SsangYong Actyon Slapped in the Face with a BMW Kidney Grille

Before you unleash some bitter words onto SsangYong about the resemblance between the Actyon compact sport utility vehicle and the BMW X6 Sports Activity Coupé (SAC), you might want to know that the Koreans had presented their high-riding and sloped-roof hatchback-style model in 2005, or three years before the Bavarians came out with their luxury proposal.

Still, we're pretty impressed at how well BMW's double kidney grille and logos blend in on this SsangYong Actyon, which was spotted parked partially on a sidewalk in Poland.

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SsangYong Reveals LIV-1 Concept Prior to Seoul Motor Show Debut

SsangYong is known around the world for making some of the least aesthetically pleasing vehicles on the road – the Rodius and Actyon can confirm that more than words ever could. However, we imagine this does not sit very well with the heads of the company, who have decided that the brand needs a stylistic makeover, in order to break new ground. Read more »

SsangYong Releases Renderings of New LIV-1 Concept SUV Ahead of Seoul Debut

Following the Geneva show debut of the SIV-1 SUV concept, SsangYong has released two renderings of another design study, called the LIV-1. Set to premiere at the Seoul Motor Show on March 28, the LIV-1 is SsangYong’s proposal for a large premium SUV shaped by the brand’s “Robust Aesthetics” design philosophy. Read more »

Redesigned SsangYong Rodius Shows Its Face in Geneva

The previous generation of SsangYong's large people carrier, the Rodius (also called Korando Turismo in Korea and Stavic in Russia, Australia and Chile) was widely acknowledged as being one of the ugliest cars in the world. However, due to a mix of interior space, practicality and versatility, many overlooked its less than successful styling and actually bought one. Read more »

SsangYong Hints at Future Crossover with SIV-1 Concept [w/Video]

One of the highlights at SsangYong's 2013 Geneva Motor Show booth is the new SIV-1 concept for mid-size premium CUV (crossover utility vehicle), which the Korean company says "will become a strategic model within the SsangYong range". Read more »

SsangYong Previews New Concept SIV-1 Crossover Ahead of the Geneva Auto Salon

SsangYong may be a small fish in the global pond of automakers, but the South Korean company that was acquired by India's Mahindra & Mahindra Limited in February of 2011, will have at least two world premieres at the Geneva International Auto Salon in March. Read more »

SsangYong's Ginormous Rodius MPV can Seat up to 11 Passengers! [47 Photos + Videos]

It may not really improve upon the image we have about the Rodius in all aspects of styling, but SsangYong's new people carrier will more than impress with its spacious interior that features no less than four rows of seats accommodating up to 11 passengers!

While its world premiere will be held at the Geneva Motor Show in the beginning of March, SsangYong revealed the new generation of the Rodius under the 'Korando Turismo' nameplate today in its home market of South Korea. Besides those two names, the Rodius will also be known as the 'Stavic' in select countries.

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New 2014 SsangYong Rodius Makes an Early Appearance and It Ain't Pretty…

Maybe we're just not seeing it in these pictures, but we expected something a little bit different, a little bit more attractive from SsangYong when it released the first teaser sketches of its redesigned Rodius minivan on Wednesday, in advance of its world premiere at the Geneva Motor Show in March. Read more »

SsangYong Teases Brand New Rodius to Succeed the World's Ugliest Car

If you think the mid-1970s AMC Pacer was a design abomination, then you probably haven't laid eyes on the SsangYong Rodius, a large MPV that has been voted multiple times as one of the ugliest cars in production.

The funny thing about the Rodius (aside from its looks), is that it was penned by Ken Greenley, former head of the automotive design course at the Royal College of Art in London, which is one of the world's top automotive design schools.

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eBay Seller Tells us "This Vehicle Doesn't Look Like the Typical Junk from Overseas"

We don't why you would want to, but as it turns out, you can own a SsangYong in the United States, or kind of, since the seller of this low mileage 2011 SsangYong Actyon Sports that has been re-engineered to run on battery power doesn't mention the truck's name or brand.

Instead, the California seller lists it as "Other Makes" – so when someone asks you what you're driving, you'll simply say, "a 2011 Other Makes 4-Door w/Utility Bed".

From the eBay page, we learn that this is a 100 percent electric vehicle with a top speed of 35mph (56km/h) and a driving range of 25 miles (40 kilometers), with the seller stating, "This vehicle doesn't look like the typical junk from overseas - it's the same size as a Toyota Tacoma Crew Cab, just electric."

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2013 SsangYong Rodius gets New Diesel Engine, Keeps Fugly Looks

The Big Bertha of Korean minivans, the SsangYong Rodius, is entering the New Year in Britain with an updated diesel engine, while keeping the same looks and a low (for its size) starting price (OTR) of £15,995.

Lurking behind the Rodius' very Mercedes-Benz-like chrome grille is SsangYong’s latest 2.0-liter e-XDi Euro 5 diesel engine that generates a maximum output of 153hp (155PS) and peak torque of 360Nm (265 lb-ft) delivered between 1,500rpm and 2,800rpm.

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SsangYong Now Offering the Korando as a Light Commercial Vehicle in the UK

We're used to delivery vans being boxy commercial vehicles, but as we have seen many times in the past with cars like the Vauxhall Corsa or even the Audi TT (though, that one was in Denmark), automakers can take advantage of the law and turn regular passenger models into LCVs (Light Commercial Vehicles).

After the Korando Sports and the Rexton, SsangYong has presented its third passenger car-based light commercial vehicle in the guise of the new Korando CSX that is offered in Britain with prices starting from £15,995 on the road excluding VAT.

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New SsangYong Korando Sports Pick-up Truck-SUV Hybrid Priced from £18,295

South Korea's idea of the Chevrolet Avalanche goes by the name SsangYong Korando Sports and it is now available for order in the United Kingdom at on-the-road prices that range from £18,295 to £21,245.

The Korando Sports is an SUV with a flat, pickup truck-like bed providing a 2.04 square meter load area to fit a Euro pallet and comes complete with load deck liner and anchor points.

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Paris Motor Show: SsangYong's e-XIV Crossover Concept Crossover [Updated]

A couple of weeks ago, we brought you news that Korea's SsangYong plans to introduce a new concept model in Paris and now, we have the first real-life photos of the e-XIV range-extender hybrid electric crossover. Read more »

SsangYong Prepares e-XIV Small Crossover Concept for Paris Motor Show

This month's Paris Auto Show will see SsangYong lifting the wraps off a new concept study for a range-extender electric crossover named the e-XIV.

The prototype that was teased in these sketches is an evolution of the XIV-2 Concept displayed at the Geneva International Auto Salon this past March, which itself was a three-door version of the XIV-1 Concept from the 2011 Frankfurt Auto Show.

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SsangYong to Offer New Korand Sports Ute in the UK from this Fall

The production version of last year's SsangYong SUT 1 Concept, the new Korando Sports utility pick-up, will go sale in the UK this October, the Korean company confirmed today.

The automaker has not yet released pricing but SsangYong marketing and communications director Steve Gray pointed out that it will be "extremely competitive".

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SsangYong Introduces New Lower Priced Korando 4x4 Model in the UK

South Korea's fourth largest automaker SsangYong, is adding a new lower priced 4x4 model to its recently updated Korando crossover range in Britain.

The new Korando SX 4x4 is priced from £18,795 on the road, or £2,650 less than the next all-wheel drive model in the range, the ES that starts at £21,445.

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