[Photo News] Lamborghini opens showroom in Busan

Lamborghini opened a new showroom on Monday in Haeundae-gu, Busan. The Italian sports car manufacturer’s fourth showroom in Korea spans three floors with a total floor area of 2,710 square meters, ranking among the largest Lamborghini showrooms worldwide. The facility is designed to serve customers across southern provinces, including major cities such as Busan, Daegu and Ulsan. It integrates a showroom and a six-bay service center, offering one-stop solutions for sales, maintenance and parts su

Sept. 1, 2025

Samsung SDI to showcase new US ESS lineup at RE+2025

Samsung SDI announced Sunday that its latest next-generation energy storage system technologies for the US market will be unveiled at the forthcoming RE+2025 exhibition. The company emphasized its local production capabilities in the region, which includes converting part of the production at its Indiana joint venture facility with Stellantis from electric vehicle battery cells to ESS. Samsung SDI has committed to completing the transition by October, with mass production planned for later this

Aug. 31, 2025

LG Energy Solution to debut US-made prismatic LFP cell at RE+2025

LG Energy Solution said Sunday that it would underscore its first-mover leadership in the US energy storage systems market at RE+2025, North America’s largest renewable energy exhibition. As the first company to begin mass production of ESS battery cells in the US, LG Energy Solution emphasized the growing importance of securing local production and supply chains, safety verification, and operational services following the enactment of the Inflation Reduction Act by the Joe Biden administration

Aug. 31, 2025

LG Energy Solution secures battery supply deal with Vietnam’s Kim Long Motor

LG Energy Solution has scored a battery supply deal with Vietnam’s Kim Long Motor, expanding its presence in the Southeast Asian market. According to LG Energy Solution, the Korean battery maker signed a memorandum of understanding with the Vietnamese automaker to deliver the former’s cylindrical battery cells for the latter’s electric buses in Hue, central Vietnam, on Thursday. The size of the deal was not disclosed. LG Energy Solution pointed to the high performance of its nickel, cobalt and m

Aug. 29, 2025

New Ioniq 6 is one smooth ride

If you are a seasoned driver, you probably believe you know how to drive quite well. Guess what? You will be surprised when you get to drive the new Ioniq 6 because Hyundai Motor’s newly face-lifted electric vehicle is coming in hot with its better-than-human self-driving technologies. The Korea Herald got to get behind the wheel of the upgraded Ioniq 6 in a test drive that covered about 76 kilometers of inner-city roads, highways and winding courses in Gyeonggi Province on Wednesday. Let it be

Aug. 29, 2025

Audi Korea debuts new Q7 lineup with stronger engines, smarter tech

Audi Korea announced Thursday the debut of its latest Q7 lineup, offering upgraded performance, advanced technology and refined design across multiple trims of its flagship full-size premium SUV. The new lineup includes four models, the Q7 50 TDI quattro and Q7 55 TFSI quattro, both available in base and premium trims. All models come standard with a redesigned Audi Singleframe grille, laser HD Matrix LED headlamps, digital OLED rear lamps, adaptive air suspension and dynamic all-wheel steering.

Aug. 28, 2025

[Photo News] GM Korea chief on site

General Motors Korea President and CEO Hector Villarreal (left) visited the US automaker's Changwon plant in South Gyeongsang Province on Wednesday, GM Korea said Thursday. During the visit, Villarreal congratulated the success of the Chevrolet Trax Crossover, which is manufactured at the site, and encouraged workers. The GM Korea chief also discussed the company's direction moving forward with employees amid ongoing rumors that the US automaker could end its operations in Korea. GM Korea rolled

Aug. 28, 2025

Hyundai expands US investment plan to $26b, adds robotics hub

Hyundai Motor Group said Tuesday it is raising its US investment to $26 billion over the next four years — $5 billion more than a pledge made in March — as it steps up efforts in automobiles, steel and robotics to align with Washington’s industrial policies. This announcement followed Hyundai Motor Group Executive Chair Chung Euisun's attendance at the Korea-US Business Roundtable held in Washington on Monday, after the Korea-US summit. “The additional $5 billion investment will primarily focus

Aug. 26, 2025

Hyundai Motor union votes in favor of strike for higher wages

Unionized workers of Hyundai Motor Co. on Monday voted in favor of launching a strike to demand higher pay, the union said, a move that could lead to the company's first walkout in seven years. In a daylong vote, 86.15 percent of members supported the strike plan, with nearly 95 percent of the 42,180 members casting ballots, according to the union. With arbitration by the state labor relations committee also failing earlier in the day, the 42,000-member union has now secured the legal right to s

Aug. 25, 2025

Hyundai, Kia join hands with LG Energy Solution, Samsung SDI, SK On to advance EV battery safety technology

Hyundai Motor, Kia and Korea’s three leading battery-makers -- LG Energy Solution, Samsung SDI and SK On -- have agreed to strengthen collaboration to bolster safety technology for electric vehicle batteries, officials said Friday. Representatives from the companies shared the results of their joint task force, which was discreetly formed in August last year when Hyundai and Kia asked the battery-makers to form a working group on EV battery safety. They had also signed a partnership to further a

Aug. 25, 2025

Audi A6 e-tron blends performance, calm luxury

Smooth driving, a quiet, refined cabin and Audi’s signature lighting design — the Audi A6 e-tron combines these qualities, extending the strengths of Audi’s best-selling mid-to-large premium sedan lineup. The first electric model in the A6 lineup was launched in Korea earlier in August. Audi aims to leverage the lineup’s enduring popularity — more than 9.5 million units sold worldwide since 1968 — to strengthen its presence in Korea’s premium electric vehicle market. On Thursday, The Korea Heral

Aug. 25, 2025

Hyundai, Kia partner with S. Korean battery makers to boost EV safety

Hyundai Motor Co. and Kia Corp. have partnered with South Korea's leading battery producers -- LG Energy Solution Ltd., Samsung SDI Co. and SK On Co. -- to advance electric vehicle safety technologies, the companies said Friday. At Hyundai and Kia's Namyang research and development center in Hwaseong, south of Seoul, the companies unveiled the results of a yearlong collaboration with the battery makers on EV battery safety and signed a memorandum of understanding (MOU) to expand their cooperatio

Aug. 22, 2025

Kia partners with Autonomous A2Z to develop Level 4 self-driving cars

Korea’s second-largest carmaker Kia said Thursday it signed a partnership with startup Autonomous A2Z for the production of Level 4 autonomous vehicles, which are one step below full automation. Under the deal, Kia will supply Autonomous A2Z with the PV5, the automaker's first model based on the Platform Beyond Vehicle system, or PBV, which went into mass production at its Hwaseong plant in July. A2Z will convert them into Level 4 self-driving cars that can operate without human intervention wit

Aug. 22, 2025

Bentley’s hybrid debut: Explosive power, refined comfort

British luxury brand Bentley Motors is known for combining dynamic performance with comfort, powered by its strong internal combustion powertrains. Now, the brand carries this legacy into a greener era with its first hybrid coupe, the Continental GT Speed, which delivers the most powerful performance of any Bentley to date. On Wednesday, The Korea Herald tested the plug-in hybrid coupe on a 190-kilometer route from Gangnam-gu, Seoul, to Yangyang-gun, Gangwon Province. The car’s bold exterior — f

Aug. 22, 2025

Grand Koleos, Scenic EV set new course for Renault Korea

Renault Korea is seeking to reassert its presence in the market with the launch of two new vehicles — the Grand Koleos, a midsize SUV, and the Scenic E-Tech 100% Electric. These are the company’s first new models in four years, following the release of the XM3 (now sold as Arkana). The arrivals come as Renault pursues a broader global transformation. In recent years, the French automaker has drawn up an “International Gameplan,” aimed at strengthening its position in the midsize and upper-midsiz

Aug. 21, 2025