Volkswagen Korea will recall more than 74,000 cars over faulty warning triangles, the Ministry of Land, Infrastructure and Transport said Wednesday. Starting from Friday, the Korean unit of the German carmaker plans to issue a recall on a total of 74,809 vehicles across 27 car models that were sold here. The list includes 15,691 units of Tiguan 2.0 TDI, 9,466 units of Arteon 2.0 TDI and 9,050 units of Jetta 1.4 TSI. The Lamborghini brand, which was originally off the list, was added to the rec

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From left: Hanwha Systems CEO Eo Sung-cheol, Korea Airports Corp. CEO Yoon Hyung-joong, Yoon Sang-jik, secretary-general of the Bid Secretariat for World Expo 2030 Busan, SK Telecom CEO Ryu Young-sang and T Map Mobility CEO Lee Jong-ho pose after signing a memorandum of understanding on urban air mobility business to boost Busan’s World Expo bid. If Busan is selected, visitors will be able to hop on the future mobility vehicles to attend Expo events.

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Kia on Wednesday unveiled the 2024 Niro, a revamped version of the carmaker's top-selling eco-friendly brand. The upgraded Niro comes in both hybrid and fully electric models, with prices starting at 27.1 million won ($22,000) and 48.5 million won, respectively.

Volkswagen Korea will issue a recall of more than 67,000 vehicles and has suspended all new car sales due to faulty warning triangles, a car accessory to warn drivers after emergency stops, a move experts here called an unprecedented precautionary measure after the firm's painful “Dieselgate” back in 2015. The Korean unit of the German carmaker said Tuesday a total of 67,459 vehicles across seven different models will be affected by the recall. The recall schedule has not been

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