SEOUL, June 12 (Reuters) - Seoul shares extended falls and ended down 0.56 percent on Wednesday amid heavy selling by foreign investors, with the market's key heavyweights including Samsung Electronics and Hyundai Motor coming under pressure.

SEOUL, June 11 (Reuters) - South Korea's stock exchange has approved Hyundai Rotem Co.'s plan for an initial public offering that could set a benchmark for the country's capital markets and earn hefty gains for top shareholders Hyundai Motor Co and a

* Hyundai Merchant up as tensions ease in Korean peninsula

* Hyundai Merchant up as tensions ease in Korean peninsula

Hyundai model has all the right credentials and looks fashionable, but isn't fun to drive.

SEOUL, June 7 (Reuters) - South Korea's main KOSPI share index was down 0.4 percent at 1951.73 points as of 0053 GMT. The index opened down 0.5 percent at 0001 GMT.

Every now and then, EPA gas-mileage ratings--and cars that notably fail to achieve them in real-world use--burst into public awareness. Hyundai and Kia had to agree to reduced ratings and send refunds to buyers after admitting to testing-procedure er

Hyundai Motor Co (OTC: HYMTF) reported a 2% rise in its US auto sales in May.Hyundai's first-quarter profit declined 15%. The company's sales rose to 68,358 vehicles in the US in May, versus 67,019 vehicles, in the year-ago period.

INCHEON, South Korea, June 4 (Reuters) - BMW AG's South Korean sales have tripled since 2009 as it takes advantageof a free trade deal that gets even sweeter next month, posing asmall-but-growing threat to Hyundai Motor Co ambition to sell more premi

What should have been a no-big-deal $500 discount on a $21,000 car has turned into more than a month of finger-pointing and form letters for one retired Army officer in New Jersey.The 78-year-old recently called the Newark Star-Ledger’s Bambooz

Korea's auto giant hasn't been much of a player in hybrids or electric cars. But it's seeking to change that with a bold move that could allow it to leap ahead of the whole industry.

The South Korean carmaker has shaken off its reputation for shoddiness and is now reining back its breakneck expansion to focus on forging a premium brand.

SEOUL, May 30 (Reuters) - Hyundai Heavy Industries Co Ltd said on Thursday it won a $750 million order to build a semi-submersible drilling rig for Diamond Offshore Drilling Inc.

SEOUL, May 28 (Reuters) - Seoul shares opened slightly higher on Tuesday, supported by gains in automakers and shipbuilding firms such as Hyundai Mobis and Daewoo Shipbuilding & Marine Engineering.

SEOUL, May 28 (Reuters) - Seoul shares opened slightly higher on Tuesday, supported by gains in automakers and shipbuilding firms such as Hyundai Mobis and Daewoo Shipbuilding & Marine Engineering.

Hyundai's redesigned 2014 Equus luxury sedan has been adrift on cargo ship en route to U.S.

Korean carmaker has been hit more than other Kospi 200 groups by currency jitters that are themselves somewhat out of whack

SAO PAULO, May 22 (Reuters) - South Korean automaker Hyundai Motor Co and workers in Brazil have agreed to boost output at a factory to keep up with growing demand for its vehicles, the leader of the...

SEOUL, May 22 (Reuters) - South Korea's main KOSPI shareindex was up 0.55 percent at 1992.01 as of 0400 GMT.

SEOUL, May 22 (Reuters) - South Korea's main KOSPI share index was up 0.55 percent at 1992.01 as of 0400 GMT.

SEOUL, May 22 (Reuters) - South Korea's main KOSPI share index was up 0.55 percent at 1992.01 as of 0400 GMT.

SEOUL, May 20 (Reuters) - South Korean shares edged lower on Monday,with gains in automakers such as Hyundai Motor offset by falls in food companies as institutions sought to take profits on the...

Several popular compact SUVs did poorly in a tough new crash test conducted by the Insurance Institute for Highway Safety. However, two, the new Subaru Forester and the Mitsubishi Outlander Sport, did well.

BEIJING, May 14 (Reuters) - Hyundai Motor Co andits affiliate Kia Motors Corp are recalling afurther 110,000 cars in China as part of a worldwide fix for afaulty brake light switch which began in the United States lastmonth.

SEOUL, May 14 (Reuters) - South Korean shares rose 1 percent on Tuesday, helped by the return of foreign investors and solid rebounds in auto and technology stocks such as Hyundai Motor and LG...

SEOUL, May 14 (Reuters) - Seoul shares ended up on Tuesday helped by a return in foreign investors and a solid rebound in auto and technology stocks such as Hyundai Motor and LG Electronics.

SEOUL, May 14 (Reuters) - Seoul shares rose on Tuesday helped by a return in foreign investors and a solid rebound in auto and technology stocks, including Hyundai Motor and LG Electronics.

SEOUL, May 14 (Reuters) - Seoul shares rose on Tuesday helped by a return in foreign investors and a solid rebound in auto and technology stocks, including Hyundai Motor and LG Electronics.

BEIJING (Reuters) - Hyundai Motor Corp is recalling 121,835 sport utility vehicles in China to fix a faulty brake light switch, China's top quality watchdog said on Monday.

BEIJING, May 13 (Reuters) - Hyundai Motor Corp is recalling 121,835 sport utility vehicles in China to fix afaulty brake light switch, China's top quality watchdog said onMonday.

The song will be part of 'Legend: Remixed,' a re-imagining of the 1984 classic.

SEOUL, May 13 (Reuters) - Seoul shares opened lower on Monday as exporters including Hyundai Motor declined amid concerns a weaker yen may negatively affect their overseas sales.

SEOUL, May 13 (Reuters) - Seoul shares opened lower on Monday as exporters including Hyundai Motor declined amid concerns a weaker yen may negatively affect their overseas sales.

GM, Ford and VW are falling behind Asian auto companies such as Suzuki and Hyundai when it comes to selling to India's big and growing car market.

SEOUL, May 10 (Reuters) - South Korean shares fell on Friday as investors dumped export-oriented stocks such as Hyundai Motor after the Japanese yen tumbled to levels not seen in over four and a half...

SEOUL (Reuters) - South Korea's Hyundai Motor Co is considering building a fourth car plant in China, its vice chairman said on Friday, as it seeks to increase production overseas to counter the effect of a firm local currency coupled with a falling

* Expects Hyundai/Kia to face capacity shortage by 2015-2016

* Expects Hyundai/Kia to face capacity shortage by 2015-2016

* Expects Hyundai/Kia to face capacity shortage by 2015-2016

SEOUL, May 10 (Reuters) - South Korean shares fell on Friday as investors dumped exporters including Hyundai Motor after the Japanese yen weakened further, deepening concerns about South Korean...

SEOUL, May 10 (Reuters) - South Korean shares fell on Friday as investors dumped exporters including Hyundai Motor after the Japanese yen weakened further, deepening concerns about South Korean firms' competitiveness.

(The following statement was released by the rating agency) SEOUL, May 09 (Fitch) Fitch Ratings has affirmed Hyundai Capital Services Inc.'s (HCS) Long-Term Issuer Default Rating (IDR) at 'BBB+', its Short-Term IDR at 'F2', and its senior unsecured d

SEOUL, May 10 (Reuters) - South Korea's Hyundai Motor is considering building a fourth car plant in China as it seeks to increase production overseas to counter rising costs at home, due to a firm local currency and labour issues, its vice chairman s

SEOUL, May 10 (Reuters) - South Korea's Hyundai Motor is considering building a fourth car plant in Chinaas it seeks to increase production overseas to counter risingcosts at home, due to a firm local currency and labour issues,its vice chairman said

SEOUL, May 10 (Reuters) - Seoul shares declined on Friday as global equities took a breather from recent rallies overnight and as heavyweight exporters including Hyundai Motor fell on the back of the...

SEOUL, May 10 (Reuters) - Seoul shares declined on Friday as global equities took a breather from recent rallies overnight and as heavyweight exporters including Hyundai Motor fell on the back of the weakening Japanese yen.

SEOUL (Reuters) - Shares in South Korean automaker Hyundai Motor slumped 3 percent to their lowest in more than two weeks on Friday, a day after the U.S. dollar broke through 100 yen.

(Corrects "stronger" to "cheaper" in paragraph 2, removes duplicate "after" in paragraph 1)

(Corrects "stronger" to "cheaper" in paragraph 2, removesduplicate "after" in paragraph 1)

SEOUL, May 10 (Reuters) - Seoul shares opened 0.2 percent lower on Friday as automakers, including Hyundai Motor , fell on the back of the weakening Japanese yen.