South Korea

Hyundai and Kia bet on London startup for electric cars

Hyundai and its Kia affiliate announced plans for a major investment in London-based startup Arrival to produce next-generation electric vehicles.…

BMW South Korea apologizes for engine fires

SEOUL — Representative Director and Chairman of BMW Korea Kim Hyo-joon officially apologized for a series of engine fires that broke out in its vehicles, in an emergency press conference Monday as the controversy continued to expand into more…

WATCH: How Korean drivers cooperate to help solve tunnel crash

While our streets are littered with so-called “professional” drivers and we are plagued by the headaches that they cause, motorists in other countries like Korea tend to practice a more responsible kind of driving that would be alien…

Nissan, BMW, Porsche face sales ban in South Korea

SEOUL—South Korea is to ban sales of some cars made by Porsche, BMW and Nissan, and fine the companies over $5 million as a probe into emissions documentation widens. Seoul began investigating environmental certification on imported cars…

Take 2 for the 2 Korean dragons

The timing may just be right the second time around. The South Korean-made SsangYong brand has reentered the Philippine market, this time as a sister entity to Berjaya Auto Philippines, the exclusive distributor of Japanese brand Mazda…