EV price war
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Batteries
LG Energy expedites LFP battery supply chain expansion
LG Energy Solution Ltd., the world’s second-largest electric vehicle battery maker, has secured enough lithium iron phosphate (LFP) cathode ma...
Feb 22, 2024 (Gmt+09:00)
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Electric vehicles
Hyundai Motor Group in test run of dedicated EV plant in Korea
Hyundai Motor Group, the world’s No. 3 automaker, started a test operation of the first dedicated electric vehicle factory in South Korea to a...
Feb 21, 2024 (Gmt+09:00)
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Future mobility
Hyundai, Kia team up with KAIST on self-driving car sensor
Hyundai Motor Co. and Kia Corp., South Korea’s two largest automakers, have joined hands with the nation's top national research university to...
Feb 21, 2024 (Gmt+09:00)
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Batteries
SK On to expand workforce for 4680 cylindrical batteries
SK On Co., the world’s fifth-largest electric vehicle battery maker, is set to increase its workforce for large-size cylindrical batteries wit...
Feb 18, 2024 (Gmt+09:00)
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Electric vehicles
S.Korean refiners’ competition in EV lubricants sector intensifies
Refiners in South Korea are in a race to expand their presence in the electric vehicle lubricants market through overseas production facilities and ...
Feb 18, 2024 (Gmt+09:00)
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Sovereign bonds
Fed rate cut hopes spur Koreans’ US Treasury bond buying spree
US Treasury bonds are gaining popularity among retail investors in South Korea amid expectations that the US Federal Reserve will cut interest rates...
Feb 16, 2024 (Gmt+09:00)
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Electronics
LG Innotek’s task ahead: Lessen reliance on Apple
LG Innotek Co. faces growing pressure to lessen its reliance on Apple Inc., which accounts for 70% of its sales. The iPhone maker has been reducing ...
Feb 14, 2024 (Gmt+09:00)
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Batteries
LG Energy to buy more Australian lithium for US EV benefits
LG Energy Solution Ltd., the world’s third-largest electric vehicle (EV) battery maker, said on Wednesday it was set to buy more lithium, a ke...
Feb 14, 2024 (Gmt+09:00)
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Electric vehicles
Tesla to showcase Cybertruck in South Korea next week
Tesla Inc., the world’s No. 2 electric vehicle maker, is set to showcase its electric full-size pickup Cybertruck in South Korea, home to its ...
Feb 13, 2024 (Gmt+09:00)
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Electric vehicles
China’s BYD to enter South Korea’s passenger electric car market
China’s BYD Co., the world’s largest electric vehicle maker, is set to enter South Korea’s passenger EV market, setting off alarm ...
Feb 12, 2024 (Gmt+09:00)
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Earnings
EcoPro’s 2023 profit halves on softer EV demand, materials prices
South Korea’s major battery materials company EcoPro Co. saw last year’s operating profit halved from the previous year after a steeper-...
Feb 07, 2024 (Gmt+09:00)
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Batteries
GM chair to visit Korea, meet LG Energy, Samsung SDI CEOs
General Motors Chair and Chief Executive Mary Barra will visit South Korea on Wednesday to meet leaders of LG Energy Solution Ltd. and Samsung SDI C...
Feb 06, 2024 (Gmt+09:00)
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Automobiles
Korean tire makers poised for brisk sales on US tariff cuts
South Korean tire makers such as Hankook Tire & Technology Co., Kumho Tire Co. and Nexen Tire Corp. are expected to post new record-high revenue...
Feb 06, 2024 (Gmt+09:00)
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Automobiles
Hyundai Motor to expand into secondhand EV market
Hyundai Motor Co. will expand its certified secondhand car business into electric vehicles (EVs) to increase the range of used vehicles it deals wit...
Feb 05, 2024 (Gmt+09:00)
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Steel
Korean steelmakers to raise prices further
South Korea’s top steelmaker POSCO Holdings Inc. and its domestic peers are poised to raise product prices further to cut losses amid surging ...
Feb 05, 2024 (Gmt+09:00)
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Earnings
S-Oil’s 2023 operating profit more than halves on weak refining margins
S-Oil Corp., the South Korean unit of Saudi Arabian Oil Co., on Friday posted a 58.3% decline in its operating profit last year, weighed by lower re...
Feb 02, 2024 (Gmt+09:00)
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Automobiles
Hyundai, Kia EV sales on a roll in US due to better style, pricing
Hyundai Motor Co. and its sibling Kia Corp. sold 6,627 units of electric vehicles together in the US last month, 51% more than a year ago as their d...
Feb 02, 2024 (Gmt+09:00)
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Retail
Korean convenience stores push exports of own brand products
South Korean convenience store chains are accelerating exports of food products under their private brands as the domestic market competition is int...
Jan 30, 2024 (Gmt+09:00)
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Electric vehicles
Hyundai, BAIC join hands to develop China-only EV brand
BEIJING – Hyundai Motor Co. has joined hands with Beijing Motor Corp. (BAIC) to debut a new electric vehicle brand specifically tailored to Ch...
Jan 29, 2024 (Gmt+09:00)
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Batteries
Korean battery makers fret over Tesla’s cost-cutting plans
The South Korean battery industry is bracing for a grim market this year as Tesla Inc. is seeking every possible means to reduce costs to combat&nbs...
Jan 28, 2024 (Gmt+09:00)
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Earnings
LG Energy leaves 2024 capex unchanged despite softer demand
LG Energy Solution Ltd. will break through the anticipated slowdown in global electric vehicle demand this year with enhanced technology leadership ...
Jan 26, 2024 (Gmt+09:00)
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Automobiles
Daedong Gear to supply $137mn EV parts to Hyundai
Daedong Gear Co., a powertrain subsidiary of South Korea’s Daedong Group, announced on Thursday that it has won a 183.6 billion won ($137 mill...
Jan 25, 2024 (Gmt+09:00)
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Batteries
Sodium-ion batteries: Attractive option for EVs as costs, supply matter
Sodium-ion batteries (SIBs), fast emerging as the next-generation battery cells, will be up to 24% cheaper than the most affordable lithium-based ba...
Jan 24, 2024 (Gmt+09:00)
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Private equity
PEs exit Korean assets at average 2.5 times purchase price
Global private equity firms, which recover their principal investment in South Korea, sell their assets for 2.5 times the purchase price on average,...
Jan 23, 2024 (Gmt+09:00)
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Corporate bonds
Mirae Asset Securities raises $600 mn in foreign bonds
Mirae Asset Securities Co. on Monday issued $600 million worth of foreign currency bonds, marking the first foreign bond sale by a South Korean brok...
Jan 23, 2024 (Gmt+09:00)
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Electric vehicles
Hyundai unveils aerodynamic tech to increase EV mileage
Hyundai Motor Group on Tuesday unveiled an aerodynamic technology to increase electric vehicles’ mileage as the world’s third-largest au...
Jan 23, 2024 (Gmt+09:00)
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Electric vehicles
Hyundai, LG ask US to ease EV tax benefit requirements
South Korean electric vehicle and battery makers including Hyundai Motor Group and LG Energy Solution Ltd. have asked the US to ease requirements fo...
Jan 22, 2024 (Gmt+09:00)
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Batteries
Hyundai Glovis invests in stake of EV battery recycler
South Korean shipping and logistics company Hyundai Glovis Co. announced on Monday that it has signed a share subscription agreement (SSA) related t...
Jan 22, 2024 (Gmt+09:00)
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Automobiles
Hyundai unveils All-New Kona Electric N Line in Europe
Hyundai Motor Co. unveiled 2024 The all-new KONA Electric N Line in the European market including the UK on Jan. 16., according to the company.&nb...
Jan 22, 2024 (Gmt+09:00)
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Corporate restructuring
Naver, Com2uS slash workforce to downsize new businesses
South Korea’s leading online platforms and gaming publishers such as Naver Corp., Com2uS Corp. and Kakao Corp. have joined global Big Tech com...
Jan 18, 2024 (Gmt+09:00)
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