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최희석
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Porsche to mark 25 years in Korea
Stuttgart Sports Cars, the official importer and distributor of Porsche vehicles, is offering special deals on the Cayenne and 911 until June 30 as part of a year-long campaign celebrating the German luxury marque’s 25th year in Korea.During the period, those purchasing the Cayenne will be offered a chance to drive the Panamera 4 using Porsche’s finance service’s lease contract while waiting for t
Mobility April 17, 2011
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Infiniti Essence concept car on display
Nissan Korea is putting the Infiniti Essence concept car that made its Korean debut at the recent Seoul Motor Show in Infiniti showrooms across the country until the end of May. Infiniti EssenceThe vehicle is currently on display at Infiniti’s showroom in Gangnam District until the end of the month. The Essence will then be displayed at the Seocho-gu showroom until mid May.The concept car will the
Mobility April 17, 2011
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Hanbul Motors cuts engine oil prices
Hanbul Motors, the official importer and distributor of Peugeot vehicles, announced Thursday that it lowered the price of selected engine oils sold at official Peugeot service centers by 20 percent. There are 15 official Peugeot service centers located across the country.The engine oils with lowered prices are the Total Quarts 9000 used in Peugeot’s Euro IV diesel engine and the Total INEO used in
Mobility April 17, 2011
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Hyundai’s new service for Equus, Genesis
Hyundai Motor Co. introduced a new membership service for Equus and Genesis luxury sedan buyers on Thursday.The new membership service, BLU Honors, is available to those buying 2012 Equus or Genesis sedans, who submit applications. EquusEquus buyers opting for the service can choose from six rounds of golf at selected courses in the two years after the purchase, tickets to eight culture events and
Mobility April 17, 2011
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AD Motors taps into Japanese electric car market
AD Motors, a local electric car manufacturer, said it has begun exporting the Change electric car to Japan.The company had signed a memorandum of understanding regarding the issue with Japan’s Autorex on March 31. Change electric car. (AD Motors)Under the contract, Autorex will import Change vehicles to Japan, and the Nippon Automobile Fair Certificate Association will be responsible for marketing
Mobility April 17, 2011
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Korean cars in U.S. cited for interior design
Korean carmakers have come a long way since the days of the Hyundai Pony, the first locally developed automobile to be exported.The days of being widely perceived as makers of cheap but unreliable vehicles are long gone with overseas surveys and consumer research showing vast improvements in their quality rankings.Despite such developments, local carmakers’ design capabilities appeared to be laggi
Mobility April 17, 2011
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‘Makgeolli beats beer, wine for cancer fighting compound’
Makgeolli, Korean rice wine, contains up to 25 times more farnesol, a compound with anti-tumor properties, research showed Thursday.Farnesol is an alcohol found in a number of substances including essential oils. Research has shown that farnesol has potent anti-tumor properties even in concentrations as low as 5 milligrams per liter.In the latest research, a team led by Korea Food Research Institu
Industry April 14, 2011
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Renault Samsung’s new marketing chief
Renault Samsung Motors Co. appointed senior executive managing director Frederic Artaud as the new head of its Sales and Marketing Division on Thursday. Frederic ArtaudBefore the appointment Artaud had been heading the company’s marketing activities since May 2008 within the Sales and Marketing Division.The company said that Artaud was given the new post as part of its reorganization measures aime
Industry April 14, 2011
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MBC cuts off SkyLife from HD content
The terrestrial broadcaster MBC stopped providing KT SkyLife with high-definition content Thursday, as the two failed to narrow differences over fees for re-broadcasting MBC programs.KT SkyLife is a satellite broadcaster affiliated to the country’s largest fixed-line telecom services provider KT Corp.Following MBC’s move, SkyLife is now broadcasting standard-definition MBC programs for its 620,000
Industry April 14, 2011
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Hyundai to offer auto finance in U.K., Brazil
Hyundai Motor Group chairman Chung Mong-koo (right) greets Banca Sandanter’s chairman Emilio Botin at the carmaker’s office in Seoul on Wednesday. (Hyundai Motor Group)Hyundai Motor Group will set up auto-financing firms in Brazil and the U.K. in collaboration with Spain-based Banco Santander.Banco Santader is Europe’s largest commercial bank with more than 86 million customers. Hyundai Motor chai
Industry April 13, 2011
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Foreign carmakers make paltry donations
Foreign carmakers made relatively small donations to social causes despite massive improvements in financial figures, data showed Wednesday.According to regulatory filings from the country’s top three foreign carmakers ― BMW Korea, Mercedes-Benz Korea and Audi Volkswagen Korea ― their sales and profits saw significant improvements from 2009.BMW Korea was the top-performing foreign carmaker last ye
Industry April 13, 2011
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Shinsegae upscale outlet faces curbs
Shinsegae Corp.’s new premium outlet in Paju, north of Seoul, could face government restrictions after smaller retailers protested that it hurts their businesses.The Small and Medium Business Administration launched an inquiry on Monday to determine the scale of damage sustained by small- and medium-sized discount outlets in the area since Shinsegae Chelsea opened on March 18.The smaller stores cl
Industry April 12, 2011
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Hyundai begins work on 3rd blast furnace
Hyundai Motor Group’s steelmaker Hyundai Steel broke ground for the third blast furnace at its integrated steelworks in Dangjin, South Chungcheong Province on Tuesday.The company is injecting 3.26 trillion won ($2.89 billion) into the project, which is scheduled for completion in September 2013.The furnace will have an annual production capacity of 4 million metric tons, pushing the facility’s out
Industry April 12, 2011
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Korea, China trade ministers discuss FTA
Korea Trade Minister Kim Jong-hoon discussed the stalled free trade negotiations with his Chinese counterpart Chen Deming during their meeting in Beijing on Monday, the Ministry of Foreign Affairs and Trade said. The meeting raised expectations for the two governments to put their FTA negotiations on a fast track. Seoul and Beijing began preliminary government-level talks in September but made lit
April 11, 2011
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Hacker steals financial info of Hyundai Capital clients
Financial services provider Hyundai Capital admitted Sunday that financial information including the credit ratings of some customers had been accessed by a hacker.Those responsible for the incident are thought to have accessed the company’s auxiliary server since February and hacked data in small portions to avoid detection. In addition, passwords and other vital information about loans taken out
April 11, 2011
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