LGES Battery Challenge

LG Chem Ltd. has developed a material that can prevent thermal runaway in a lithium-ion battery, one of the major hurdles to the expansion of the el...

South Korea’s HD Hyundai Heavy Industries Co. is seeking to acquire Leeyoung Industrial Machinery Co., a domestic shipbuilding equipment maker...

Hyundai Motor Group, the world’s third-largest carmaker, has started developing electric vehicle battery technology to cut costs and reduce th...

South Korea's LG Energy Solution Ltd. was selected as the top company for battery quality in China, surpassing Chinese battery manufacturers CATL an...

SK On Co., the world’s fifth-largest electric vehicle battery maker, plans to cut its workforce with the company’s first voluntary retir...

LG Energy Solution Ltd. has kicked off a battery management total solution (BMTS) business to offer automakers more advanced and comprehensive batte...

LG Electronics Inc. said on Tuesday it launched a Global Heat Pump Consortium to strengthen cooperation on heating, ventilation, and air condition...

Hyundai Motor Co. is preparing to build its first electric vehicle battery production lines by around 2027, taking its first step to internalize bat...

Hyundai Steel Co., a unit of South Korean automotive group Hyundai Motor Co., is set to enter the battery materials business by supplying iron powde...

Hanwha Ocean Co., South Korea’s third-largest shipbuilder, has introduced a carbon-free gas carrier to meet the growing demand for eco-friendl...

Mobility, financial services and biotech companies have elbowed out battery and entertainment stocks in the KEDI Innovator ESG 30 Index in an annual...

Samsung SDI Co., the South Korean battery maker with the world’s sixth-largest market share, has decided to sell its polarizer film business t...

Hyundai Motor Co.'s electric sedan IONIQ 6 has been named the best electric vehicle (EV) by Kelley Blue Book, the US vehicle valuation and automotiv...

Lotte Energy Materials Corp., one of South Korea’s leading battery materials makers, has completed a pilot plant for the production of sulfide...

With stagnating electric vehicle sales or an EV chasm set to be prolonged, battery makers are increasingly turning their sights toward next-generati...

Samsung SDI Co., the world’s No. 6 battery maker, and General Motors Co., the leading US automaker, are set to build a $3.5 billion cell plant...

Lotte Energy Materials Corp., a major South Korean battery materials maker, said on Tuesday it has developed a nickel-plated copper foil for use in ...

Samsung SDI Co., South Korea’s third-largest battery maker by battery usage, has picked Lotte Energy Materials Corp. as the exclusive supplier...

LG Energy Solution Ltd., one of the world’s top battery makers, said on Wednesday it is entering the battery safety diagnosis software busines...

SEOUL—The uproar over a Mercedes-Benz electric vehicle that burst into flames in South Korea this month wasn’t only about fire...

South Korean startup Lee Mobility announced on Tuesday that it got a seed round investment from Bluepoint Partners, a domestic early-stage venture c...

Samsung Electronics Co. said on Tuesday that it launched the Ultra Riding Challenge in collaboration with global bicycle brand Trek Bicycle, offerin...

Imported vehicle dealers in South Korea are offering deep price cuts amid the growing electric vehicle phobia following a Mercedes-Benz EV blaze tha...

South Korea’s largest investment forum Korea Investment Week 2024 (KIW 2024) will kick off next month in Seoul, drawing around 150 leaders fro...

Of 58 electric vehicle models running on the streets of South Korea, 22 models are equipped with Chinese batteries, a survey showed on Friday.Accord...

Hyundai Glovis Co., the logistics unit of South Korea’s Hyundai Motor Group, has teamed up with a unit of China’s Zhejiang Huayou Cobalt...

South Korean convenience store chain GS25 said on Sunday it would expand the lineup of affordable and small-pack basic cosmetic products, targeting ...

South Korea's LS Cable & System Ltd. broke ground for two factories in Mexico on August 2: one for bus ducts, or a large-scale power distributio...

South Korea’s leading battery materials maker EcoPro BM Co. is considering reducing cathode output capacity despite continuous investments in ...

Samsung SDI Co., the world’s sixth-largest electric vehicle battery maker, saw its second-quarter operating profit plunge from the year-earlie...