Could An All Out WAR Put An End To Hyundai/Kia's Success?

As the Agents have continuously been reporting, the Korean automakers are on a roll. Not only did they destroy 2009 year-end sales figures but Hyundai and Kia have been tearing up 2010. Sales remain strong while products are more engaging and have seen significant improvement across the board.

Unfortunately, not everything is running as smooth as the auto industry in the Koreas.

As tensions continue to mount on both sides of the South and North Korean border, the Agents here have been left wondering: although there hasn't been any sign of Hyundai and Kia slowing could a war be the only thing standing in the way of an automotive industry takeover?


On the same day it ratcheted up its rhetoric against North Korea, South Korea on Monday decided to put off an artillery drill on the island central to the latest conflagration between the two nations, state-run media reported.

South Korean military officials "delayed" the drill on Yeonpyeong Island that had been scheduled for Tuesday, according to the official Yonhap News Agency. Earlier, island residents had been told to move to bomb shelters for the drill.

The announcement came as North Korea stepped up its threats recently on its southern rival, as well as the United States, if any military activities infringe on what the communist nation considers its territory...