Posts Tagged With: cars

Hyundai Elantra Recognized As North American Car of the Year

» by GI Korea January 11th, 2012 at 11:46 pm » Comments (8)

Via Monster Island comes news that the Hyundai Elantra was recognized as the North American Car of the Year: Detroit automakers got shut out of honors at their hometown's auto show ...more »

UAW Postponed Protest During President Lee’s US Visit

» by GI Korea December 17th, 2011 at 5:36 pm » Comments (17)

Remember when Presidents Obama and Lee toured the GM plant in Michigan and everything appeared to be fine and swell? Now it has come out that it appears that the ...more »

Matiz for Sale In Itaewon

» by GI Korea June 14th, 2010 at 11:45 pm » Comments (0)

Via the ROK Drop Classifieds, comes this car for sale in Itaewon: White colour MATIZ car, 1999′ Model, Petrol, 5 – Speed Manual Gear, Power Steering, Power Window, A/c, JVC CD Player, Tyres in good ...more »

Picture of the Day: Kim Jong-il’s Limo In China?

» by GI Korea May 4th, 2010 at 1:00 pm » Comments (13)

[caption id="" align="alignnone" width="439" caption="May 4, DALIAN, China -- A Maybach carrying North Korean leader Kim Jong-il is shown on the streets of the northern Chinese city of Dalian on ...more »

Picture of the Day: The KIA K5 Mid-Size Sedan

» by GI Korea March 16th, 2010 at 1:00 pm » Comments (4)

[caption id="" align="alignnone" width="240" caption="Kia Motors on Sunday released photos of the K5 mid-size sedan. The successor to the Lotze, it is scheduled to go on sale in May."][/caption] Via the ...more »

Daewoo Rated One of the Worst Cars of the Decade

» by GI Korea October 8th, 2009 at 10:45 pm » Comments (7)

Yahoo Autos has their list out for the worst cars of the decade and unsurprisingly to me, anything made by Daewoo made the list: 9. Daewoo Anything 1999-2002 We had just tested a ...more »

Hyundai Release Elantra LPI Hybrid In Korea

» by GI Korea July 13th, 2009 at 3:41 pm » Comments (11)

It amazes me that Hyundai wasn't selling hybrid cars earlier in Korea considering the nation's high oil prices?: Hyundai has recently touted how its cars are finally a match for those ...more »

US Raises Fuel Efficiency Standards, What It Means for Korea

» by GI Korea May 20th, 2009 at 10:18 am » Comments (3)

This is what the new fuel efficiency standards in the US means for Korea: Fuel efficiency is once again the hottest topic in the world's automotive industry as the United States ...more »