South Korean Government Aids Ssangyong in Finding Investors
11 Aug 2009, 15:08 UTC · By: Alexandru Radu Chis / After the recent strike that spanned 77 days, the South Korean car maker resumed production today. Ssangyong is still in a difficult financial situation and tries to find investors as soon as possib...
Police Arrest Violent SsangYong Workers
10 Aug 2009, 13:07 UTC · By: Bogdan Popa / Even if the civil war at SsangYong's plant in Pyeongtaek finally came to an end last week, the police - workers standoff continues in South Korea. But this time in a less violent manner. Police...
SsangYong Strikers Agree to End Protests
6 Aug 2009, 14:14 UTC · By: Bogdan Popa / After almost two months during which police troops and SsangYong workers had several violent clashes, the strikers who occupied the Pyeongtaek plant finally agreed to leave it voluntarily. SsangYong...
Police Raid SsangYong Plant, Many Injured
6 Aug 2009, 06:08 UTC · By: Bogdan Popa / It was only a matter of time until the protest at SsangYong's plant in Pyeongtaek turned into a violent confrontation between the strikers and police forces. If until now special troops avoided...
Police Assault SsangYong Factory
4 Aug 2009, 13:32 UTC · By: Bogdan Popa / And the war continues. This time the main characters are the police officers who decided to storm the SsangYong plant in South Korea one more time. Approximately 80 policemen covered by three police...
SsangYong July Sales: 71 Cars
4 Aug 2009, 08:37 UTC · By: Bogdan Popa / Some people said that SsangYong has already reached the lowest possible level when it comes to its current situation, pointing to the hundreds of workers who occupied the paintshop since May 21. Wit...
Tear Gas for SsangYong Strikers
3 Aug 2009, 14:27 UTC · By: Bogdan Popa / The dispute between SsangYong protesters who occupied a paint shop in Pyeongtaek continued yesterday when police forces decided to spray liquid tear gas over the workers who took over the assembly p...
SsangYong Workers, Board to Hold Talks in "Peace Zone"
30 Jul 2009, 07:17 UTC · By: Bogdan Popa / "You hit us, we hit you!" seems to be the favorite motto of the workers at SsangYong's Pyeongtaek plant who decided to protest against the board's decision to cut workforce in a ...
Michelin Workers Lock Up Execs
23 Jul 2009, 06:01 UTC · By: Daniel Patrascu / Fear the wrath of the French worker! As we have seen time and time again with Continental and New Fabris French workers, protests can take a turn for the worst in France. This time we will talk abou...
SsangYong May Lose State Support
21 Jul 2009, 12:52 UTC · By: Daniel Patrascu / While South Korean police are engaged in a standoff with some 800 of its workers, SsangYong's financial problems threaten to worsen. Yesterday, the Seoul Central District Court, which supervise...
Police Assault SsangYong Plant
21 Jul 2009, 11:01 UTC · By: Daniel Patrascu / Things heat up at SsangYong's Pyeongtaek facility, where hundreds of police officers are reported to have stormed the buildings occupied for almost two months. The initial assault of Korean rio...
Ssangyong Pyeongtaek: Police Ready to Use Force
14 Jul 2009, 07:01 UTC · By: Daniel Patrascu / Things heat up once again at the Ssangyong Motor plant in Pyeongtaek, Gyeonggi Province, after in early July some 900 workers stormed the entrance to the facility. This time, the local police is get...
SsangYong Civil War: Violent Clashes, Firebombs, 80 People Injured
1 Jul 2009, 09:48 UTC · By: Bogdan Popa / Things are getting out of control at SsangYong's plant in Pyongtaek, South Korea where more than 900 armed workers - please note, ARMED - forced the entrance in the facility. Although it mi...
No Lex Luthor for Superman SsangYong in the UK
12 Jun 2009, 10:13 UTC · By: Bogdan Popa / SsangYong must be some kind of Superman, or Batman if you like him more, because the Korean manufacturer fights with bankruptcy in the domestic market but sets new sales records outside. And all con...
SsangYong Allowed to Continue Restructuring Plans
25 May 2009, 10:45 UTC · By: Bogdan Popa / The South Korean manufacturer SsangYong who filed for bankruptcy in February is now allowed to proceed with its restructuring plan and struggle to stay alive. The news comes after a South Korean cou...
SAIC Posts 50 Percent Loss in Q1
28 Apr 2009, 15:42 UTC · By: Daniel Patrascu / Surprise, or no surprise? The long praised Chinese automotive industry seems to have nothing special to it, when compared with its foreign counterparts. Take SAIC, for instance. One of China's ...
SsangYong C200 Aero and Eco Concepts Get Real in Seoul
3 Apr 2009, 14:14 UTC · By: Bogdan Popa / SsangYong has just debuted the C200 Aero and Eco concepts at the Seoul Motor Show. First displayed at the Paris Auto Show last year, SsangYong C200 is expected to go on sale in the United Kingdom in...
SsangYong C200 Aero Concept Official Photo
25 Mar 2009, 16:37 UTC · By: Bogdan Popa / With the SsangYong C200 Eco concept to be displayed at the upcoming Seoul Motor Show in South Korea, the manufacturer today unveiled a new official photo, this time showing the C200 Aero Concept. As...
SsangYong C200 Eco Concept Displayed Before Seoul
17 Mar 2009, 15:24 UTC · By: Bogdan Popa / SsangYong has just announced that the upcoming Seoul Motor Show in South Korea, opening on April 2, will witness the introduction of a new crossover utility car codenamed C200. What's interesti...
Ssangyong's Chinese Executives Quit and Go Home
12 Feb 2009, 15:42 UTC · By: Daniel Patrascu / Ssangyong, the fourth largest South Korean manufacturer lost all its Chinese management, as all 30 Chinese staff, including about 10 executives led by Lan Qingsong have returned to China. Ssangy...