All posts tagged "BMW"

  • Peter Schreyer
    Hyundai to challenge luxury brands BMW, Benz with Genesis

    By Brian Han Hyundai Motor Co. has come a long way since the 1980s when it started selling incredibly cheap, affordable cars overseas like the Excel. Now the automobile maker plans to take it a step further...

    • Posted November 6, 2015
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    BMW to recall over 55,000 cars sold in S. Korea

    SEJONG (Yonhap) — BMW Korea, the local importer of the German luxury automobile brand, is recalling 55,737 cars sold in South Korea for problems found in timing belt tensioners, the transportation ministry said Wednesday. According to the...

    • Posted September 23, 2015
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  • Choi Na-yeon, left, and Jang Ha Na walk up the eighth fairway together in the final round of the LPGA Coates Golf Championship  Saturday, Jan.  31, 2015, at Golden Ocala Golf and Equestrian Club in Ocala, Fla. Choi won the event.  (AP Photo/The Ocala Star-Banner, Cyndi Chambers)
    BMW Korea to host Korea’s biggest women’s golf championship

    By Park Jin-hai BMW Korea, marking its 20th anniversary, will host Korea’s biggest women’s golf competition here in July. The KLPGA BMW Ladies Championship will offer a total of 1.2 billion won ($1.1 million) in prize money,...

    • Posted February 5, 2015
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  • Albert Biermann
    Hyundai hires BMW chief engineer

    By Lee Hyo-sik Hyundai Motor Group has hired BMW M’s chief engineer to head its premium, high-performance vehicle development unit, the company said Monday. The move is part of Hyundai’s effort to compete with German and other...

    • Posted December 23, 2014
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    Genesis changes image of Korean car

    Hyundai Motor’s new luxury sedan hits sales of German brands By Kim Tae-jong Hyundai Motor’s new Genesis was one of the most anticipated cars last year. It was said to be a car that would show how...

    • Posted February 3, 2014
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  • Samsung Electronics’ Galaxy Gear smartwatches are on display at the booth of BMW along with the automaker’s i3 electric vehicle at the 2014 International Consumer Electronics Show. (Yonhap)
    When Samsung and LG meet automakers…

    New business opportunities evident in ICES show in Las Vegas as convergence of two industries will unfold down the road By Kim Yoo-chul LAS VEGAS ― Global automakers are taking center stage at the 2014 International Consumer...

    • Posted January 10, 2014
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  • Peter Kim, right, in BMW television commercial.
    “Age is just a number”

    Veteran Korean actor featured in BMW TV commercial  Peter Kim is still going strong at 77 Just in case you were curious – yes, the man who plays the Asian father character in the latest BMW 3...

    • Posted November 23, 2013
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