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Exports to US reach all-time high, widen gap with China
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Trump rekindles criticism: US forces defending 'wealthy' S. Korea 'free of charge'
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Opposition-led Assembly unilaterally passes bill to probe Marine's death
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[Music in drama] Rekindle a love that slipped through your fingers
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Inflation eases in April, continues bumpy ride
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Golden chance to liquidate babies’ gold rings?
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Seoul Metro to seek legal action against malicious complaints
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Illit, mired in controversy, remains on Billboard charts for 5th week
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[New faces of Assembly] Architect behind ‘audacious initiative’ believes in denuclearized North Korea
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On May Day, labor unions blast Yoon's foreign nanny proposal
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Hyundai starts work on China plant
Hyundai Motor, the nation’s largest carmaker, broke ground Friday to build its fourth car production plant in China in an effort to expand its annual production capacity to 1.65 million units by 2018.The carmaker will complete the plant, which will have a maximum annual production capacity of 300,000 units, in Changzhou City, Hebei province by the end of 2016, the company said.The plant will be able to produce 200,000 small vehicles in the initial stage and later increase the capacity, the compa
April 3, 2015
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Seoul Motor Show opens
The Seoul Motor Show, the largest auto event in South Korea, kicked off on Friday with local and foreign automakers competing to draw the spotlight to their latest cars and new technologies.Visitors to the Seoul Motor Show roam around the booths of automakers Friday. The motor show will be held from April 3-12 at KINTEX in Ilsan, Gyeonggi Province. Industry Minister Yoon Sang-jik (front row, second from left), U.S. ambassador to South Korea Mark Lippert (front row, right) and other officials cla
April 3, 2015
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Hyundai Motor breaks ground on 4th plant in China
Hyundai Motor Co., South Korea's top carmaker, began construction of its fourth plant in China on Friday, as it seeks to ease its capacity constraints and expand sales in the world's largest auto market. The Hyundai plant in the city of Changzhou, in the northern Chinese province of Hebei, will start producing vehicles with an initial annual capacity of 200,000 units, with Hyundai planning to eventually increase the annual production capacity to 300,000 vehicles. Hyundai decided to build the
April 3, 2015
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Jaguar Land Rover flaunts British ambience
The seductive design, powerful performance and agile steering and refined drive make a British Jaguar Land Rover stand out from other premium cars in the market, including German vehicles, according to Dmitry Kolchanov.Jaguar Land Rover regional director Dmitry Kolchanov“The unique aluminum technologies we have ... with that lightweight technology, you get high fuel efficiencies and, of course, with that 1,999 cc-engine, the performance is very impressive,” said Kolchanov, Jaguar Land Rover Reg
April 3, 2015
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Hyundai unveils concept car Enduro
Hyundai Motor unveiled its new crossover utility concept car “Enduro,” also known as “Project Hnd,” for the first time at the media preview for the 2015 Seoul Motor Show on Thursday. The biannual automotive event will be held April 3-12 at KINTEX in Ilsan, Gyeonggi Province.The 12th concept car, developed at the company’s Namyang technology research center, takes its name from the word “endurance” to represent the vehicle’s sturdy and solid aspects. The Enduro is equipped with a 2.0-liter T-GDi
April 2, 2015
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Porsche’s new 911 Targa 4 GTS arrives in Korea
Porsche Korea debuts its new 911 Targa 4 GTS in Korea during the Seoul Motor Show, along with some of the latest facelift versions of its popular models. “The model highlights Porsche’s typical sports car DNA,” Kim Geun-tak, representative and managing director of Porsche Korea, said at the media preview on Thursday. Porsche’s new 911 Targa 4 GTS (Porsche Korea)The German luxury sports car brand released the Targa 4 GTS last year in celebration of the 50th anniversary of the birth of the 900 Tar
April 2, 2015
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Mercedes-Benz introduces reborn Maybach
Mercedes-Benz displays the reborn Maybach, a legendary premium automobile brand, in Korea at the Seoul Motor Show starting Friday. The German carmaker resurrected the Maybach as a sub-brand of its superluxury S-Class series, renaming it the Mercedes-Maybach S-Class.The Maybach, which competed against ultraluxurious cars like the Bentley and Rolls-Royce as Mercedes-Benz’s stand-alone brand in the early 2000s, went dormant around 2011. Mercedes-Maybach S-ClassFor many Koreans, the Maybach is remem
April 2, 2015
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Lincoln’s luxury crossover to lure younger buyers
The all-new Lincoln MKX, a luxury midsize sport utility vehicle, is out to lure young Korean buyers at the Seoul Motor Show, Ford Motor Korea said in a press release. MKX is the third strategic model that Lincoln, Ford’s luxury division, will debut this year for younger Korean buyers, following the 2015 luxury sedan MKZ and the MKC, Lincoln’s compact SUV. The all-new Lincoln MKX, a luxury midsize SUV (Ford Korea)Lincoln’s luxury crossover SUV shares the brand’s new signature split-wing grille w
April 2, 2015
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BMW lineup combines style with performance
BMW Korea is presenting a number of its latest vehicles, armed with style, technology and performance, at the Seoul Motor Show, including its plug-in hybrid sports car i8, two high-end models from its MINI brand, a new coupe and a convertible from its popular 6-Series. BMW i8The i8, which debuted in Korea last month, combines style and technology with fuel efficiency, and will help visitors understand the new era of sustainable performance of future cars. BMW’s fresh plug-in hybrid electric vehi
April 2, 2015
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Audi shows off connection between technology, fashion
The New Audi 6 with lighter frame, boosted powertrain and LED headlight, is the frontrunner for Audi at the Seoul Motor Show. Scheduled to make its official debut in Korea before June, the best-selling model from the German carmaker flaunts its sleek and sensual yet dynamic appearance. The New Audi A7 (Audi Korea)Alongside the A6, Audi Volkswagen Group’s luxury brand will attract visitors with the new Audi A7 ― which has been given a partial facelift including the Matrix LED headlight to secure
April 2, 2015
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Volkswagen highlights innovations
Volkswagen Korea unveils its Design Vision GTI concept car for the first time in Asia at the Seoul Motor Show. The concept car has a maximum 503 horsepower and runs up to 300 km per hour. It is said to be the “ultimate golf,” delivering pure passion and fun of driving, and shows the quintessential innovative flank of the German carmaker. Volkswagen Design Vision GTI (Volkswagen Korea)To achieve an extra sporty look, doorsills and C-pillars were pulled outward and the track was widened to accommo
April 2, 2015
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GM debuts all-new Chevrolet Spark at Seoul show
General Motors unveiled its all-new Chevrolet Spark minicar to the world for the first time on Thursday at the media preview for the 2015 Seoul Motor Show.The newly revamped minicar by Chevrolet features an upgraded design scheme, including a slick exterior changed to optimize the vehicle’s aerodynamics. The all-new Chevrolet Spark. (GM Korea)Given that the Chevrolet Spark has been GM Korea’s longtime bestseller, taking up over 40 percent of the company’s total sales in 2014, the automaker is ex
April 2, 2015
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Hyundai Motor takes step closer to dream of self-driving cars
Hyundai Motor on Tuesday unveiled a technology road map to produce fully-automated cars by 2030. According to the company’s blueprint, drivers of Hyundai and Kia cars will be able to ensure safety while having the car drive itself at crossroads, through traffic jams, on highways, when parking and at other times. “From 2015, we will produce partially-automated cars, and in 2020, highly-automated ones. By 2030, we are confident that we will reach fully-automated cars,” said Jung Rag, the company’s
March 31, 2015
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Hyundai Motor seeks to commercialize autonomous driving from 2020
Hyundai Motor Co., South Korea's largest automaker, said Tuesday it is pushing to commercialize autonomous driving "in phases" from 2020, which is expected to improve safety and provide more convenience to customers. Hyundai Motor said it will adopt the so-called highway driving assist system in its vehicles in the second half of this year. This would mark the first time that a local carmaker has used the feature. (Yonhap)The HDA system is designed to keep a vehicle within the lane, maintain a
March 31, 2015
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(Photo News) Kia launches new Carnival minivan
March 30, 2015
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Over 3,600 Jeep Wranglers, Cherokees to be recalled in S. Korea
Over 3,600 Jeep vehicles sold here are being recalled for defective parts that could cause fires or failures in the air-bag system, the transportation ministry said Monday.The ministry said the heated power side mirrors of the Jeep Wrangler may short and cause a fire.The recall affects 3,025 units of the Jeep Wrangler off-road SUVs produced between Oct. 26, 2010, and July 10, 2013, according to the Ministry of Land, Infrastructure and Transport.The recall also affects 611 units of the Jeep Chero
March 30, 2015
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Seoul Motor Show set to grab car lovers’ attention
From flashy Ferraris to a futuristic SUV concept car by Ssangyong Motor, nearly everything car related will be on display at the 2015 Seoul Motor Show to be held April 3-12 at KINTEX in Ilsan, Gyeonggi Province.Under the theme of “Experience the technology, feel the artistry,” a total of 32 carmakers, four motorbike manufacturers, 131 auto parts-makers and 18 tuning-parts-makers will be showing off the best they have to offer in Korea, one of the most strategically important test-beds in the car
March 29, 2015
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Revamped Genesis goes extra mile with technology
The 2015 all-new Genesis, Hyundai Motor’s premium sedan brand, has strengthened its footing in the global luxury car league, armed with upgraded technology. The popularity of the revamped Genesis has grown faster than its first generation model over the past year in its target U.S. market. Hyundai Motor debuted the 2015 Genesis in the U.S. last April, five years after it launched the first generation luxury sedan back in 2009 in an effort to shed its image as a value-for-money carmaker.The natio
March 29, 2015
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BMW launches plug-in hybrid
The BMW i8, plug-in hybrid electric vehicle by the German luxury carmaker, finally arrived in Korea on Thursday amid high expectations among drivers and market analysts. Flaunting fuel economy of a maximum of 47.6 kilometer per liter, the “fuel monster” is expected to lead the hybrid car competition that is fast heating up.BMW i8. (BMW Korea)“The i8 model epitomizes BMW’s vision for sustainable mobility solution,” a BMW PR representative said. “From the aerodynamically groundbreaking body design
March 26, 2015
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Kia Motors to produce compact K3 in Mexico
Kia Motors will start producing small cars, including its compact sedan brand K3 ― also known as Forte in overseas markets ― in Mexico from the first half of next year, Hyundai Motor Group said in a press release. The plan was officially announced when the Korean automotive group chairman Chung Mong-koo paid an on-site visit to the construction site for Kia’s first plant in Latin America on Thursday. The sister firm of Hyundai Motor broke ground last October to build the assembly line in Mexico
March 26, 2015