Hyundai assembler TC Motor and Honda Vietnam have closed their plants for two weeks amid a nationwide social distancing campaign to reduce the spread of the coronavirus, the companies stated on Wednesday. Honda Vietnam will close both its motorbike and auto plants located in the northern province of Vinh Phuc until April 15, while TC Motor, Vietnam’s third biggest […]
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Hyundai India orders advanced diagnostic testing kits from South Korea
Hyundai Motor India Foundation (HMIF), the arm of Hyundai Motor India has ordered the advanced diagnostics testing kit associated from South Korea in order to fight coronavirus, the company stated. The company claimed these sophisticated kits have a very high level of accuracy and can serve more than 25,000 people. These kits will be distributed […]
Kia may make face masks at China factory to battle coronavirus
Kia Motors is thinking about making face masks at its Chinese factory to help fight the spread of the coronavirus, a spokesman stated. The announcement comes after a similar move made by Fiat Chrysler, whose CEO Mike Manley stated earlier this week that one of the group’s plants in Asia would be used for producing […]
Kia temporarily suspends operations at Anantpur plant in India
South Korean automaker Kia Motors on Monday announced that it has suspended all its operations at its solitary manufacturing plant located in Anantpur, Andhra Pradesh, India with immediate effect. The decision has been taken in response to the spread of coronavirus. It also stated the operations have been stopped until further notice. All Kia dealerships are operating […]
Hyundai’s China plant sales in February decline 97%
Hyundai Motor’s China domestic plant sales in February was 1,007 vehicles, company data revealed on Tuesday, showing decline of 97% from 38,017 vehicles a year ago. The automaker’s global auto sales dropped to their lowest in a decade in February as coronavirus worries kept consumers away – in one of the first major indicators of […]
Hyundai reports lower monthly sales as coronavirus decreases demand
Hyundai Motor reported its lowest monthly worldwide sales in a decade in February as the coronavirus outbreak damaged demand, in what is the first major indicator of damage to the wider auto sector from the epidemic. It turned in a initial sales figure of 275,044 vehicles for the month, 13% below 315,820 vehicles sold a […]
Hyundai stops work at Korean factory after worker tests positive for coronavirus
Hyundai has closed a factory in South Korea on Friday after an employee tested positive for coronavirus, disrupting production of well-known models such as Palisade sport utility vehicle. Shares of the automaker dropped down over 5% following the news, while the wider market dropped 3.3%. The closing dealt a fresh setback to the automaker, which has […]
Some South Korean Samsung, Hyundai employees self-quarantine
Some South Korean workers at Samsung Electronics and Hyundai Motor are staying home as a precautionary measure as South Korea scrambles to avoid the coronavirus outbreak from causing widespread disruption in the country. About 1,500 employees of Samsung Electronics’ phone complex in the southeastern city of Gumi have self-quarantined after one of its employees was […]
Kia owner’s car caught fire without being in wreck
Kia owner said his 2015 Kia Optima caught fire without being in a wreck. Lamar McLaughlin said he bought the car used, took it home the next day and had it home an entire hour. “Backed it in my driveway, sitting in it, loving it, can’t wait to clean it up,” stated McLaughlin. “Didn’t smell […]
Kia recalls over 200,000 automobiles due to electrical problems
Kia is joining its affiliate Hyundai in initiating a recall of thousands of SUVs and minivans in the U.S. because water can get into a brake computer, result in an electrical short and possibly a fire. The Kia recall covers almost 229,000 Sedona minivans from the 2006 through 2010 model years. The recall also cover […]
Hyundai chairman to quit board seat as succession nears
Hyundai Motor Chairman Mong-Koo Chung prepares to give up his board seat, in the recent indication that the octogenarian patriarch of South Korea’s second-largest conglomerate is moving forward to hand the reins over to his son. The company stated on Wednesday it would propose Chief Financial Officer Kim Sang Hyun as a replacement for Mong-Koo […]
Hyundai signs development deal with electric car startup Canoo
Korean automaker Hyundai Motor expanded its future transportation portfolio with an agreement to jointly develop electric vehicles with California startup Canoo, the companies stated last week. It was the second such deal declared in recently by Hyundai and sister company Kia Motors, which in mid-January stated they would spend $110 million in UK startup Arrival […]
Kia in talks to spend over $1.1 billion to move a plant within India
South Korea’s Kia Motors is in discussion with the Indian state of Tamil Nadu regarding the possibility of moving a $1.1 billion plant out of neighboring Andhra Pradesh. The move comes after a few months after it fully opened, because of policy changes last year, sources knowledgeable with the talks informed Reuters. Kia inaugurated the […]
Hyundai and Kia Motors to keep Chinese plant idled until February 16
Hyundai Motor and affiliate Kia Motors plan to resume production at their Chinese factories on February 17, a representative said on Friday. They suspended Chinese production because of the coronavirus outbreak. The five-plant network of Hyundai is capable of making 1.4 million vehicles per year, in a coastal location facilitating importing components and exporting vehicles […]
Hyundai to stop South Korea output due to coronavirus outbreak
Hyundai Motor said it will suspend production in South Korea due to coronavirus outbreak which has disrupted the supply of parts, becoming the first major automaker to do so outside of China. The virus has infected thousands and has killed over 400 people in China. In China, many international automakers have already extended factory closures […]
