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2022.June.13
Ssangyong Motor’s Torres, 12 million won cheaper than Santa Fe
Ssangyong Motor’s mid-size sports utility vehicle (SUV) ‘Torres’, which will be launched next month, attracted attention by setting the price up to 12 million won cheaper than competing models.
Ssangyong Motor unveiled the Torres exterior design on the 13th and started pre-orders. Torres, which is evaluated as a successor to Musso, is a mid-size SUV model that is located between the semi-mid-sized ‘Korando’ and the semi-large-sized ‘Rexton’.
Source : https://www.hankyung.com/car/article/202206136821g
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2022.June.13
GM Korea’s Bupyeong 2nd plant will close?
With the suspension of operation of GM Korea’s Incheon Bupyeong 2 plant due to the discontinuance of production models, there is a growing concern that the plant may actually be shutting down.
The labor union is demanding countermeasures, saying that it could cause a restructuring situation without sustainable measures such as attracting electric vehicles, but GM Korea has not come up with a clear plan.
Source : http://www.incheonilbo.com/news/articleView.html?idxno=1148471
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https://www.koreaherald.com/view.php?ud=20220606000178
2022.June.16
Shilla ENG, which made Renault and Hyundai design possible, introduces mold robot for the first time in the world
These are the world’s ‘famous cars’ with the technology of Shilla Engineering, Korea’s leading automobile press mold maker. Doors, trunks, roofs (ceilings) of these vehicles, and fenders, which are the front hood and side of the vehicle, are mass-produced from the mold made by this company. Shilla Engineering plans to lead the world market in terms of technology by piloting the world’s first micro-processing mold robot to the production site next year.
Source : https://www.hankyung.com/economy/article/202206165533i
2022.June.30
Hyundai Motor unveils ‘IONIQ 6’ design for the first time
Hyundai Motor Company’s exclusive electric vehicle ‘IONIQ 6’ has finally been unveiled.
On the 29th (Wed), Hyundai Motor Company unveiled for the first time the interior and exterior designs of the IONIQ 6, the second model of the electric vehicle brand IONIQ.
Inspired by Hyundai Motor’s electric concept car ‘Prophecy’, the design of the IONIQ 6 features a streamlined silhouette complete with clean and sensuous curves, embodying an outstanding aerodynamic shape.
Source : https://mauto.danawa.com/news/?Tab=A&Work=detail&no=5081774
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https://cleantechnica.com/2022/07/14/new-hyundai-ioniq-6-ev-is-all-fun-no-baggage/
2022.July.05
“Afraid of electric cars… ” Repair shops are in crisis, Hyundai is already preparing for ‘this’
The number of electric vehicles is expected to increase every year as the price of gasoline and diesel becomes expensive and the number of electric vehicles is reduced in response to the social climate that reduces internal combustion locomotives. However, as defect problems such as fire accidents have been reported through the media every day at the same speed as the number of electric vehicles is increasing, maintenance-related problems are being mentioned as a major issue.
According to the data on the cumulative number of registered vehicles in 2022 announced by the Ministry of Land, Infrastructure and Transport, 258,253 electric vehicles were registered in the first quarter. It is said that 26,83 hydrogen electric vehicles were also registered, which is an increase of about 110,000 electric vehicles and 8,200 hydrogen electric vehicles compared to last year in the same period.
Regarding electric vehicle maintenance, it is said that Hyundai Motor Company is currently conducting a technology certification system for professional maintenance personnel – HMCPe, Hyundai Master Certification Program Electrified.
Source : https://worldcon.kr/18266/
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2022.July.12
Hyundai Motor’s first domestic plant in 29 years
Hyundai Motor Company is building a new factory in Korea for the first time in about 30 years. In line with the changes in the automobile industry, Hyundai Motor plans to build the first electric vehicle-only plant.
Hyundai Motor’s labor and management announced on the 12th that they had prepared a ‘special agreement on future investment in domestic factories’ with such content as the main focus of the 15th wage negotiation this year on the night of the 11th.
The plant will be located inside the Ulsan plant, which is Hyundai Motor’s largest production base in Korea. Construction is expected to start next year and be completed by 2025. Hyundai Motor Company said, “After arranging idle land or aging production lines in the Ulsan plant, it is expected to build an electric vehicle-only plant in the remaining space.”
Source: https://auto.v.daum.net/v/20220712174502337
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2022.July.14
Korea Ministry of Land Infrastructure and Transport – 15,024 vehicles recalled by Hyundai, Kia, and Renault Korea
The Ministry of Land, Infrastructure and Transport announced today (14th) that manufacturing defects were found in 15,024 vehicles of six models manufactured, imported, and sold by Hyundai Motor Company, Kia Motors, and Renault Korea Motors.
7,442 units of two car models, including the Universe produced and sold by Hyundai and Kia, were found to be non-compliant with the safety standards, in which the function failure warning light did not light up when the vehicle was stopped due to a software error in the vehicle stability control system.
In 174 electric hydrogen electric buses and 174 Xient hydrogen electric trucks produced and sold by Hyundai Motor Company, it was found that the warning lights may not turn on when hydrogen gas leaked due to the deterioration of the hydrogen detection sensor performance.
The Ministry of Land, Infrastructure and Transport plans to impose a fine for non-conformance with safety standards in consideration of the correction rate in the future.
Source : https://tbs.seoul.kr/news/newsView.do?typ_800=1&idx_800=3473736&seq_800=20466389
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