Cars
For a variety of reasons, most of which have to do with a number of different taxes and tariffs on imports, South Korea is dominated by local makers such as Hyundai and Kia, but recently, foreign companies have made attempts to slowly penetrate the country's tightly controlled car market.
- Gm Brings Detroit-made Chevy Impala To Korea
South Korea's once closed (aka protected) car market is slowly giving way to foreign brands, with GM now introducing its new Chevy Impala sedan that's made at the Detroit-Hamtramck plant. Read more »...
- Hyundai In Shock As Toyota Camry Wins 2013 "korea Car Of The Year" Award
Until recently, South Korea had a taxing policy that made importing cars nigh impossible. It was a means to protect its homegrown automakers, of course, i.e. Hyundai and Kia, from foreign competition. Now, though, it has opened its doors to foreigners,...
- Toyota To Export U.s.-made Camry Sedans To South Korea
Now here's something that you don't often hear about: a Japanese product made in the USA and exported to South Korea. We're talking about the new generation of the Camry and Toyota's decision to export the U.S.-assembled sedan to its...
- 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...
- 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...
Cars
Toyota to Export U.S.-Built Sienna Minivan to South Korea
For a variety of reasons, most of which have to do with a number of different taxes and tariffs on imports, South Korea is dominated by local makers such as Hyundai and Kia, but recently, foreign companies have made attempts to slowly penetrate the country's tightly controlled car market.
Today, Toyota announced plans to begin exports of its U.S.-built Sienna minivan to distributors in South Korea with first shipments scheduled to arrive later this month.
Read more »- Gm Brings Detroit-made Chevy Impala To Korea
South Korea's once closed (aka protected) car market is slowly giving way to foreign brands, with GM now introducing its new Chevy Impala sedan that's made at the Detroit-Hamtramck plant. Read more »...
- Hyundai In Shock As Toyota Camry Wins 2013 "korea Car Of The Year" Award
Until recently, South Korea had a taxing policy that made importing cars nigh impossible. It was a means to protect its homegrown automakers, of course, i.e. Hyundai and Kia, from foreign competition. Now, though, it has opened its doors to foreigners,...
- Toyota To Export U.s.-made Camry Sedans To South Korea
Now here's something that you don't often hear about: a Japanese product made in the USA and exported to South Korea. We're talking about the new generation of the Camry and Toyota's decision to export the U.S.-assembled sedan to its...
- 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...
- 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...