24 Aug 2009, 13:26 UTC · By: Bogdan Popa / Kia recently debuted model year 2010 Optima in South Korea, a slightly facelifted model that comes with a bunch of minor improvements over the current model. The news might surprise some of you, esp...
19 Aug 2009, 09:40 UTC · By: Bogdan Popa / We're not there yet, but it appears that the civil war we've seen in South Korea at SsangYong's production facility is a source of inspiration for unsatisfied workers around the world...
12 Aug 2009, 12:36 UTC · By: Bogdan Popa / The war has ended but the suffering continues for SsangYong, who's now seeking new investors that could keep the company on the floating line. News that the government will not provide direct a...
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...
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...
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...
5 Aug 2009, 07:49 UTC · By: Bogdan Popa / Following reports that the company is now planning to build a third plant in China to cope with growing demand, Hyundai today denied rumors, saying that no decision has been made until now. However,...
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...
4 Aug 2009, 06:47 UTC · By: Bogdan Popa / While the company benefits from cash incentives in both the United States and continues to run high in China, General Motors experiences slower sales in Korea where GM Daewoo encounters several prob...
3 Aug 2009, 11:12 UTC · By: Bogdan Popa / Kia and Hyundai are trying a different approach in South Korea, a country which now faces gloomy predictions when it comes to new car sales in the upcoming months. The government recently shut down ...
23 Jul 2009, 14:47 UTC · By: Alexandru Radu Chis / In the second quarter of 2009, the South Korean car maker registered a personal record for this time period, reporting a net profit increased by 48 percent to 811.8 bn won ($648.4 million). In the c...
23 Jul 2009, 09:24 UTC · By: Daniel Patrascu / After the initial threat to blow up their former place of employment was tackled by the French government's good will and willingness to sit down and talk, the 366 New Fabris workers seem to ha...
20 Jul 2009, 07:38 UTC · By: Bogdan Popa / Just as expected, Kia is currently working on a refreshed version of the Rio which will receive a bunch of new features for the 2010 model year. A report published by kia-world.net brought us the v...
15 Jul 2009, 13:09 UTC · By: Daniel Patrascu / Korean group Samsung's automotive division, Renault Samsung Motors, released today via Global Auto News new official photos showing their upcoming SM3. The car will be priced in Korea in the 14...
8 Jul 2009, 11:03 UTC · By: Alexandru Radu Chis / The South Korean car manufacturer responded to the market's growing demand for fuel efficient vehicles by releasing its first production hybrid car. The Elantra LPI is a hybrid model that uses ...
6 Jul 2009, 12:15 UTC · By: Bogdan Popa / China is a growing market for all companies that are selling cars in the country and, despite the economic chaos that is hammering sales all around the world, it still brings significant revenues to...
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...
30 Jun 2009, 08:58 UTC · By: Bogdan Popa / Hyundai finally decided whether to launch the new Equus in the United States and, according to a report by autoweek.com, the car is expected to arrive in the country as soon as July 2010. Based on t...
17 Jun 2009, 14:00 UTC · By: Bogdan Popa / Hyundai has released the first images of the 2010 Santa Fe, a facelifted version of the second generation SUV launched more than three years ago. Just like hyundai-blog.com writes, the revised car c...
25 May 2009, 12:22 UTC · By: Bogdan Popa / Things are getting worse for General Motors and not only in the United States where it faces the imminent bankruptcy filing. According to a report by Reuters, GM Daewoo, the Korean subsidiary of the...