Hyundai & Kia To Upgrade Fuel Efficiency by 25% by 2020, Chung Mong-Koo Said

by Jose Antonio Lopez | Nov 11, 2014 | All News, Eco Cars, Hyundai, Kia

Latest reports from South Korea said that Chung Mong-Koo, chairman of Hyundai Motor Group, demanded executives and employees to upgrade the fuel efficiency of Hyundai-Kia cars by 25 percent by 2020. [ads id=”0″...

Exclusive Details on the Next Generation Kia Optima

by Jose Antonio Lopez | Nov 10, 2014 | All News, Kia, Spy Shots

Kia is finishing the next generation Optima development (also called K5), and the car will debut during 2015 (not confirmed if it will be in Detroit in January, or in New York in April). [ads id=”4″ style=”float:left;padding:9px;”]This project...

Report: Kia To Launch First Time Ever Korean Hybrid SUV

by Jose Antonio Lopez | Oct 29, 2014 | All News, Eco Cars, Kia

Reports said that Kia is developing first ever Korean Hybrid SUV. To be launched during the first half of 2016 and expected to showed late 2015, it will be based on the latest generation Sorento. But today we can share an exclusive picture of the car, under vinyl...

Hyundai Launches Motor Integrated Six-Speed Transmission For Latest Hybrid Models

by Jose Antonio Lopez | Oct 28, 2014 | All News, Hyundai, Technical

Hyundai Motor Co., South Korea’s largest automaker, has announced a new six-speed automatic transmission for hybrid electric vehicles (HEV) at the company’s annual International Powertrain Conference held today in Namyang, South Korea. [ads id=”4″...

Sonata & Next-gen Kia Optima Plug-in Hybrid’s To Be Released Next Year

by Jose Antonio Lopez | Oct 8, 2014 | All News, Eco Cars, Hyundai, Kia

A report from R&D vice chairman at Hyundai Motor Group, Yang Woong-Chul, said on October 7 that the plug-in hybrid models of Sonata and next-gen Kia K5 (Optima for overseas markets), are scheduled to be released next year. [ads id=”0″...