LG U+ announced on Dec. 11 that it has signed a memorandum of understanding (MOU) with Korea Toyota Motor Corporation to develop membership services and install chargers for expanding the domestic electric vehicle (EV) charging infrastructure.As part of this agreement, both companies will develop ne
Toyota sold no electric, hydrogen, LPG and gasoline vehicles at all in South Korea last year, when it sold 14,168 hybrid and plug-in hybrid electric vehicles in South Korea and its low-pollution car supply rate calculated by the South Korean government was 43.7 percent. The figure is the highest of
Big discounts whetted Korean customers’ appetite for Japanese cars, which were shunned following the Japanese government’s restriction of exports of key industrial items to Korea.Sales of Japanese cars, which had fallen in the aftermaths of Koreans’ boycott of Japanese goods and services, have rebou
Japanese cars’ share in Korea’s imported car market surpassed 20 percent for the first time since 2010.Japanese cars accounted for 22.2 percent (11,585) of the total imported car market (52,061 units) from January to March of this year, said the Korea Automobile Importers and Distributors Associatio
The Tesla Model 3 topped the list of the most popular electric and plug-in hybrid vehicles last year with a global sales volume of 145,846 units.It was followed by the BAIC EC-Series (90,637) and the Nissan Leaf (87,149). The Toyota Prius PHEV and the Mitsubishi Outlander PHEV came in ninth and tent
The Hyundai and Kia Automotive Group is planning to launch solar-powered cars as early as next year as its development of a photovoltaic car that charges its battery with solar light is in the final stage.The automotive group unveiled its solar technology through its own media channels, HMG Journal
Competition among hybrid sedans is getting fiercer as eco-friendly vehicles are gaining popularity due to high oil prices.In January of this year, the Korean government’s subsidy for a hybrid car was reduced from one million won (US$900) to 500,000 won (US$450). However, as oil prices hiked, demand
The South Korean government has developed the world’s first vehicle sunroof that can generate power while transmitting light in cooperation with private firms and national research and development (R&D) centers.The new sunroof opens the way for commercializing an auxiliary in-vehicle power supply sy
The Korea Automobile Importers & Distributors Association (KAIDA) announced on November 12 that a total of 16,833 imported hybrid cars were sold in South Korea for the first 10 months of this year to account for 9.6% of the total sales of imported cars in the market for the period. The ratio is expe
Samsung Electronics has been approved to run an autonomous vehicle test in the United States, the Financial Times (FT) reported on September 1 (local time).A spokesperson for the California Department of Motor Vehicles (DMV) said it allowed the autonomous drive test by Samsung Electronics' semicondu
“Anxiety over certification” is spreading throughout the imported car industry in Korea. The Volkswagen's diesel gate toughened the certification of diesel vehicles. This time, imported car companies are having trouble launching eco-friendly cars.Import car companies have not focused on launching di
Plug-in hybrid electric vehicles (PHEVs), which are booming in the US, are failing to gain in as much popularity as in the US due to low subsidies and a lack of consumer awareness in Korea.According to the automobile industry on June 6, PHEVs sold by Korean automakers in May totaled just 40. Hyundai
It has been found that Japanese hybrid models are taking the place of German diesel cars in the South Korean market in the wake of the Volkswagen emissions scandal.The Korea Automobile Importers & Distributors Association announced on March 12 that Japanese carmakers sold a total of 5,656 cars in So
The Ministry of Land, Transport and Maritime Affairs announced on February 20 that the ministry gave Naver Labs, a technology research and development subsidiary of Naver permission to temporarily operate driverless cars on actual roads. The green light was the thirteenth since the introduction of a
The American Council for an Energy-Efficient Economy (ACEEE) picked the Hyundai Ioniq Electric as the best electric vehicle in the world on its 20th list of green cars. This year, the American non-profit organization picked out 12 green cars based on its Green Score, which is calculated based on the
Hyundai Motor Co., South Korea's largest carmaker, topped the list of the world’s highest quality auto brands in Germany, the home of automobiles. As Kia Motors took fourth place, beating Toyota, both the quality of Hyundai Motor and its smaller affiliate Kia Motors ranked in high levels in Germany
Hyundai Motor Company’s Ioniq Hybrid has become the most fuel efficient car in the U.S. market, returning higher mileage than any other combustion-engine and hybrid vehicles.According to the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) on December 6, the Ioniq Hybrid Blue received a combined fuel rati
Hyundai Motor, the nation's top automaker, announced on November 10 that the Ioniq Hybrid outperformed the Toyota Prius Hybrid in key indicators, such as design and vehicle performance, at the comparison evaluation conducted by Auto Bild, a leading German automobile magazine, last month.The two mode
Five steady-selling vehicle models produced by South Korean automaker Hyundai Motor Co. and its smaller affiliate Kia Motors Corp. have been named best cars by U.S. consumers.In a customer satisfaction survey dubbed “2016 Automotive Performance Execution and Layout (APEAL)” released by J.D. Power an
In the first half of this year, sales of import cars edged down 2.6% from a year before. It was the first time in seven years since 2009 for the sales in the half year. Analysis says that the “Diesel Gate” that broke out last year had a big impact although various elements played their roles. In ac