220,000 electric vehicles by 2024, including sedans, trucks, buses and sport utility vehicles. Myoung Shin CEO Lee Tae-gyu said Tuesday that the plant in the southeastern port city of Gunsan, 178 kilometers (110 miles) southeast of Seoul, would gradually expand facilities after producing some 50,000 SUVs under 2019-11-05
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  Hyundai Motor forges partnership with Israeli logistics firm Taavura SEOUL -- Hyundai Motor has partnered with Israeli logistics firm Taavura Holdings to explore business opportunities based on innovative technologies. Hyundai Motor said Tuesday that it has signed a memorandum of understanding with Taavura at its Israeli headquarters in Ramla. Taavura provides logistics and road haulage services. Through its partnership with Taavura, Hyundai Motor plans to find new business opportunities and investigating and assessing trends in new technologies 2019-10-29
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  Hyundai reveals concept model for commercial hydrogen-powered truck at US car show SEOUL -- In an effort to promote its image as a leading producer of clean-energy vehicles using hydrogen fuel cells, South Korean carmaker Hyundai Motor debuted a concept model for its commercial hydrogen-powered heavy-duty truck at a commercial vehicle show in the United States. Hyundai said in a statement uploaded onto its news blog that it revealed a concept model for "HDC-6 NEPTUNE", a hydrogen-powered Class 8 heavy-duty truck, at the North American Commercial Vehicle 2019-10-29
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  [FOCUS] Pioneer in mobility service market grumbles at outdated regulatory barrier SEOUL -- A pioneer in South Korea's mobility service market grumbled at an outdated regulatory barrier and questioned a government drive to nurture startups in a sarcastic manner after state prosecutors indicted him over the operation of Tada, a smartphone-based ride-hailing service that has gained popularity for convenient and affordable transportation. Tada has rapidly grown to become South Korea's leading ride-offering service since it was officially launched using 11-s 2019-10-29
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  Hyundai Glovis sets up joint venture with Chinese logistics company SEOUL -- Hyundai Glovis, a logistics arm of South Korea's Hyundai auto group, established a joint venture with United Logistics, a logistics company based in China, in an effort to expand its logistics business in the world's largest auto market. Hyundai Glovis said Monday that its Beijing branch would own 51 percent of the joint venture, with the remainder controlled by the Chinese partner which has been engaged in transportation, storage and export of finished cars with a 2019-10-28
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  Hyundai Mobis makes $50 mln strategic investment in U.S. tech firm Velodyne Lidar SEOUL -- Hyundai Mobis, the parts-making unit of South Korea's Hyundai auto group, forged a strategic partnership with Velodyne, a Silicon Valley-based technology company, through an investment of $50 million to acquire technology for the mass-production of Lidar, a laser-based environment detecting system which is seen as a key element in autonomous driving. Lidar (light imaging, detection and ranging) is a surveying method that measures the distance to a target by illuminating 2019-10-23
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  Hyundai Motor head urges structural change to become key producer in personal air vehicles SEOUL -- Chung Eui-sun, the virtual head of South Korea's Hyundai auto group, called for a drastic structural change to become a key player in the production of personal air vehicles or flying cars, saying many carmakers would disappear in the future auto industry. Personal air vehicles (PAVs) are emerging as a future system of travel to avoid traffic jams on urban roads as the doorstep-to-doorstep average speed for cars is predicted to degrade further. An air taxi is a small 2019-10-22
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  Hyundai reveals teaser video for full-sized sedan 'The New Grandeur' SEOUL -- South Korean carmaker Hyundai Motor revealed a teaser video that showed glimpses of the revamped version of "Grandeur IG", a full-sized sedan released in 2016. The first version of Grandeur became the icon of successful businessmen when it hit the market in 1986. The sedan was popular for quality and its wide interior space. Its trunk, capable of carrying four golf bags, was a strong selling point. The teaser video released on Tuesday highlighted key poin 2019-10-22
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  Hyundai Mobis, KT demonstrate connected car technologies based on 5G network SEOUL -- Hyundai Mobis, the parts-making wing of South Korea's Hyundai auto group, demonstrated connected car technologies, based on a 5G mobile communication network, through cooperation with KT, a Seoul-based telecom company. The demonstration at the test center of Hyundai Mobis in Seosan about 90 kilometers (56 miles) southwest of Seoul involved two self-driving test cars. The front car reflected information obtained through cameras and radars on the map in real time and pass 2019-10-22
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  Hyundai releases teaser image of hydrogen electric truck concept ahead of vehicle show SEOUL -- South Korea's Hyundai auto group revealed the rendered image of its concept for a hydrogen-powered fuel cell electric truck, HDC-6 NEPTUNE, that will be shown at a commercial vehicle show in Atlanta. Hyundai Motor said in a statement that it would hold a press conference on October 29 at the Georgia World Congress Center to reveal its concept. The North American Commercial Vehicle Show showcases products like trucks, trailers and cargo handling and restraint products. 2019-10-22