Hyundai - Kia Group Targeting a 10-Percent Increase in Sales for 2011

For the Hyundai Motor Group and its affiliate Kia Motors, the New Year brings a new sales target as the South Korea's largest automaker said on Monday it aims to sell 6.33 million cars in 2011, which represents a 10 percent increase over 2010 when the company sold a combined total of 5.75 million units. More specifically, Hyundai delivered 3.6 million cars (up 16 percent from 2009), while sold

Hyundai Launches First 4-D Commercial for New Azera Sedan

Hyundai is banking on the latest film technologies to promote its new Azera sedan, at least on its home turf. The automaker released a new advertisement for the mid-size saloon, which is named Grandeur in its home market, in select 4-D and 3-D movie theaters in South Korea. Read more »

Saudi Arabia Signs $500 Million Deal with Korean Company to Build Cars

The King Saud University (KSU) on Sunday announced a $500 million deal with South Korea's Digm Automotive Technology to set up Saudi Arabia's first car manufacturing company. The Saudi university recently made headlines with the Mercedes G-Class-based 'Gazal 1' (pictured above) after announcing that the SUV is heading for production. The Saudi Press Agency reported that the university's

Korean Designer Mixes Science and Nature in a Saab Sports Sedan Concept for 2025

Earlier this year, Swedish automaker Saab was saved from the scrapheap by Spyker and a loan from the European Investment Bank. In spite of this, nothing much has changed. The stylish new 9-5 has gone on sale overseas, with the 9-4X crossover following in Q2 2011. And the aging 9-3 trundles on, blissfully unaware that anything has happened. Korean design student Youngho Jong is looking towards

Mitsubishi to Enter Korean Market in October 2008

Confirming earlier reports, Mitsubishi made it official today that it will enter the Korean market in October. The Japanese carmaker will sell its vehicles in Korea through the MMSK Corporation, a joint-venture recently set up by Daewoo Motor Sales and Mitsubishi. Starting in October 2008

Mitsubishi to Enter Korean Market in October 2008

Confirming earlier reports, Mitsubishi made it official today that it will enter the Korean market in October. The Japanese carmaker will sell its vehicles in Korea through the MMSK Corporation, a joint-venture recently set up by Daewoo Motor Sales and Mitsubishi. Starting in October 2008

Renault Samsung QM5 SUV Image Gallery

Based on the Nissan Qashqai platform, the Renault Samsung QM5 SUV will go on sale in the South Korean market in early December where it will be available initially with a 2.0-litre turbodiesel engine. In 2008 the Korean built QM5 will come to Europe under the Renault brand as the Koleos. Follow the jump for the full image gallery or click here to check out our previous article on the QM5. -