Hyundai has enlisted a Los Angeles startup to help create a “skateboard” platform the South Korean auto giant can use for a range of lower-cost electric cars and trucks. Under the technical partnership, Canoo, which plans to start a subscription service for consumers to use its pod-like electric vans, will work with Hyundai and subsidiary […]
Ionity, the European electric vehicle charging joint venture of Volkswagen Group, BMW, Daimler and Ford, announced today that South Korea’s Hyundai Motor had joined as a shareholder. Ionity plans to install 400 high-speed charging stations across Europe by the end of next year. To date, the venture has installed 140 stations in 14 European countries, […]
Hyundai says its latest i10 minicar will come with one of the best safety packages in its segment. The third-generation i10 will debut at the Frankfurt auto show in September. Its safety equipment will include forward collision avoidance that uses a radar sensor to detect cars and pedestrians in front of the vehicle and a […]
Hyundai Motor Co. plans to launch a pickup in the United States as part of a broader plan to catch up by shifting away from sedans in one of the Korean automaker’s most important markets, a senior company executive told Reuters recently. Michael J. O’Brien, vice president of corporate and product planning at Hyundai’s U.S. […]
Hyundai Motor Co., the first automaker to mass-produce fuel cell vehicles, plans to unveil a new hydrogen-powered SUV next year with longer driving range than rival offerings by Toyota Motor Corp. and Honda Motor Co. as it attempts to reclaim leadership in the field. The automaker will show off the new model along with a […]
Hyundai is recalling more than 84,000 cars in the U.S. because a wiring problem can cause the front passenger air bag to malfunction. The recall covers Genesis Coupes from the 2010 to 2016 model years. The company says in government documents that an electrical connector for the passenger seat air bag sensor can become disconnected. […]
Amazon, in its latest move into the automotive space, is getting into the vehicle research business.The online retailer today launched Amazon Vehicles, a car research portal where consumers can view vehicle-detail pages and reviews of thousands of new and classic cars, while being able to upload photos and videos of their own rides. Those who […]
Hyundai is offering free Apple CarPlay and Android Auto upgrades for current customers. The software can be downloaded to a flash drive and uploaded to owners’ 2015 Sonata with navigation or the Genesis with the 8-inch touch screen. It’s also offered for the 2016 Sonata, Genesis, Elantra GT and Tucson with navigation, and the 2017 […]
Along with its previously-announced support for adding CarPlay technology to the 2016 Sonata, 2017 Elantra, and 2017 Ioniq, a leaked memo to dealers has revealed that CarPlay-supporting software updates will be available today that bring the infortainment tech to the 2015 and 2016 non-hybrid Sonata models, the 2016 hybrid Sonata, the 2015 and 2016 Genesis […]
South Korea’s antitrust regulator ordered Hyundai Motor Group to cut cross-shareholdings strengthened by a merger between two steelmaking affiliates. Hyundai Steel Co. merged with another steelmaking affiliate, Hyundai Hysco, on July 1, the Fair Trade Commission said in a statement. The commission gave Hyundai Motor Co. and Kia Motors Corp. until Thursday to reduce the […]
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