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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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[Music in drama] Rekindle a love that slipped through your fingers
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S. Korea discussed possible participation in AUKUS Pillar 2 with Australia: defense minister
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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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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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[KH Explains] Will alternative trading platform shake up Korean stock market?
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S. Korea lowers COVID-19 warning level, lifts last-remaining antivirus mandates
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Hyundai’s new service for Equus, Genesis
Hyundai Motor Co. introduced a new membership service for Equus and Genesis luxury sedan buyers on Thursday.The new membership service, BLU Honors, is available to those buying 2012 Equus or Genesis sedans, who submit applications. EquusEquus buyers opting for the service can choose from six rounds of golf at selected courses in the two years after the purchase, tickets to eight culture events and
April 17, 2011
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AD Motors taps into Japanese electric car market
AD Motors, a local electric car manufacturer, said it has begun exporting the Change electric car to Japan.The company had signed a memorandum of understanding regarding the issue with Japan’s Autorex on March 31. Change electric car. (AD Motors)Under the contract, Autorex will import Change vehicles to Japan, and the Nippon Automobile Fair Certificate Association will be responsible for marketing
April 17, 2011
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Korean cars in U.S. cited for interior design
Korean carmakers have come a long way since the days of the Hyundai Pony, the first locally developed automobile to be exported.The days of being widely perceived as makers of cheap but unreliable vehicles are long gone with overseas surveys and consumer research showing vast improvements in their quality rankings.Despite such developments, local carmakers’ design capabilities appeared to be laggi
April 17, 2011
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S. Korean automakers to unveil models at Shanghai motor show
SEOUL, (Yonhap) - South Korea's top carmaker Hyundai Motor Co. and its smaller affiliate Kia Motors Corp. plan to showcase dozens of their latest models at the upcoming auto show in Shanghai, China, industry sources said Sunday.Auto Shanghai 2011 is scheduled to kick off on Tuesday for a 10-day run, bringing together more than 1,500 auto manufacturers and auto parts makers from across the world.Hy
April 17, 2011
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Interest-free installment on Nissan models
Nissan Korea is offering special financing programs on the Altima+ sedan and the crossover utility vehicle Murano until the end of the month.With the Altima+ 3.5 and the Murano, the company is offering a 36-month interest-free installment program with 35 percent of the price paid up front. AltimaFor the Murano, the company will also provide a 4 million won ($3,700) fuel voucher to those making the
April 10, 2011
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Kia offers checkups to mark 10 millionth export
Kia Motors Corp. is offering free checkups to mark its exports hitting over 10 million units on March 23. As part of the event, the company will be offering checkups to Kia owners living on major islands scattered along the coast of the country, including Ullenung island in the East Sea, until May 19. Starting Tuesday, the company will check the air conditioning systems fitted in Kia vehicles used
April 10, 2011
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Limited-time offer on Peugeot 207GT
Hanbul Motors, Korea’s official Peugeot importer and distributor, is offering a special financing scheme on the 207GT during April to mark the model’s global sales breaking the 2 million mark.Until the end of the month, those purchasing the vehicle can choose between a 24-month interest-free installment program or a lease financing scheme. Peugeot 207GTUsing the zero-interest installment program,
April 10, 2011
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Hyundai, NHN step up IT efforts
Hyundai Motor Group announced Sunday that its two carmakers signed a memorandum of understanding with NHN Corp. to collaborate in the field of automotive information technology and telematics.NHN is the operator of the country’s top search engine Naver. Combining telecommunications and informatics, telematics for automobiles refers to the application of wireless telecommunications tools including
April 10, 2011
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Hyundai Mobis focuses on technology, environment, human values
Latest products from Korea’s top auto parts maker turn heads at Seoul Motor ShowHyundai Mobis Co., South Korea’s largest automobile parts manufacturer, is grabbing the limelight at the Seoul Motor Show with its latest products emphasizing environmental and human values as well as technological edge. The event is underway at the KINTEX exhibition center in Goyang, Gyeonggi Province on the largest s
April 6, 2011
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GM Korea launches Chevrolet Captiva
GM Korea Co., the Korean unit of U.S. automaker General Motors Co., unveiled the new Chevrolet Captiva sports utility vehicle in Korea on Tuesday.The new Captiva is the first Chevrolet SUV to be launched here since GM Korea, formerly GM Daewoo Auto & Technology, decided to replace all its GM Daewoo vehicles with Chevrolet models.The Captiva is the fifth Chevrolet vehicle to be launched here with t
April 5, 2011
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Discount on Mercedes-Benz collection
Mercedes-Benz Korea is holding an online event offering 20 percent discount coupons to those who join the Mercedes-Benz Collection homepage to mark the German carmaker’s 125th anniversary. The Mercedes-Benz Collection consists of Mercedes-Benz memorabilia including clothing and accessories. The offer, available until April 20, is available to those joining the website for the first time. In additi
April 3, 2011
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Free iPad2 with Cadillac
GM Korea, the distributor of Cadillac vehicles in Korea, is offering iPad2 tablet computers with all Cadillac vehicles purchased during the Seoul Motor Show.The show is open until April 10.To mark GM Korea’s participation in the show, the company is offering the iPad2 for customers who sign purchase contracts before the show’s end, and receive their vehicles before the end of the month. Cadillac
April 3, 2011
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Chrysler begins free checkup campaign
Chrysler Korea is holding the “2011 Refresh Campaign,” which offers free checkup services for Chrysler vehicles registered before Dec. 31, 2007 until the end of the month. Models pose with the compact sport utility vehicle New Compass released by Chrysler Korea last month. (Yonhap News)Owners of Chrysler, Jeep and Dodge vehicles registered before the specified date will be offered a comprehensive
April 3, 2011
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Fiat to up its Chrysler stake to 35 percent
TURIN, Italy (DPA) ― Fiat intends to increase by 10 percent its current 25 percent controlling interest in U.S. carmaker Chrysler, the chief executive of both companies, Sergio Marchionne, said Wednesday.“We will soon bring our stake in Chrysler to 35 percent, Marchionne said during a Fiat shareholders’ meeting at the Italian company’s Turin headquarters, indicating the move would happen soon.Figu
April 3, 2011
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Hyundai tops Asian car brands’ U.S. gains as quake impact looms
Hyundai Motor Co., Korea’s largest carmaker, posted a 32 percent gain in U.S. sales in March to lead Asia-based manufacturers while Toyota Motor Corp. reported a monthly decline. Deliveries dropped 5.7 percent for Toyota. Nissan Motor Co. said Friday it had a 27 percent gain and Honda Motor Co.’s sales rose 23 percent as the three biggest Japan-based brands braced for the full effect of the countr
April 3, 2011
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Korean carmakers record 10.8% sales rise in March
Sales of five automakers in Korea rose 10.8 percent in March from a year earlier on strong demands for new vehicles in both domestic and overseas markets, the companies said Friday.The combined sales of the automakers came to 649,994 units, compared with 586,561 units sold in March 2010. Domestic sales rose 8.1 percent on-year to 133,273 units in March with overseas sales also soaring 11.5 percent
April 3, 2011
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[Meet the CEO] Renault Samsung to enter mini car market
CEO says carmaker will boost cooperation with Samsung GroupNow in its 11th year, Renault Samsung Motors Co. has grown rapidly to become a major automobile exporter with the aid of its parent Renault S.A. of France.While the company has expanded its presence at an unprecedented rate, with exports growing 600-fold from 2000 to 2010, Renault Samsung is now eyeing bigger things in the future. In an in
April 3, 2011
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New vehicles highlight start of Seoul Motor Show
(The General Motors concept car / Yonhap News)The start of the 2011 Seoul Motor Show Thursday was highlighted by the introduction of various new vehicles ranging from concept cars making their international debuts to new models that will soon reach customers throughout the globe.The event started with a press day at the Korea International Exhibition Center (KINTEX). It will be open to the public
March 31, 2011
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Renault Samsung decides to cut output by 20 pct
Renault Samsung Motors Co., the South Korean unit of French automaker Renault SA, said Wednesday it will cut its output by about 20 percent from next month due to an undersupply of parts from quake-hit Japan. The company is said to import up to 18 percent of all parts for its vehicles from Japanese suppliers, largely because of Renault's strategic alliance with Japan's Nissan Motor Co. Ren
March 30, 2011
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Jaguar gives special tributes to the legendary E-Type
HAMBURG, Germany (DPA) ― The Jaguar E-Type is arguably one of the most beautiful cars ever built, stunning the motoring world when it was unveiled at the Geneva Motor Show 50 years ago with its sleek aerodynamic form and racing car engine.“It’s impossible to overstate the impact the E-Type had when it was unveiled,” said Jaguar’s current design director Ian Callum at this month’s show in Geneva. H
March 27, 2011