Genesis

Le Castellet, France— Talk about a surprise! During the media presentation leading up to the debut of the GV60 Magma on Thursday, Genesis design chief Luc Donckerwolke showed a group of automotive journalists including yours truly a secret build even the company’s PR folks in North America knew nothing about.

Genesis ’ best-selling model, the GV70 , is getting a mid-cycle update for the 2026 model year. We’ve covered the changes in a previous story. Nothing major, but then again, this compact luxury SUV was already an impressive product and a solid buy. You can read our driving impressions of …

El Segundo, CA – Just weeks before celebrating its 10th anniversary, Genesis invited a select group of dignitaries and members of the press to officially unveil its newest addition: Genesis Design California. Following the brand’s facilities in Namyang, South Korea, and Rüsselsheim, Germany, the city of El Segundo near Los …

J.D. Power’s 2025 Initial Quality Study (IQS) released this week shows that things have gotten slightly better versus last year. Following an all-time high of 194, the average number of problems reported after 90 days of ownership is now 192 per 100 vehicles. Luxury brands have improved significantly (203 problems, …

Genesis reached a critical milestone back in 2023 when it sold its millionth vehicle. It’s an impressive number on paper, there's still a lot of work to be done before the up-and-coming brand can take a substantial bite out of the segments in which it is active. The GV70 compact …

The Lexus RX and TX are not only The Car Guide ’s Best Buys in the midsize luxury SUV segment for 2025, but they also lead Canadian sales by a long shot, benefitting from the strong reputation for quality and reliability that Toyota’s premium brand has built over the years.

As we reported in January, new light-duty vehicle sales in Canada increased more than 8 percent in 2024. General Motors was the industry market share leader for the second year in a row, followed by Ford , which happens to be best-selling automotive brand in Canada for 16 years running.

Have you seen the rankings of the best auto brands and models for predicted reliability that U.S. magazine Consumer Reports published this week? Subaru leads the industry for 2025, and 8 of the 10 most reliable brands are from either Japan or South Korea. But what about the least reliable?

Not all safety recalls are created equal. Some aim to fix arguably trivial problems. The reason we've decided to tell you about this one is that more than 330,000 Hyundai and Genesis vehicles in Canada are affected. The guilty part? The horn. You see, it appears that water could enter …

Le Castellet, France— In addition to the production-bound GV60 Magma electric crossover, Genesis today unveiled the Magma GT Concept in a world premiere at Circuit Paul Ricard in France. Clearly, the ten-year-old Korean luxury brand aims to make a strong statement in the high-performance world over the next decade. Much …

Le Castellet, France— Genesis today unveiled the all-new GV60 Magma in a world premiere at Circuit Paul Ricard in France. This is the first high-performance vehicle from the ten-year-old Korean luxury brand, which intends to make its presence felt in that department over the next decade. Sales will begin in …

The Genesis G70 needs a boost. With the compact luxury sedan nearing the end of its cycle, sales were down 25 percent in Canada after the first nine months of 2025. Can a new model exclusive to the North American market be the solution? That’s what we’ll find out following …

Hyundai appears to be joining the list of car companies moving away from genuine leather or at least offering more eco-friendly alternatives. Through CRADLE, its global open innovation hub based in California’s Silicon Valley, the Korean giant has partnered with UNCAGED Innovations, a leading biomaterials manufacturer, to create new, animal-free …

Korean car companies once again lead J.D. Power’s U.S. Tech Experience Index, which this year is based on responses from more than 76,000 owners of new 2025 model-year vehicles who were surveyed after 90 days of ownership. The study combines the level of adoption of new technologies for each brand …

Since last year, those lucky enough to visit Germany's legendary Nürburgring a.k.a. the “Green Hell” can sit in a specially prepared Genesis Track Taxi Nordschleife next to a professional driver and enjoy the full potential of the G70 compact sedan, which was developed extensively on this track. Now, Hyundai ’s …

Hyundai , which plans to double its hybrid offerings over the next few years, has unveiled a brand new hybrid system that aims to set benchmarks for power and fuel economy. The Korean automaker has employed its extensive experience not only with hybrid powertrains, but also with motor and battery …