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GM Repays Korean Debt
GM Repays Korean Debt

1 Dec 2010, 12:10 UTC · By: Daniel Patrascu / With the initial public offering going great, American manufacturer GM is slowly coming back to its financial independence. Today, GM announced that it has managed to repay, together with its South ...

 
FTA with South Korea Rallies US Carmakers
FTA with South Korea Rallies US Carmakers

10 Nov 2010, 10:06 UTC · By: Daniel Patrascu / A long topic for debate for US and South Korean politicians, a free trade agreement (FTA) between the two countries is entering the final leg, as talks on the matter are ongoing in Seoul, the South ...

 
Renault Confirms South Korean Roadshow in October
Renault Confirms South Korean Roadshow in October

17 Sep 2010, 13:25 UTC · By: Ovidiu Panzariu / Koreans will witness a piece of F1 action in early October, courtesy of Renault F1 Team. A few weeks before the start of the first Korean Grand Prix in the history of Formula One, the Enstone-based ...

 
Chandhok Drives First F1 Car on Yeongam Track
Chandhok Drives First F1 Car on Yeongam Track

7 Sep 2010, 07:51 UTC · By: Daniel Patrascu / The Korean International Circuit (KIC) received on its tarmac on Saturday the visit of the first Formula 1 car to enter the Yeongam venue, prior to the inaugural race which will be held here in Octo...

 
Hyundai Elantra Comes to the US [Gallery]
Hyundai Elantra Comes to the US [Gallery]

3 Aug 2010, 14:26 UTC · By: Daniel Patrascu / Probably the most teased vehicle in the Hyundai line-up, the Elantra, is slowly revealing all of its attributes, traits and markets, as the release date in countries other than South Korea approache...

 
2011 Hyundai Elantra Real Life Photos
2011 Hyundai Elantra Real Life Photos

28 Jul 2010, 06:51 UTC · By: Daniel Patrascu / With less than a week left before South Korean manufacturer releases the new Elantra (aka Avante) in its home market, a new set of photos showing the vehicle were released, this time showing the car...

 
2011 Hyundai Elantra First Interior Photo
2011 Hyundai Elantra First Interior Photo

20 Jul 2010, 06:40 UTC · By: Daniel Patrascu / The slow arrival onto the market of the 2011 Hyundai Elantra (or Avante MD as it is known in its home market) continues some several months after the vehicle was presented at the Busan Motor Show i...

 
US - South Korea Free Trade Agreement Pleases AIAM
US - South Korea Free Trade Agreement Pleases AIAM

8 Jul 2010, 12:40 UTC · By: Daniel Patrascu / The US government's wish to get the Free Trade Agreement (FTA) with South Korea approved pleases the Association of International Automobile Manufacturers (AIAM), who says such a development wo...

 
Oullim Spirra, South Korea's First Supercar
Oullim Spirra, South Korea's First Supercar

15 Jun 2010, 08:27 UTC · By: Daniel Patrascu / With South Korean cars getting more and more people to buy them, it was only a matter of time until a supercar "made in Korea" became available. Called Spirra, the supercar is manufactured...

 
World Premiere of the All-New Hyundai Elantra/Avante
World Premiere of the All-New Hyundai Elantra/Avante

29 Apr 2010, 12:50 UTC · By: Dan Mihalascu / Hyundai has unveiled the 2011 Elantra (known as the Avante in South Korea) at the Busan Motor Show in its home country. This is the fifth generation of the popular compact car, Hyundai’s best-...

 
Mahindra Reportedly Bidding for SsangYong Motor
Mahindra Reportedly Bidding for SsangYong Motor

27 Apr 2010, 14:44 UTC · By: Dan Mihalascu / Mahindra & Mahindra, the Indian SUV and tractor maker, is interested in buying controlling shares in the troubled South Korean sports utility manufacturer SsangYong Motor Company. According t...

 
Hyundai Sonata F24 GDi Launched in Korea
Hyundai Sonata F24 GDi Launched in Korea

26 Jan 2010, 11:12 UTC · By: Bogdan Popa / Hyundai's South Korean division introduced a new 2.4-liter engine for the Sonata that brings a significant power increase and thus makes the car more powerful than its domestic competitors. Acc...

 
Subaru to Enter South Korean Market in April
Subaru to Enter South Korean Market in April

22 Jan 2010, 13:19 UTC · By: Andrei Tutu / The South Korean Market will see another Japanese automaker entering the sector: Fuji Heavy Industries has decided to bring the Subaru brand to South Korea starting form April, through its local dis...

 
TagAZ Vega Production Resumed
TagAZ Vega Production Resumed

27 Nov 2009, 15:47 UTC · By: Alex Vasile / After Ford said this week that its Russian plant will run at full capacity, we have more good news from Russia. According to RBC Daily citing a plant spokesman, Taganrog Automobile Plant (TagAZ) has...

 
SsangYong Still on Track to Survive
SsangYong Still on Track to Survive

9 Nov 2009, 10:57 UTC · By: Bogdan Popa / The South Korean carmaker SsangYong still has chances to survive in spite of the local court's decision to delay the verdict on the recovery plan until December 11. Curiously, Paul Williams, ma...

 
Toyota Steps in Korea, Takes on Hyundai
Toyota Steps in Korea, Takes on Hyundai

22 Oct 2009, 10:08 UTC · By: Bogdan Popa / South Korean is Hyundai's domestic market and, at the same time, the most profitable country for this particular automaker. However, Toyota is very confident that along with the official entran...

 
FOTA Wants American Race, Not Korean
FOTA Wants American Race, Not Korean

6 Oct 2009, 09:10 UTC · By: Ovidiu Panzariu / Shortly after the FIA announced the calendar for the upcoming season, several reactions started to appear from the Formula One teams. The FOTA (Formula One Teams Association) had longly pushed for a...

 
Volkswagen Looking to Buy SsangYong Motor
Volkswagen Looking to Buy SsangYong Motor

23 Sep 2009, 12:48 UTC · By: Bogdan Popa / Volkswagen, who'll soon become the sole Porsche owner, is looking to take over South Korean automaker SsangYong Motor, a company which is now struggling to step out of a very difficult economic...

 
New Hyundai Sonata Released
New Hyundai Sonata Released

17 Sep 2009, 15:04 UTC · By: Bogdan Popa / South Korean manufacturer Hyundai today unveiled the new Sonata in the domestic market, a launch that will go on sale in Europe in 2010. The car will be sold on the Old Continent as i40, with the es...

 
Confirmed: Hyundai Brings i20 Production in Europe
Confirmed: Hyundai Brings i20 Production in Europe

28 Aug 2009, 10:11 UTC · By: Bogdan Popa / Just as we told you back in May, the South Korean manufacturer Hyundai was planning to move a part of the i20 production in Europe, in an attempt to get tax benefits and bring the car closer to its ...