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Exports to US reach all-time high, widen gap with China
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Samsung chip business back on track, logs W1.9tr operating profit in Q1
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Hopes rise for possible Gaza truce deal
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Ex-pro baseball player who killed debtor appeals sentence
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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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Tata looks at selling Nano in Asia
Tata Motors Ltd. may expand sales of the Nano, the world’s cheapest car, to countries such as Thailand, Sri Lanka and Bangladesh as early as this year as demand for the egg-shaped vehicle rebounds in India.“We will go after these markets one after another,” Tata chief executive officer Carl-Peter Forster said Thursday at an auto-industry event in Bochum, Germany. Tata Motors Ltd. Nano vehicles ar
Jan. 30, 2011
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Prices turn drivers away from hybrids
Despite the hype from carmakers and the government’s drive to popularize eco-friendly vehicles, South Korean motorists remain lukewarm toward hybrid electric vehicles.According to industry statistics, less than 8,700 hybrid electric vehicles were sold here in 2010, accounting for less than 0.56 percent of the overall market. Of the 11 hybrid electric models available in Korea, Hyundai Motor Co.’s
Jan. 24, 2011
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Daimler launches new cargo truck
Daimler Truck Korea launched the cargo truck Actros on the local market Thursday. With the new truck, Mercedes-Benz is entering the country’s market for large cargo trucks, which accounts for about 60 percent of large truck sales, for the first time. ActrosThe truck is equipped with a V6 engine that puts out 476 brake horsepower, and has been designed for use in various functions including transpo
Jan. 23, 2011
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Mitsubishi plans 8 eco-friendly cars by 2015-16
TOKYO (DPA) ― Mitsubishi Motors Corp. plans to launch eight models of electric cars and plug-in hybrids by the financial year that ends in March 2016, the Japanese carmaker said Thursday.The strategy includes the introduction of hybrid vehicles in the 2013-14 financial year, said Mitsubishi, which produces an electric hatchback but has yet to introduce hybrid models.It plans to also expand its lin
Jan. 23, 2011
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Subaru launches 2011 Forester
Subaru Korea launched the 2011 Forester compact sport utility vehicle on the local market last Monday.In addition to the usual upgrades seen in model year changes, the new Forester is fitted with the third-generation Boxer engine. 2011 ForesterIn Subaru’s Boxer engine, the pistons are arranged and move horizontally, as opposed to the up and down movement of an inline engine, which according to the
Jan. 23, 2011
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Lexus showroom opens in Ilsan
Chunwoo Motors, Toyota Korea’s Lexus dealer for the Yongsan area of Seoul, opened a Lexus showroom in Ilsan-gu, Goyang in Gyeonggi Province on Thursday.The company said that the new showroom will strengthen its sales network in northern Gyeonggi Province including Ilsan and Paju. The showroom is located on the ground floor of a three-story building that includes office space, and a service stall t
Jan. 23, 2011
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Hyundai, Kia’s swap between overseas
Hyundai Motors Co. will shuffle production of two models between its Czech factory and a plant operated in neighboring Slovakia by the carmaker’s affiliate, Kia Motors Corp.The factory near Zilina, Northern Slovakia, will take over production of Kia Venga compact cars, which are currently assembled in the Czech Republic, according to Dusan Dvorak, spokesman for the unit. Similarly, production of H
Jan. 23, 2011
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Renault Samsung offers free Seolnal checkup
Renault Samsung Motors Co. will be operating vehicle checkup points at 14 rest stops on expressways from Feb. 1 to 6 between 9 a.m. and 5 p.m. for those traveling during the Seolnal, Lunar New Year, holiday.The checkup points offer general checkups free of charge, and replacements for various parts and components. Mechanics stationed at the checkup points will also provide tips on vehicle maintena
Jan. 23, 2011
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Hyundai ups ante with new Grandeur
By Choi He-suk The latest version of Hyundai Motor Co.’s perennial bestseller Grandeur was unveiled on Thursday, completing the revamping of domestic firms’ upper-midsized sedans.In line with the company’s recent policy of listing imported vehicles as the main competition, Hyundai is eying a number of the world’s best-known models in the segment, including the Mercedes Benz E Class, BMW 5 Series a
Jan. 17, 2011
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Automobile recalls in S. Korea soar in 2010
Automobile recalls in South Korea spiked in 2010 because of tighter safety-related regulatory control and monitoring, a government report showed Monday. According to the report by the Ministry of Land, Transport and Maritime Affairs, 270,000 vehicles of 87 locally made and imported models were recalled last year, up 110,000 units from a year earlier. The total number of vehicle models recalled
Jan. 17, 2011
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BMW trumps Daimler in Europe sales as VW’s Audi keeps top spot
Volkswagen AG’s Audi unit defended its top spot in luxury-car sales in Europe last year while Bayerische Motoren Werke AG’s main brand captured second place from Daimler AG’s Mercedes-Benz as demand for premium cars revived. New registrations for BMWs rose 6.5 percent last year to 609,196, the fastest pace among the three brands, exceeding Mercedes’s 586,146, while Audi stayed on top with sales of
Jan. 16, 2011
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Toyota developing motors without rare earths
Toyota Motor Corp., the world’s largest seller of hybrid autos, is developing an alternative motor for future hybrid and electric cars that doesn’t need rare-earth minerals at risk of supply disruptions.Toyota engineers in Japan and the U.S. are working on a so- called induction motor that’s lighter and more efficient than the magnet-type motor now used in its Prius, said John Hanson, a company sp
Jan. 16, 2011
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New Dodge Viper to lure Porsche, Corvette lovers
Chrysler Group LLC, the U.S. automaker run by Fiat SpA, said the next Dodge Viper sports car is going to be “drop-dead beautiful” so it can take buyers from Porsche SE’s cars and General Motors Co.’s Corvette.The new Viper’s look was inspired by “a naked woman on the beach,” Ralph Gilles, the head of Chrysler’s design, said at an event on Jan. 12 in Detroit. The car will be released next year as a
Jan. 16, 2011
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New Mercedes-Benz S Class hits local market
Mercedes-Benz Korea launched the new S350 BlueTEC on the local market on Wednesday.According to the company, the new vehicle is 6.8 percent more fuel efficient and has 10 percent more power output than the previous version of the car. The vehicle is fitted with a 3-liter, V6 engine and seven-speed automatic transmission. The car’s engine puts out 258 brake horsepower, and can reach 100 kilometers
Jan. 16, 2011
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Mercedes-Benz dealer offers iPads
Hansung Motor, the official Mercedes-Benz dear, is offering gifts including 25 Apple iPad table PCs during January.As part of its 25th anniversary celebrations, the company will provide iPads to 25 randomly selected customers who buy Mercedes-Benz vehicles during the month,In addition, the company will be giving away gifts to all those who visit showrooms and receive consultations during the month
Jan. 16, 2011
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Daihatsu to end vehicle sales in Europe
TOKYO (DPA) ― Japanese carmaker Daihatsu Motor Co. said Friday it had decided to withdraw from Europe from January 2013 due to sluggish sales and a decline in profits. Daihatsu, a subsidiary of Toyota Motor Corp., said it would end the sale of new vehicles in the European market. Worsening profitability was partly responsible as the yen rose against the euro.A stronger yen makes Japanese-made prod
Jan. 16, 2011
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Special lease program with Mini
Mini is offering special lease financing program on all models until the end of the month. Those purchasing Mini vehicles before the end of the month will be offered the choice of using a lease program that allows 40 percent of the vehicle’s price to be paid in installments over 36 months, and return the vehicle at the end of the period. Using the program, the Mini Cooper SE can be financed for 27
Jan. 16, 2011
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Peugeot launches electric bicycles
PARIS (DPA) ― With the launch of its first electric vehicle, the iOn, Peugeot is also offering a collection of three electrically driven bicycles featuring a light aluminum frame and a Panasonic electric engine with a range of between 75 and 95 kilometers. A special comfort feature is a high-quality Selle Royal saddle designed for longer trips and a sturdy luggage rack. In addition the lighting in
Jan. 16, 2011
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Toyota adds cheapest Lexus model
Toyota Motor Corp. introduced its cheapest Lexus yet in Japan as the automaker struggles to replicate the luxury brand’s U.S. success in its home market.The Lexus CT200h went on sale today priced from 3.55 million yen ($43,000), Toyota said in a statement, making it less expensive than the 3.95 million yen HS250h hybrid and 3.98 million yen IS250 sedan. The automaker, the world’s largest, plans to
Jan. 16, 2011
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New Year deals for Cadillac
GM Korea is offering a number of special deals with the CTS, SRX and STS until the end of the month.For the CTS 3.0, the company is offering a choice between a 2 percent discount and a lease financing program that allows the buyer to pay 65 percent of the vehicle’s price at the end of a 36 month period with 30 percent paid up front. Cadillac SRXFor SRX models, buyers can pick between a zero-intere
Jan. 9, 2011