LG Energy Solution, Toyota Tsusho launch battery recycling JV in US

LG Energy Solution, Toyota Tsusho launch battery recycling JV in US

LG Energy Solution Ltd. has set up a battery recycling joint venture with Toyota Tsusho Corp. in the US, deepening the South Korean battery giant&rs...

Toyota, Hyundai agree to deepen ties in hydrogen, robotics

Toyota, Hyundai agree to deepen ties in hydrogen, robotics

Toyota Motor Corp. and Hyundai Motor Group agreed to deepen their partnership in developing future mobility technology, especially in hydrogen fuel-...

Hyundai-owned Boston Dynamics, Toyota team up for humanoid robots

Hyundai-owned Boston Dynamics, Toyota team up for humanoid robots

South Korea’s Hyundai Motor Co. and Japan’s Toyota Motor Corp., the world’s No. 3 and No. 1 automakers, respectively, are teaming ...

Toyota, Hyundai chiefs to meet in Seoul for hydrogen alliance

Toyota, Hyundai chiefs to meet in Seoul for hydrogen alliance

The leaders of Toyota Motor Corp. and Hyundai Motor Group will meet in South Korea later this month, raising expectations of a deepening partnership...

LG Chem to provide cathode materials to Japan's PPES

LG Chem to provide cathode materials to Japan's PPES

South Korea's LG Chem Ltd. said on Sunday it will begin supplying cathode materials to Prime Planet Energy & Solutions (PPES), a battery joint v...

Toyota chairman to visit Seoul, discuss hydrogen cars with Hyundai’s Chung

Toyota chairman to visit Seoul, discuss hydrogen cars with Hyundai’s Chung

Akio Toyoda, chairman of Japan’s top automaker Toyota Motor Corp., will fly to Seoul in late October to meet with Hyundai Motor Group Chairman...

LG Uplus Sporki to be featured in Toyota's car Infotainment

LG Uplus Sporki to be featured in Toyota's car Infotainment

South Korea's LG Uplus Corp. announced on Friday that its sports community platform Sporki will be featured in Toyota Connect, the U+Drive-based inf...

Hyundai Motor, Toyota compete to take upper hand in Brazil

Hyundai Motor, Toyota compete to take upper hand in Brazil

South Korea’s top automaker Hyundai Motor Co. and Japan’s No. 1 carmaker Toyota Motor Corp. have been competing for decades to take the ...

BMW joins other foreign brands’ moves to use domestic car GPS in Korea

BMW joins other foreign brands’ moves to use domestic car GPS in Korea

German luxury carmaker BMW Group is installing domestic GPS navigation systems in models sold in South Korea, joining other imported car brands&rsqu...

Hankook Tire to supply tires to Toyota truck Hino

Hankook Tire to supply tires to Toyota truck Hino

Hankook Tire & Technology announced on Wednesday that it will supply new tires for the mid-sized truck Hino from the Japanese Toyota Group.The t...

Hyundai Motor Group holds firm as world’s No. 3 carmaker

Hyundai Motor Group holds firm as world’s No. 3 carmaker

South Korea’s Hyundai Motor Group kept its title as the world's third-largest automaker by sales volume for the second straight year in 2023, ...

Hyundai Exter, IONIQ 5 win India’s influential car awards

Hyundai Exter, IONIQ 5 win India’s influential car awards

Hyundai Motor Co. has won major auto industry prizes in India that are expected to help the leading South Korean automaker expand its presence in th...

LG Uplus, Toyota Motor Korea team up for EV chargning

LG Uplus, Toyota Motor Korea team up for EV chargning

South Korea's LG Uplus Corp. announced on Monday that it formed a partnership with Toyota Motor Korea to expand electric vehicle (EV) charger infr...

Hyundai Mobis to debut at Japan Mobility Show

Hyundai Mobis to debut at Japan Mobility Show

South Korea's Hyundai Mobis will participate in the Japan Mobility Show 2023, which changed its name from the Tokyo Motor Show. This is the fir...

LG Chem to supply cathode materials to Toyota's N.American plant

LG Chem to supply cathode materials to Toyota's N.American plant

LG Chem Ltd. will supply cathode materials to Toyota Motor's North American battery plant, with the South Korean company concluding its second long-...

Hyundai Kona Hybrid beats Toyota in German test

Hyundai Kona Hybrid beats Toyota in German test

Hyundai Motor Co. announced on Friday that its crossover SUV, the Kona Hybrid, received higher scores than the Toyota Corolla Cross Hybrid in a vehi...

LG Energy Solution to supply EV batteries to Toyota for 10 years

LG Energy Solution to supply EV batteries to Toyota for 10 years

LG Energy Solution Ltd. will supply 20 gigawatt hours (GWh) worth of batteries for electric vehicles of the world’s No. 1 car seller Toyota Mo...

Hyundai NEXO retains fuel cell EV leadership; Toyota Mirai follows fast

Hyundai NEXO retains fuel cell EV leadership; Toyota Mirai follows fast

South Korea’s top automaker Hyundai Motor Co. retained its leadership in the hydrogen fuel cell electric vehicle (FCEV) market in the January-...

New, restyled models intensify SUV battle in S.Korea

New, restyled models intensify SUV battle in S.Korea

Global automakers are racing to release new and restyled sport utility vehicles in South Korea, intensifying the battle to dominate the biggest auto...

Santa Fe, Sorento, Torres to lead mid-sized SUV sales war in Korea

Santa Fe, Sorento, Torres to lead mid-sized SUV sales war in Korea

Three leading South Korean automakers – Hyundai Motor Co., Kia Corp. and KG Mobility Corp. – are upping the ante in their fight to garne...

LG Uplus to equip Toyota Highlander’s infotainment platform

LG Uplus to equip Toyota Highlander’s infotainment platform

South Korea's LG Uplus Corp. announced on Friday its strategy to outfit Toyota's Highlander, a seven-seater SUV, with Toyota Connect, powered by t...

SKC, Toyota Tsusho tie up for N.America battery materials

SKC, Toyota Tsusho tie up for N.America battery materials

SKC Ltd., a South Korean chemicals maker, has joined hands with the trading unit of Japanese top automaker Toyota Group for the electric vehicle bat...

Hyundai, Kia, Toyota unveil new SUVs in head-to-head showdown

Hyundai, Kia, Toyota unveil new SUVs in head-to-head showdown

South Korea’s two largest automakers – Hyundai Motor Co. and Kia Corp. – are set to compete head-to-head with Japan’s top ca...

Genesis rewrites Hyundai story, shedding Honda copycat image

Genesis rewrites Hyundai story, shedding Honda copycat image

Once dismissed as a Honda copycat, Hyundai Motor Co. is poised to pass yet antother milestone, with its luxury brand Genesis on track to top 1 milli...

Hyundai Motor, Kia regain top spot in Vietnam's auto market

Hyundai Motor, Kia regain top spot in Vietnam's auto market

Hyundai Motor Co. and Kia Corp. are solidifying their dominance in the Vietnamese car market through the launch of new models and competitive lineup...

Hyundai Motor posts largest share of global hydrogen car market in Q1

Hyundai Motor posts largest share of global hydrogen car market in Q1

Hyundai Motor Co. in the first quarter controlled over half of the global market for fuel cell electric vehicles (FCEV) powered by hydrogen thanks t...

S.Korean Openedges’ chip IP licensed by Toyota affiliate Aisin

S.Korean Openedges’ chip IP licensed by Toyota affiliate Aisin

Openedges Technology, South Korean semiconductor design intellectual property (IP) platform, announced on Wednesday that it has entered into a vehic...

Hyundai, Kia close in on Toyota with record US sales

Hyundai, Kia close in on Toyota with record US sales

Hyundai Motor Co. and Kia Corp., under South Korea’s Hyundai Motor Group, posted their largest-ever sales for February in the US, narrowing a ...

LG Uplus to provide infotainment service for Toyota's RAV4 PHEV

LG Uplus to provide infotainment service for Toyota's RAV4 PHEV

South Korean mobile telecom carrier LG Uplus Corp. has announced on Tuesday its plans to install its integrated infotainment (IVI) platform, the Upl...

Hyundai's Nexo keeps 1st place in hydrogen car market beating Toyota

Hyundai's Nexo keeps 1st place in hydrogen car market beating Toyota

Hyundai Motor Co.'s hydrogen fuel cell car model Nexo far surpassed Toyota in the world's market share. According to SNE Research, a market research...

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