Korean car designers step onto global stage
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GENEVA/SEOUL  - Global automakers are tapping a  rich seam of talented vehicle designers in a surprising spot:  South Korea.
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BBC Click reports on the futuristic homes offering intelligent technology in South Korea.
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The rollout of the redesigned Hyundai Sonata is a sign of how much more cutthroat the U.S. auto market could become, with most experts convinced that China will soon follow South Korea with inexpensive products of its own.
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The Paris Motor Show will roar into life next Saturday when international car makers converge on the French capital hoping to wow crowds with prototype models and woo critics with green technologies.
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Hyundai Motor Co (005380.KS), South  Korea's biggest automaker, expects to benefit from the  precarious state of the U.S. economy as more consumers look for  value propositions in their car purchase decisions, an  executive with Hyundai's North American arm said on Monday.
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Asian brands push Ford, DaimlerChrysler and GM to offer greater incentives and come out with new styles. By John Porretto. DETROIT -- Most veteran forecasters say they expect a familiar sales trend in the US
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SHANGHAI -- When Chery Automobile cars first appeared outside of China in 2001, they were ridiculed as a cheap attempt to trick purchasers into thinking they were buying Chevy vehicles instead of Chinese knockoffs.
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An airless tire, cars that warn drivers they're drifting out of their lane and built-in air fresheners are among new technologies being unveiled at the Paris International Motor Show, offering a glimpse of the automobile's future.
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&quot;Hyundai Motor must tap China&#39;s commercial vehicle market to produce one million vehicles there in 2008,&quot; Hyundai Motor Chairman Chung Mong-koo said at the signing ceremony held at Hyundai&#39;s main office in southern Seoul.
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Hankook Tire Co., Korea's biggest tire maker, is weighing Eastern European countries such as Slovakia and Poland for a plant to supply regional carmakers including the Slovak unit of Kia Motors Corp.
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The man who brought the Yugo and Subaru to this country has a new project &#151; becoming the first mass importer of low-cost Chinese-made cars.
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South Korea has become one of the worldâs most credit-card-friendly countries. With cards everywhere, however, the challenge is to attract consumers.
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Carmakers displaying their wares at the Paris Motor Show are pushing bold, aggressive designs, even on their smallest models.
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STOCKHOLM, Sep 26 (IPS) - The worldâs car makers are racing each other to  produce powerful new models that run on ethanol-based fuels for  the booming Swedish market.
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The Japanese car giant is to build its Prius hybrid vehicle in China, to carve out a niche in the world's fastest-growing car market.
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The designer responsible for changing the shape of Volvos has been given a much larger makeover project: get Americans excited about Fords, Lincolns and Mercurys.
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As the Detroit auto show opens on  Sunday, major global automakers are set to unwrap glittering  new vehicles that span the gamut of styles from the gas-hogging  fast to the gas-free green.