Hyundai Motor Company and Kia Corporation announced in Seoul that they signed an agreement on 3 January with Samsung Electronics for a Car-to-Home and Home-to-Car service partnership. They aspire to enhance the connectivity between residential and mobility spaces. Under this agreement, Hyundai and Kia customers will be able to remotely control digital appliances via touch and voice commands through their cars’ in-car infotainment systems. They will also have remote vehicle control via AI speakers, TVs and smartphone apps to control various vehicle functions.
“This is an opportunity to make the connected car’s Car-to-Home and Home-to-Car services more convenient in various fields,” said Haeyoung Kwon, Vice President of Hyundai and Kia’s Infotainment Development Center. “We plan to accelerate our technology development.” Continue reading










China Vehicle Sales at Record High in November 2023
The Chinese light vehicle market reached a record high in November 2023 with wholesales growing by 27% year-on-year (YoY) resulting in a total of almost 3.million units, according to numbers just released by the respected GlobalData consultancy.* Passenger Vehicle (PV) sales (wholesales including exports) for November increased by 26% YoY to 2.6 million units, according to the Asia-Pacific Light Vehicle Sales Forecasting Team. On a month-on-month (MoM) basis, PV sales increased by 5%, while LCV demand was up 2.8% in November.
“The November car market continued to be very active. With the help of the “Double 11” promotion and other consumption stimuli, increased demand for vehicle purchases was released, and the market continued to improve, exceeding expectations. Both the production and sales of LVs achieved substantial YoY growth, with PVs continuing to sustain good momentum and CVs maintaining rapid growth, with New Energy Vehicles (NEVs) and exports leading the way,” GlobalData said. Continue reading →