Hyundai, Kia to recall nearly 170,000 EVs over software problem in S Korea

Hyundai, Kia to recall nearly 170,000 EVs over software problem in S Korea

Robots work on the welding line at a Beijing Hyundai Motor Co. plant in Beijing, China, on Friday, March 15, 2013. Photographer: Tomohiro Ohsumi/Bloomberg

Hyundai Motor Co and sister company Kia Corp will recall about 170,000 electric vehicles (EVs) in South Korea over problems with software in the charging systems, South Korea‘s transport ministry said on Thursday.