SEOUL, September 07 (AJP) - Seoul has selected Kakao Mobility, Hyundai Motor and T-money Mobility to operate private platforms for autonomous vehicle transport services, shifting the city's robotaxi system from a single-app model to a three-way platform structure. The move is expected to end Kakao Mobility's two-year run as the sole platform operator for Seoul's autonomous taxi calling service. Under the city's recruitment notice, selected operators will be allowe

DONALDSONVILLE, Louisiana, September 05 (AJP) - Hyundai Motor Group is envisioning a U.S.-based steel supply chain stretching from cars to humanoid robots and even rockets, with its Chairman Chung Euisun saying steel from its new Louisiana mill could eventually be used in Boston Dynamics' Atlas and supplied to companies such as SpaceX. Speaking to reporters after the groundbreaking ceremony for Hyundai-POSCO Louisiana Steel (HPLS) in Donaldsonville, Louisiana, on Friday, C

SEOUL, September 4 (AJP) - Hyundai Motor Group has agreed with Oman's government and local companies to promote eco-friendly mobility, the automaker said on Friday. Hyundai said it signed memorandums of understanding (MOUs) with Oman's Ministry of Transport, Communications and Information Technology (MTCIT) and Oman Oil Marketing Company (OOMCO) in Salalah the previous day as part of a partnership to support the country's goal of achieving carbon neutrality under its &

SEOUL, September 03 (AJP) - Tesla, this year's standout performer among imported car brands in South Korea, widened its lead in August by selling more vehicles than BMW and Mercedes-Benz combined. Tesla registered 10,400 vehicles in August, exceeding the combined 10,217 units sold by second-ranked BMW and third-ranked Mercedes-Benz, according to the Korea Automobile Importers & Distributors Association (KAIDA). BMW registered 6,180 vehicles and Mercedes-Benz 4,037. Tesl

SEOUL, September 1 (AJP) - Hyundai Motor's sales fell sharply in August as production was disrupted by labor strikes, the automaker said on Tuesday. It sold 288,574 vehicles worldwide in August, down 14.2 percent from a year earlier, as domestic sales plunged 41.1 percent to 34,333 and overseas sales fell 8.5 percent to 254,241. Sedans led domestic sales with 10,922 units including 5,931 Grandeurs, 3,105 Sonatas and 1,462 Avantes. It also sold 10,810 recreational vehicles

SEOUL, September 1 (AJP) - Unionized workers at Hyundai Motor have reached a wage agreement for this year, ending months of labor tensions that disrupted production at South Korea's largest automaker. In a vote on Monday, 61.55 percent of the 31,166 union members who cast ballots voted in favor of the agreement, the union said on Tuesday. The union has about 39,000 members in total. Under the new wage deal, workers will receive a 100,000 won (US$73) increase in monthly base

SEOUL, August 27 (AJP) - Automaker Kia unveiled the latest versions of its key sport utility vehicles (SUVs), along with their special black editions on Thursday. The automaker said the facelifted versions of its flagship trio, the Carnival, Sorento and Sportage, offer customers more options to choose from along with enhanced convenience features, while their special black editions would apple to customers seeking a tougher and more premium look. In particular, the special edit

SEOUL, August 26 (AJP) -Hyundai Motor will work with Nvidia to put Level 2+ autonomous-driving technology into its first mass-produced software-defined vehicle in 2028, anchoring an ambitious AI push that also includes a 50,000-GPU data center, humanoid robots and expanded robotaxi production, the South Korean automaker said Wednesday. The tie-up was declared at the company's 2026 CEO Investor Day devoted to positioning artificial intelligence and software as central pillars

SEOUL, August 26 (AJP) - Unionized workers at Kia, an affiliate of automaker Hyundai Motor, have reached a tentative wage deal, avoiding a planned strike this week. According to industry sources on Wednesday, the tentative deal came after a dozen rounds of negotiations that ran until the last minute the previous day, just hours ahead of a scheduled three-day partial strike, with workers planning to stop work for two to four hours each day through Friday. Under the deal, Kia will