- India May Become Asian Production Base For Hyundai
"World Car".
Hyundai Motor Corp. is now proposing a world car project using India as a base, which may have DaimlerChrysler and Mitsubishi on board too. India was once mentioned as an Asian production base for a much-touted small car project, by Suzuki Motor Corp. and General Motors Corp. "Having already established ......
- Hyundai, Daewoo Rule Korea.
Little more than a year ago, there were five automakers in South Korea -- Hyundai, Kia, Daewoo, Ssangyong and Samsung. Now there are just two -- Hyundai and Daewoo. Hyundai emerged as the winning bidder for bankrupt Kia Motors, beating off Ford, Daewoo and Samsung and in the process creating ......
- SHIFTING TO OVERDRIVE
HEADNOTE COMPANY TO WATCH: HYUNDAI MOTOR/SOUTH KOREA South Korea's Hyundai Motor is stepping up its globalization campaign. In late June it revealed joint-venture plans with China's Guangzhou Motor Group to produce trucks and buses in China. The two partners will build a plant in the port city of Huadu, Guangdong ......
- EU Said Japanese, Korean Carmakers To Meet Emission
Targets.
The European Commission said Japanese and Korean automobile manufacturers' commitments to reduce carbon dioxide emissions from new passenger cars sold in the European Union are compatible with Europe's competition rules. The Association of Japanese Automobile Manufacturers and the Association of Korean Automobile Manufacturers have committed to an average target of ......
- Korean comeback: Korean automakers are enjoying an
upswing, but the supply chain is still struggling.
(Product).
It was not so long ago the South Korean auto industry was ready to take over the world--at least that's what its carmakers said. Hyundai Motor, Kia Motor, Samsung Motors and Daewoo Motor all had big plans in the mid-1990s. They were each going to be in the world's top ......
- Driving China: The New Automotive Frontier
Interview with Troy E. Clarke and Mai Wei Cheng For years, American companies have salivated over the prospect of entering Chinese markets. The automotive industry has proven no exception. Over the past fifteen years, American and European automotive companies have rushed headlong into the Chinese automobile market in search of ......
- Quality control
HEADNOTE Southland Sales Fuel Korean Automakers' Rebound IMAGE PHOTOGRAPH 2 Hyundai in Fountain Valley: Southland unit sales more than doubled through May South Korean automakers have staged a dramatic turnaround here as consumers are snapping up cars from local dealerships in volumes not seen since the 1980s. Fountain Valley-based Hyundai ......