UPDATE 1-NORDIC STOCKS - Factors to watch on Nov 18 ( Tue, 18 Nov 2008 08:39:06 +0100) (Adds Nokia, StatoilHydro, Norsk Hydro factors, Volvo staff cuts) HELSINKI, Nov 18 (Reuters) - The following stocks may be affected by newspaper reports Read more
Accessories Ensure Kia Wont Bare Soul ( Mon, 17 Nov 2008 14:48:06 +0100) Kia launches a new aftermarket strategy allowing customers to accessorize their vehicles, particularly the new Soul small car arriving in spring that will offer 53 aftermarket parts. Read more
Hyundai-Kia, Microsoft Launch Center for Advanced Technologies ( Tue, 04 Nov 2008 14:56:09 +0100) The Korean Institute for Information Technology Advancement initially will provide 11 billion won to help local software companies working with the center. Read more
REFILE-Hyundai, Kia lead S.Korea carmakers' Oct sales rise ( Mon, 03 Nov 2008 10:49:57 +0100) (Refiles to fix typo in headline) SEOUL, Nov 3 (Reuters) - Combined sales of South Korea's automakers rose 3.7 percent in October from a year earlier, Read more TABLE-S.Korean Kia Motors' October sales down 1 pct y/y ( Mon, 03 Nov 2008 06:41:56 +0100) Nov 3 (Reuters) - Kia Motors Corp's total sales during October (in vehicles): Oct 2008 Oct 2007 TOTAL SALES 139,871 140,834 OVERSEAS SALES 106,262 115,730 Read more
BRIEF-Tyre firm Nokian Renkaat positive on 2009 ( Fri, 31 Oct 2008 09:54:10 +0100) HELSINKI, Oct 31 (Reuters) - Finnish tyre maker Nokian Renkaat Chief Executive Kim Gran said on Friday: * targets higher 2009 sales, EBIT * lower raw Read more
China Restores Import Licenses to Hyundai, Kia ( Wed, 29 Oct 2008 18:27:07 +0100) The issuing of licenses was suspended for six weeks while the government investigated dealer complaints against Kia. Read more
Kia Plant Receives Equipment Shipment ( Tue, 28 Oct 2008 17:30:04 +0100) Parts for transfer and blanking presses arrive in U.S., while workers return from training in South Korea. Read more UPDATEB 1-Maruti Suzuki raises prices after Q2 net falls ( Fri, 24 Oct 2008 16:50:36 +0200) (Adds details, price rise, comments, Kia earnings) By Rakesh Sharma and C.J. Kuncheria NEW DELHI, Oct 24 (Reuters) - Maruti Suzuki India Ltd , India's Read more RPT-PREVIEW-Hyundai Q3 set to plunge on strikes, costs ( Thu, 23 Oct 2008 01:19:53 +0200) (This is repeat of an earlier story ahead of the company's earnings announcement on Thursday.) * What: Hyundai Motor, Kia Motors Q3 earnings * When: Hyundai Read more Chrysler CEO: Global turmoil challenges automakers ( Fri, 17 Oct 2008 18:38:04 +0200) KIAWAH ISLAND, S.C., Oct 17 (Reuters) - Chrysler Chief Executive Bob Nardelli said on Friday that economic turmoil was challenging the auto industry around Read more China Stops Flow of Hyundai, Kia Imports ( Thu, 16 Oct 2008 19:33:11 +0200) The government move reportedly is in response to complaints from Kia dealers they are being pressured to accept more vehicles from the auto maker even though they already have bloated inventories. Read more
China halts imports from Hyundai, Kia - Hyundai ( Thu, 16 Oct 2008 03:54:04 +0200) SEOUL, Oct 16 (Reuters) - The Chinese government has not allowed car imports from top South Korean carmakers Hyundai and Kia since mid-September, but Read more DRIVERS LOG: 2009 Kia Borrego EX: ( Wed, 15 Oct 2008 09:30:00 +0200) SENIOR EDITOR KEVIN A. WILSON: I threw a couple of 20-somethings in the third row. The kids are a lot more flexible than we remember--no complaining about access. Read more New Engines Power Grand Vitara for 09 ( Wed, 08 Oct 2008 15:37:27 +0200) Refreshed CUV has impressive engines, good fuel economy, while Suzukis Frontier-derived Equator pickup has modest sales goals. Read more New Engines Power Grand Vitara for 09 ( Tue, 07 Oct 2008 15:41:00 +0200) Refreshed CUV has impressive engines, good fuel economy, while Suzukis Frontier-derived Equator pickup has modest sales goals. Read more Kevorkian goes green; runs for Congress seat ( Sun, 05 Oct 2008 16:47:00 +0200) ROYAL OAK -- Jack Kevorkian, the euthanasia enthusiast, is a man of little appetite or need. He lives alone, disavows God and subsists on less than 500 calories a day. Read more
Kia Debuts Production Soul in Paris ( Thu, 02 Oct 2008 19:41:06 +0200) Kia says the Soul will be powered by a 2.0L 4-cyl. gas engine in the U.S. making 140 hp and mated to either a 5-speed manual or 4-speed automatic transmission. Read more
TABLE-Kia Sept U.S. vehicle sales off adj. 24.8 pct ( Wed, 01 Oct 2008 20:50:58 +0200) Oct 1 (Reuters) - Following are Kia Motors Corp U.S. sales of cars and light trucks in September 2008 versus the same year-earlier month and for the year Read more
TABLE-S.Korea Kia Motors Sept sales down 12 pct y/y ( Wed, 01 Oct 2008 07:23:28 +0200) Oct 1 (Reuters) - Kia Motors Corp's total sales during September (in vehicles): Sept 2008 Sept 2007 TOTAL SALES 96,734 110,148 OVERSEAS SALES 72,412 89,792 Read more
Kia Workers Ratify New Wage Deal ( Tue, 30 Sep 2008 16:32:08 +0200) A Kia spokesman tells the auto maker and its employees have agreed to establish a 17-hour, 2-shift workday next year in place of the current 20-hour, 2-shift workday. Read more
Kia Motors union approves revised wage deal ( Tue, 30 Sep 2008 11:21:49 +0200) SEOUL, Sept 30 (Reuters) - Unionised workers at Kia Motors Corp , South Korea's second-biggest auto maker, voted to accept a fresh wage deal that calls Read more
Korea's revolving door ( Mon, 29 Sep 2008 05:01:00 +0200) When a top executive departs Hyundai or Kia in the United States, people grumble about how Koreans distrust outsiders. Having worked in Korea during the past five years, I have heard the same grumbling. It's often true. Read more
Hyundai Union Ratifies Wage Package; Co-Chairman Moves to Mobis ( Fri, 26 Sep 2008 17:42:09 +0200) A tentative Kia agreement reached late Thursday matches Hyundais terms, except the incentive bonus is less at 3.6 million won. A date for next weeks ratification vote has not been announced. Read more
Kia Motors, union reach new tentative wage deal ( Fri, 26 Sep 2008 06:00:00 +0200) Kia Motors Corp., the country's No.2 auto maker, and its union reached another preliminary wage deal on Friday, the company said. The deal, still subject to the approval of union members, includes a 5. Read more
REFILE-Hyundai, Kia lead S.Korea carmakers' Oct sales rise 
Kia Plant Receives Equipment Shipment 
China Stops Flow of Hyundai, Kia Imports 
New Engines Power Grand Vitara for 09 
Hyundai Union Ratifies Wage Package; Co-Chairman Moves to Mobis 
