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Electronics companies are amongst the fiercest rivals when it comes to protecting their patents – even a lioness with her cubs seems like a purring cat in comparison. That’s why in the world of high technology, lawsuits fly left and right, one of the most recent examples being the Apple - Samsung dispute over the their smartphones.
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South Korean high tech companies LG Chem and Samsung SDI will invest in European battery cell production for Audi, with the brand’s upcoming electric SUV to be the first beneficiary of the new battery. Read more »...
- Toyota May Shift Korean-bound 2012 Camry Production From Japan To The U.s.
While the Lexus brand has been active in South Korea since 2001, the Toyota brand made its debut in the market only just last year. During 2010, the Japanese company sold some 4,200 Camry sedans, making it one of the best-selling foreign cars in the...
- Subaru To Start Selling Cars In South Korea
Even though Kia and Hyundai are present in most countries around the world, you'll be surprised of the number of automakers that are absent from the South Korean market for one reason (import taxes) or another (legislation). Subaru is one of them,...
- Toyota Brand Enters South Korean Market, Home Turf Of Hyundai And Kia
As strange as it may sound, Toyota's namesake brand was absent from the South Korean market, home of its international rival, the Hyundai / Kia Group. While the world's largest automaker has been active in South Korea since 2000 when it established...
- Audi A4 Dominates In Germany - By The Numbers
Don't consider the Numbers you'll read below to be a death knell for BMW. Nah, BMW and Mercedes-Benz are doing just fine. However, Audi is doing very, very fine. Take this as evidence: whilst Buick's resurgence is mainly fuelled by its...
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LG Wants to Ban BMW and Audi Sales in South Korea Over LED Feud
Electronics companies are amongst the fiercest rivals when it comes to protecting their patents – even a lioness with her cubs seems like a purring cat in comparison. That’s why in the world of high technology, lawsuits fly left and right, one of the most recent examples being the Apple - Samsung dispute over the their smartphones.
Nevertheless, we were surprised to learn today that LG Electronics and its subsidiary, the component-making LG Innotek Co., filled a lawsuit with a South Korean court seeking to block BMW and Audi from selling their cars in the country.
What is happening is that the two German luxury carmakers have been caught in the middle of a patent war between LG and Osram over LED technologies. LG seeks to stop their the German automakers' vehicles from being sold because they are equipped with Osram lighting systems.
Read more »- Lg Chem And Samsung Sdi Will Build Batteries For Audi's Electric Crossover In Europe
South Korean high tech companies LG Chem and Samsung SDI will invest in European battery cell production for Audi, with the brand’s upcoming electric SUV to be the first beneficiary of the new battery. Read more »...
- Toyota May Shift Korean-bound 2012 Camry Production From Japan To The U.s.
While the Lexus brand has been active in South Korea since 2001, the Toyota brand made its debut in the market only just last year. During 2010, the Japanese company sold some 4,200 Camry sedans, making it one of the best-selling foreign cars in the...
- Subaru To Start Selling Cars In South Korea
Even though Kia and Hyundai are present in most countries around the world, you'll be surprised of the number of automakers that are absent from the South Korean market for one reason (import taxes) or another (legislation). Subaru is one of them,...
- Toyota Brand Enters South Korean Market, Home Turf Of Hyundai And Kia
As strange as it may sound, Toyota's namesake brand was absent from the South Korean market, home of its international rival, the Hyundai / Kia Group. While the world's largest automaker has been active in South Korea since 2000 when it established...
- Audi A4 Dominates In Germany - By The Numbers
Don't consider the Numbers you'll read below to be a death knell for BMW. Nah, BMW and Mercedes-Benz are doing just fine. However, Audi is doing very, very fine. Take this as evidence: whilst Buick's resurgence is mainly fuelled by its...