All South Korea articles

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    Report suggests potential South Korea sales ban for automakers

    2016-11-30T15:59:33Z

    Carmakers including Nissan, BMW and Porsche may receive a local sales ban by the South Korean government on certain models after it claimed irregularities were discovered in environmental certification documents.According to a Financial Times report citing the government’s environment ministry, plans were in place to fine the carmakers a total ...

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    Chevrolet imports to Iran blocked by ministry

    2016-05-04T16:14:33Z

    An attempt by an unnamed Iranian importer to move 200 Chevrolet vehicles into the country has been blocked by Iran’s Ministry of Industry, Mine and Trade. The move ran counter to the US government’s Executive Order preventing business with Iran despite the lifting of sanctions in January this year.It is ...

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    BMW starts work on second parts RDC in South Korea

    2016-04-13T11:12:44Z

    [Updated 14th April] BMW is investing 130 billion won ($110m) in a second regional distribution centre (RDC) in South Korea to better stabilise the supply of aftermarket parts to BMW, Mini and Motorrad service centres across the country. The facility is expected to create 600 jobs.The new facility will be ...