Electric Vehicle Battery Group Raises $2Bn In Korea’s Biggest IPO In 4 Years
The company priced the offering at Won105,000 per share or the top of a marketed range, according to a stock exchange statement. Demand for shares outweighed the number on offer by 1,883 times as institutional investors bet on growth in…
Government, Hyundai, LG Join Hands To Reuse Dead Batteries
Amid a heightening blame game over the cause of Kona Electric Vehicle fires, South Korean Prime Minister Chung Sye-kyun, Hyundai Motor Group Chairman Chung Euisun and LG Energy Solution President Kim Jong-hyun on Thursday gathered at the automaker’s research and…
Samsung And Tesla Join Forces To Manufacture 5nm Chip Facilitate Autonomous Driving
For a while, Samsung had been taking steps to become the market leader in the chipset manufacturing space. Now, with the absence of Huawei in the market, Samsung has the opportunity and the space to fulfill its ambition. Last year,…
Hyundai Mobis Increasing Investment In Future Auto Parts
Hyundai Mobis has made investments in key auto parts such as brakes, airbags, lamps, steering systems and automotive electronics since 1999, when Hyundai Motor Group reorganized itself. Despite the steady investments, the after-sales service subsidiary of the group is yet…
Tesla Captures Almost 80% Of South Korean Imported EV Market
Korean media reports that during the first nine months of this year, Tesla sold in South Korea 10,518 electric cars, which is a dominant number in the imported EV segment – over 79%. The total number is 13,261, and only…
LG Chem To Spin-Off World’s Largest Electric Car Battery Business
LG Chem plans to spin off its lucrative electric vehicle battery business, the world’s largest, to fund an expansion of its facilities through a potential initial public offering as it benefits from a surge in orders. The South Korean company,…
KOGAS, Hyundai Motor Join Hands In Hydrogen Production, Charging, And Sales
Korea Gas Corp. (KOGAS) and Hyundai Motor Group have joined hands to build integrated hydrogen charging stations that can also serve as a hydrogen production facility. They signed a business agreement at a hotel in Seoul to cooperate in enhancing…
