Automotive
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Hyundai Mobis develops autonomous car parking system
SEOUL -- South Korea's car parts maker Hyundai Mobis has developed an upgraded version of the company's autonomous car parking system that allows vehicles to study its parking environment and place themselves in the right parking spot through a one-touch operation. The original version of Hyundai Mobis Parking System (MPS) was first introduced in 2021 to offer easy-to-use parking services for drivers who find it hard to park in tight parking spaces or compact parking lots. The
19 September 2023
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Hyundai auto group develops low-temperature paint curing technology to reduce carbon emissions
SEOUL -- South Korea's Hyundai auto group has developed paint curing technology and demonstrated the technique for the prototype of G80, a flagship sedan of its Genesis brand. The amount of carbon can be dramatically reduced by lowering the temperature of the manufacturing process. Paint curing is the process of hardening the paint in the car manufacturing process. According to Hyundai Motor, the conventional painting process used melamine which could be cured at temperatures of 14
31 August 2023
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Hyundai Motor Group records about 1 mln accumulated domestic unit sales of hybrid vehicles
SEOUL -- Hyundai auto group has recorded about one million domestic unit sales of hybrid vehicles since 2009 when the South Korean motor group released its very first liquefied propane gas and gasoline hybrid fuel vehicle designed to attract consumers who wish to purchase fuel-efficient vehicles. Later, the company developed and released lithium-ion battery and gasoline hybrid models. According to data released by Hyundai Motor and its brother company Kia on August 27, a total of 997
28 August 2023
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Hyundai Mobis partners with Israel's Autotalks to develop 5G-based vehicle-to-everything technology
SEOUL -- Hyundai Mobis, the parts-making wing of South Korea's Hyundai auto group, has partnered with Autotalks, an Israel-based semiconductor company, to develop 5G-based vehicle-to-everything technology. Through the technology that enables vehicles to share various huge amounts of data with surrounding infrastructure in real-time, Hyundai Mobis aims to gain a competitive edge in the self-driving car market. Vehicle to Everything (V2X) allows autonomous cars to communicate with ot
28 August 2023
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Hyundai's ultra-fast EV charging service 'E-pit' installed in southeastern industrial city
SEOUL -- "E-pit," an electric vehicle charging service platform created by South Korea's Hyundai auto group, was installed at a public parking lot in the southeastern industrial city of Ulsan. Unlike normal chargers take about 40 minutes to charge 80 percent of electric cars' battery, E-pit can charge 80 percent of the battery in just 18 minutes. South Korea had 205,205 EV chargers across the country with some 390,000 registered EVs as of January 2023. Currently, more
17 August 2023
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Sales of Hyundai and Kia cars exceed 140,000 in US, up 12.1 percent year-on-year
SEOUL -- Vehicles made by South Korea's Hyundai auto group are garnering explosive popularity in the United States. Sales of Hyundai vehicles in July 2023 soared 12.1 percent compared to the same period a year ago in the U.S. market, selling a total of 143,787. According to data released by Hyundai Motor America, Hyundai Motors sold 72,857 units in July, up 10.7 percent from a year earlier. Hyundai's American office said sales of its green vehicles such as Santa Fe Hybrid and I
2 August 2023
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Hyundai and Kia join hands with global automakers to build EV charging network in N. America
SEOUL -- To gain a competitive edge in North America's electric vehicle charging market, Hyundai and Kia will establish a joint venture with five major automakers -- BMW, General Motors, Honda, Mercedes-Benz, and Stellantis. Without disclosing details on the investment amount, the seven carmakers said they would install at least 30,000 fast chargers in urban areas and highways in the United States and later expand its infrastructure to Canada. The deal can help the South Korean compa
27 July 2023
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Hyundai Motor and Seoul National University open joint research center for next-generation batteries
SEOUL -- In a bid to acquire homemade technology for next-generation high-performance batteries that are used in electric vehicles and energy storage systems, Hyundai Motor and the Seoul National University have opened a joint research center. The establishment of the joint battery research center has been discussed since November 2021 when the South Korean carmaker and the prominent university signed a memorandum of understanding to cooperate in the mid and long-term research of bat
26 July 2023
