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'Kia Boyz': Bizarre TikTok challenge forces Hyundai and Kia to pay $200 million to US customers
A weird TikTok challenge that involved stealing cars made by Kia and Hyundai has led to the car manufacturers paying $200 million to its US customers. The KiaBoyz Challenge showed people trying to steal cars using just a USB cable.
Children in Iowa to work longer hours, serve alcohol: How America is exploiting its teenage workers
In Iowa, senators pulled an all-nighter only to relax child labour protections. They voted on a bill that allows 14-year-olds to work six-hour night shifts and 16- and 17-year-olds to serve alcohol. Arkansas, Ohio and Minnesota have also passed bills that fail to protect teenage workers
Some American auto insurers refusing to write policies for certain Hyundai and Kia models; details here
In 2021, stealing such vehicles began to trend on social media as per the HLDI. Car thieves started to post videos of the rides that they stole.
Hyundai Global Motors withdraws from government’s PLI scheme for batteries
The company was one of the entities initially selected even as the government re-examined its application after the South Korean automobile manufacturer issued the clarification.
Carmakers struggle to meet whopping 6.5 lakh units backlog as chip shortage hits production
The waiting period for company cars varies anywhere from 2 to 9 months. Petrol variants have two months of waiting, diesel variants have 3-5 months and City Hybrid has a waiting of 9 months for new bookings
Hyundai Ioniq 5 EV to launch in India during second half of 2022
The Ioniq 5 is set to mark the beginning of Hyundai’s BEV (Battery Electric Vehicle) expansion plans in India.
Passenger vehicle exports from India rise by 43 percent in FY22
Maruti Suzuki India (MSI) led the vertical last fiscal, followed by Hyundai Motor India and Kia India at second and third positions, respectively.
The usual anti-India gambit, starring Pakistan's ISI: A million woke mutinies all the time
There is a narrative, and it reaches a cacophony of hysteria whenever there are elections in India, because the intent is to rally the faithful against the allegedly fascist BJP
Global brands face pushback in India: When saying sorry isn’t enough
Brand experts feel shock advertising and the subsequent public indignation seems to work even when people disagree with the sentiments expressed
After Hyundai, KFC, Pizza Hut, now Domino’s and Honda also apologise for posts on Kashmir
The Pakistan arm of these companies had also put up posts on social media supporting separatists in Kashmir
Hyundai issue: India tells S Korea that no compromise on matters related to territorial integrity
India expects the company to take 'appropriate action' over the 'unacceptable' social media post by Hyundai Pakistan on the so-called Kashmir solidarity day, said the External Affairs Ministry Spokesperson Arindam Bagchi
Hyundai to launch six pure electric vehicles in India by 2028, to invest Rs 4,000 crore into EV R&D
Over the next six years, Hyundai India will introduce six battery EVs built on modified versions of existing platforms as well as on the E-GMP architecture.
Lithium ion batteries vs hydrogen fuel cell: Which is the future of electric power in automobiles?
While battery-powered electric vehicles (BEVs) have managed to gain considerable momentum in most parts of the world, it’s hydrogen fuel cell electrics (FCEVs) that, at least on paper, appear to be the most sustainable form of mobility
Hyundai scores many firsts in landmark partnership with Spotify India.
A fitting partnership since the launch of the Hyundai i20 N Line in India also marks the introduction of Hyundai’s globally popular N Line series in India.
Explained: What is a hydrogen internal combustion engine, and can it be a real alternative to battery EVs?
Toyota is pushing the pace on the development of hydrogen internal combustion engines for mass production, but how does it work and is it a feasible concept?
Hyundai Seven all-electric SUV concept teased, gets ‘Parametric Pixels’ lighting and lounge-style interior
Expected to be based on the E-GMP platform, the Hyundai Seven will preview a full-electric, three-row SUV that will be sold under the Ioniq moniker.
How Ford's dated product line-up, low demand left it uncompetitive and led to its India exit
It is quite apparent like its predecessors General Motors and Harley-Davidson, Ford too failed to create a space for itself in the highly competitive and price-sensitive Indian auto market
‘Last train to a hydrogen society’, says Hyundai as it debuts third-gen fuel-cell tech, 680 hp FCEV prototype
As part of its Hydrogen Vision 2040 strategy, Hyundai aims to help hydrogen fuel-cell vehicles achieve price parity with battery electric vehicles by 2030.
Hyundai backs Tesla’s appeal for a temporary import duty cut for electric vehicles in India
Hyundai believes Tesla’s appeal for a drop in import duties will help boost electric vehicle adoption in India.
Ola Electric’s Bhavish Aggarwal disagrees with Elon Musk’s call to lower import duty on EVs
Responding to calls for a reduction in import duty on EVs, Ola’s Bhavish Aggarwal said firms should aim to make in India.