South Korea

UK luxury carmaker Bentley will be making its debut in Korea in response to the country's growing luxury car market. Local dealer Charmzone Company will represent the marque, under... 2006-06-16

South Korea's Ssangyong Motor has reached an agreement with majority shareholder Shanghai Automotive Industry Corp, to export completely knocked down (CKD) kits of a mid-range SUV... 2006-05-30

The German and Japanese dominance of South Korea's imported vehicle market continues. BMW had maintained the lead in the year to October 2005 with an 18.7% market share, but was pushed... 2006-05-11

Hyundai continues to dominate among South Korea's domestic manufacturers with a 48.46% market share in 2005 for sales including exports. The company sold 2,530,000 units, up 11% y-o-y.... 2006-05-11

Following disappointing domestic sales in 2004, South Korea's automotive industry has rallied to register record output of 3.699mn units in 2005, largely thanks to thriving exports.... 2006-04-06

GM Daewoo, the South Korean subsidiary of US major General Motors, has revealed its Asian strategy, which includes reinstating around 1,700 workers that were made redundant in 2001.... 2006-03-17