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REPORT: SAIC stole hybrid technology, says Ssangyong

Even though Ssangyong Motor, a Korean company, claims it does not have any plans to sue the Shanghai Automotive Industry Corporation (SAIC), Korean prosecutors said yesterday that SAIC illegally took information about gasoline-electric hybrid technology from Ssangyong in 2006. The Seoul Central District Prosecutors' Office has indicted seven engineers at Ssangyong for leaking the information to SAIC, which at the time owned 48.9 percent of the Korean auto company, without state permission. The Korea Times hints that SAIC invested in Ssangyong ... Read more →

Phoenix Motorcars still on track to release all-electric SUT in 2010? Sebastian Blanco

We're still trying to figure out what is up with Phoenix Motorcars, but the company's website is hinting that things are going on behind the scenes. We don't remember text on the site before: ...

SsangYong brings diesel-hybrid Eco C200 CUV to Seoul Sebastian Blanco

The Seoul Motor Show was the first place for new versions of SsangYong's C200 compact urban vehicle (CUV) to see the light of day. The C200 Eco (above) puts up a green flag with a diesel hybrid ...

Seoul Preview: Ssangyong to show C200, diesel hybrid Jeremy Korzeniewski

Last year at the Paris Motor Show, Ssangyong showed off a concept CUV called the C200, and it's reportedly getting close to production. Despite the sorry state of affairs at the Korean automaker, a ...

SsangYong going for "radical restructuring" and "business as usual" Sebastian Blanco

Last April, the SsangYong's future looked bright, with new diesel hybrid technology and a 20-vehicle global line-up trumpeted loudly. Things went downhill after that, with the company going into ...

Sollers offers to buy Ssangyong, make models in Russia 11 months ago on Autoblog Green

When SsangYong went into receivership last week, the question we naturally had was "What happens to Phoenix Motorcars now?" We still don't know for sure, but we might not need that answer right away if reports in Automotive News Europe (subs req'd) are accurate. ANE says that the Russian ...

Ssangyong goes into receivership; Phoenix doomed? 11 months ago on Autoblog Green

Just after SAIC provided some cash to keep Ssangyong operating a while longer, the company's board decided to go ahead and file for court receivership in South Korea. Under the rules there, the court has thirty days to decide if the company has what it takes to survive as a going concern. If the ...

Ssangyong out of money; what does it mean for Phoenix? 12 months ago on Autoblog Green

Earlier this month, we found out that Phoenix Motorcars was still working on its all-electric SUT, but that its use of the Altairnano lithium titinate battery is currently in question. Even before that, Phoenix announced that it would be switching from its first motor supplier, UQM, to some ...

Paris 2008: Ssangyong C200 concept on the stand 1 year ago on Autoblog Green

The preview sketches of the latest Ssangyong concept vehicle, the C200, made it look like a squat little car. In fact, it looked pretty much like a station wagon. Now that the wraps have been taken off of the real thing in Paris, we can see that the SUV/CUV moniker wasn't inaccurately applied to ...

Paris Preview: SsangYong C200 diesel SUV 1 year ago on Autoblog Green

At the upcoming Paris Motor Show, Korean automaker Ssangyong will show off a new concept compact SUV called the C200. This is Ssangyong's first SUV with front-wheel drive and monocoque construction (as opposed to body-on-frame design), something that Ssangyong hopes will give customers another ...

Phoenix Motorcars website gets a makeover, savings calculator 1 year ago on Autoblog Green

Phoenix Motorcars, the company behind the much-anticipated electric SUT with the SsangYong body and Altairnano battery has given their website a fresh look in anticipation of increased traffic. Set to finally begin building their vehicles for fleet customers and take a few retail orders, the ...

Geneva 08: More on SsangYong's hybrid system 1 year ago on Autoblog Green

Click for high-res gallery Most of our readers might not know SsangYong except that one of its models, the SUT, is used as the basis of the Phoenix Motorcars electric vehicles. Well, SsangYong has released more information about their new hybrid powertrain. During the Geneva Motor Show, the Korean ...

Geneva '08 Preview: SsangYong to show off diesel-hybrid SUV 1 year ago on Autoblog Green

Click image for a gallery of the SsangYong Actyon SsangYong is a Chinese-owned Korean vehicle manufacturer, primarily of trucks and SUVs that are best known for their ability to make people look away in horror. In recent years, they have managed to create some of the most aesthetically-challenged ...

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