The Hyundai Motor Group has recently submitted to the Korean intellectual property protection office a trademark registration for the term ‘Hypercasting,’ for use by both its namesake Hyundai brand as well as Kia. The trademark was submitted under the category of light metal fabrication, metal heat treatment, metal casting, and pressure casting. As its name implies, Hypercasting refers to Korea’s interpretation of the aluminum die-casting technology used to make vehicle body, popularized by Tesl

South Korea is turning towards Indonesia to bolster its supply chain for EV batteries and components in a bid to reduce its heavy dependency on China. On the back of a trip by South Korean President Yoon Suk Yeol’s visit to the archipelago for the South Korea-Association of Southeast Asian Nations summit, conglomerate chiefs from the peninsular nation paid a business trip to boost EV cooperation. The conglomerates comprised Hyundai Motor Group Executive Chair Chung Euisun, LG Group Chairman Koo

Twenty years ago, a Toyota Prius was the most popular car in the Golden State of California, one of USA’s most liberal rainbow-flag carrying state. California is also the US state that is most open to foreign brands like Toyota, or new concepts like electric cars, as opposed to say Tennessee, where the Ford F-150 rules. Californian liberals from the late ‘90s to 2010s were also the ones who, for better and for worse, made the Toyota Prius into an icon of tree huggers. Today, California is also k

Tesla has made its official debut in Thailand with the launch of the Model 3 sedan and Model Y SUV, both are fully imported (CBU) from China. Buyers in Thailand are able to order Model 3 or Model Y from Tesla’s online configurator, with deliveries scheduled for Q1 2023. Both the Model 3 and Model Y will be available in three trims. Prices for the Model 3 start from: THB 1,759,000 (around RM 220k) for the base trim THB 1,999,000 (around 251k) for the Long Range THB 2,309,000 (around RM 290k) for

To say the Hyundai Ioniq 5 is an immense success in Indonesia might be a bit of an understatement with the electric vehicle (EV) outselling the Honda CR-V in May 2022. Indeed, reception for the Ioniq 5 has been overwhelming in the archipelago with over 800 bookings made at the 2022 Indonesia International Motor Show (IIMS) back in April. This accounted for 51 percent of new Hyundai cars that were booked at the motor show. The Ioniq 5 in Indonesia is offered with 4 variants priced from IDR 718 mi

Price reduction of up to RM 9k depending on variant Arrives in facelifted form Output stands at 286 PS/400 Nm, with 461 km range Following the Budget 2022 announcement on the tax exemption for EVs, the tax-free price of the BMW iX3 is now revealed - from RM 327,800 for the Inspiring variant and RM 345,800 for the Impressive variant – both of which include the BMW Service & Repair Inclusive: 5-Year Extended Warranty and 6-Year Service Package, as well as the Power Package. Previously, the BMW iX3