Chang-Ran Kim
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Position: Asia autos correspondent
I have been following the Japanese auto industry since 2002, broadening coverage to the Asian region in 2003.
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Car Wars: Hyundai climbs with Toyota's model
As a child in the early '80s, I remember taking a trip with relatives to the countryside in South Korea in a Hyundai Pony. I spoke no Korean, but learned one word quickly enough: "lemon". Hyundai Motor has certainly come a long way since then. Full Article
Tokyo's shrinking motor show
Before the Tokyo Motor Show kicked off this week, I wrote about how subdued the biennial event was likely to be this year, in the absence of any foreign automakers or even domestic truck makers. But I'm not sure I was quite prepared for what I witnessed here on the second day of the media preview days. Full Article
Nissan’s hybrid conundrum
If Carlos Ghosn were a politician, pundits might be accusing him of flip-flopping right about now. Full Article
