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GM Korea gets a big boost, but it also faces big risks
which mean plants will be running for 17 hours a day, not 20. The labor deal also affects rivals Hyundai Motor Co. and Kia Motors Corp. In March, the first month under the arrangement, total South Korean automobile production fell 13 percent from a
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Customer Incentives
Hybrid) 0.9-3.9% Genesis, Accent, Elantra*, Equus, Sonata Hybrid, Tucson 2.9-3.9% Azera 3.9-4.9% Kia Sorento $1,500 0-1.9% Forte* $1,000 1.9-3.9% Rio, Soul, Sportage 0.9-2.9% Optima 0-1.9% JAGUAR LAND
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North America car and truck production by plant - March and YTD
Hyundai Santa Fe (T) 8,224 7,439 11% 26,275 24,563 7% Kia Optima (C) 10,780 9,973 8% 35,027 28,961 21% Kia Sorento (C) 11,840 8,589 38% 32,542 29,227 11% West Point, Ga. (C) 30,844 26,001 19% 93,844 82,751 13
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California regulator scolds carmakers on EV petition
cars in the state through 2014. By 2018, the state's zero-emission vehicle rules will extend to Hyundai Motor Co., Kia Motors Corp., Daimler AG, Volkswagen AG, BMW AG and Mazda Motor Corp. GM, Ford, Chrysler, Toyota, Volkswagen, BMW, Mazda
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HyundiMobis says it has $530 million lamp order from Chrysler
with BMW, Volkswagen, Mitsubishi Motors and Subaru, in value terms. Hyundai Mobis, an affiliate of Hyundai Motor and Kia Motors , is trying to reduce its dependence on those sister companies and is aiming to generate 20 percent of its revenue from overseas
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Hyundai puts growth on hold
other problems. The number of recalled vehicles swelled to 1.68 million when recalled units from Hyundai's affiliate, Kia Motors Corp., were included. Those vehicles used the same switches as Hyundai. It was the second major recall involving the switch
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Hot Hyundai-Kia hit icy patch in first quarter
later in the year. Kia sales including retail and fleet fell by 15 percent in March. Don Hobden, managing executive of a dealership group called The Kia Store, which has six Kia stores in Kentucky, Alabama and Indiana, attributed much of the decline to the automaker's
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Customer Incentives
Hybrid) 0.9-3.9% Genesis, Accent, Elantra*, Equus, Sonata Hybrid, Tucson 2.9-3.9% Azera 3.9-4.9% Kia Sorento $1,500 0-1.9% Forte* $1,000 1.9-3.9% Rio, Soul, Sportage 0.9-2.9% Optima 0-1.9% MAZDA Expires
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GM Korea's contingency plan provokes union ahead of talks
movements to other production locations" by Hyundai Motor. Hyundai, the world's fifth-biggest automaker along with Kia Motors , saw its global sales more than double over eight years until last year, but was assembling just 43 percent of its total
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As Korea gets hot, automakers remain cool
up the road. The South Korean capital of Seoul -- with its 10 million people and the headquarters of Hyundai Motor Co., Kia Motors Corp. and GM Korea Co. -- lies within artillery range and along the presumed invasion route if another Korean war breaks
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As Korea gets hot, carmakers stay cool
up the road. The South Korean capital of Seoul -- with its 10 million people and the headquarters of Hyundai Motor Co., Kia Motors Corp. and GM Korea Co. -- lies within artillery range and along the presumed invasion route if another Korean war breaks
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Refining the Hyundai-Kia brand plan
need greater differentiation in market positioning and in segmentation. That means, he says, that Hyundai Motor Co. and Kia Motors Corp. need fewer cars overlapping in type and function. He cites two examples he sees as troubling: the Hyundai Santa Fe
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Kia eyes BMW, Audi; aims to add technology
SEOUL -- When Lee Soon-nam joined Kia Motors Corp. three decades ago, his job was buying engines for Kia's vehicles from Japanese rivals such as Hino Motors Ltd. and Daihatsu Motor Co. At international motor shows, Kia's executives spent their time scrutinizing the latest models from Japan. The ...
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Hyundai to take 'global action' to fix brake light switch
(Reuters) -- Hyundai Motor Co. and its affiliate, Kia Motors Corp., will take "global action" to fix a potentially faulty brake light switch, after they said they planned to recall almost
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Hyundai, Kia recall 1.7M vehicles for faulty brake switch
WASHINGTON -- Hyundai Motor Co. and Kia Motors Corp. are recalling about 1.7 million vehicles in the United States to replace a faulty switch that can prevent brake lights
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Kia down again; March sales fall 15%
LOS ANGELES -- Kia Motors America's March sales tumbled 15 percent from the all-time monthly sales record set in March 2012, the company said today
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Kia bares its new Soul in New York
but we didn't realize how big that hit was going to be," Michael Sprague, executive vice president of marketing at Kia Motors America, said in a statement. "The Soul moved the needle significantly from a sales and marketing perspective." Sales
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Toyota's Carter: Industry's dubious claims hurt consumer trust
the United States. After an EPA audit prompted by complaints from consumers and other automakers, Hyundai and affiliate Kia Motors America acknowledged that several models fell short of mpg estimates. Ford also has come under scrutiny for its mileage claims
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Ford, GM trump Toyota as brands win return buyers, Experian says
Fusion, with 60 percent of that model's owners returning to market to purchase another vehicle made by the automaker. The only non-Ford vehicles in the top 10 were Kia Motors Corp.'s Forte sedan and Chevrolet's Sonic small car.
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Detroit 3, Hyundai-Kia capturing larger share of youth market
DETROIT (Bloomberg) -- U.S. automakers and South Korean affiliates Hyundai Motor Co. and Kia Motors Corp. are boosting their share of sales to younger U.S. buyers at the expense of Japanese brands, according to a pair of market