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You may remember the claimed fuel efficiency scandal caused by Hyundai that overstated the economy figures for several of their vehicles. They then had to compensate over 900,000 owners of vehicles sold between 2011 and 2013, with the discrepancy between the stated and actual numbers ranging from 1 to 4 mpg US.
- Fuel Me Twice: Hyundai Has Been Caught Misstating Figures In The Past As Well
After an Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) investigation found discrepancies between the official and the actual mileage stated by Hyundai and Kia for some of their most popular models, the Korean manufacturers were quick to take the blame and offered...
- Daihatsu Presents New Fuel-efficient Mira E:s In Japan
Toyota's daughter brand of small vehicles, Daihatsu, has launched a new version of its Mira kei car called e:S incorporating a raft of new or revised technologies, all of which aim to improve fuel efficiency. Daihatsu says that it has overhauled...
- Hyundai - Kia Group Targeting A 10-percent Increase In Sales For 2011
For the Hyundai Motor Group and its affiliate Kia Motors, the New Year brings a new sales target as the South Korea's largest automaker said on Monday it aims to sell 6.33 million cars in 2011, which represents a 10 percent increase over 2010 when...
- 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...
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South Korea Enforces Tougher Fuel Efficiency Measuring Rules to Avoid Future Unpleasantness
You may remember the claimed fuel efficiency scandal caused by Hyundai that overstated the economy figures for several of their vehicles. They then had to compensate over 900,000 owners of vehicles sold between 2011 and 2013, with the discrepancy between the stated and actual numbers ranging from 1 to 4 mpg US.
Since Hyundai is a South Korean automaker, the situation was bound to trigger some reaction from back home, as well, and it has. The local Ministry of Trade, Industry and Energy announced that it was going to reduce the margin for error when it comes to stated efficiency numbers, from 5 percent to just 3 percent.
Read more »- Fuel Me Twice: Hyundai Has Been Caught Misstating Figures In The Past As Well
After an Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) investigation found discrepancies between the official and the actual mileage stated by Hyundai and Kia for some of their most popular models, the Korean manufacturers were quick to take the blame and offered...
- Daihatsu Presents New Fuel-efficient Mira E:s In Japan
Toyota's daughter brand of small vehicles, Daihatsu, has launched a new version of its Mira kei car called e:S incorporating a raft of new or revised technologies, all of which aim to improve fuel efficiency. Daihatsu says that it has overhauled...
- Hyundai - Kia Group Targeting A 10-percent Increase In Sales For 2011
For the Hyundai Motor Group and its affiliate Kia Motors, the New Year brings a new sales target as the South Korea's largest automaker said on Monday it aims to sell 6.33 million cars in 2011, which represents a 10 percent increase over 2010 when...
- 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...