HWASEONG, South Korea (AP) — Hyundai Motor will launch its first midsize sports sedan under the Genesis brand in South Korea next week and in the U. S. early next year, the latest attempt by the…
HWASEONG, South Korea (AP) — Hyundai Motor will launch its first midsize sports sedan under the Genesis brand in South Korea next week and in the U. S. early next year, the latest attempt by the emerging Korean luxury brand to challenge BMW’s 3 series and other European premium cars.
The emerging Korean luxury brand however has no immediate plan to launch the Genesis brand in Europe or China. China has been particularly a tough market for Hyundai Motor this year with nosediving sales and supply disruptions amid diplomatic tensions between the two countries.
“We will definitely go to China but we cannot give you exact date yet,” Manfred Fitzgerald, Head of Genesis Division, told reporters Friday. “We have to be well prepared as a brand. You have to be present there before going there.”
Hyundai Motor launched Genesis as a separate brand in late 2015 in a bid to improve the reputation of a brand long associated with vehicles that are cheap but durable enough to be a good value for the money.
Hyundai’s profitability has deteriorated for several years because of its focus on passenger sedans and its belated response to the growing global demand for sports utility vehicles.
The company, South Korea’s largest and the world’s fifth-largest along with Kia Motor Corp., dealt with a series of other headaches in recent years in addition to lower demand for its cars.
The diplomatic tensions between Beijing and Seoul over South Korea’s deployment of the U. S. anti-missile system against North Korean aggressions, which angered China, hurt Hyundai’s China sales, which were nearly halved during the first half of this year.
The G70 is the third model by Genesis, which aims to add three more by 2021 including a sports utility vehicle. Hyundai said it sold 150,000 Genesis cars in the last two years.
With the new G70, it aims to sell 15,000 units per year in South Korea. The G70 offers three powertrains — a 3.3-liter V6 gasoline turbo or G70 Sport, 2.0-liter I4 gasoline turbo and a 1.1-liter I4 diesel. The G70 sport can accelerate from zero to 100 kph (62.5 mph) in 4.7 seconds.
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Heavy police presence at UC Berkeley keeps organizers, demonstrators apart for conservative talk.
In this Sept. 8,2017, photo, a woman tapes flyers on a University of California, Berkeley campus bulletin board calling for a protest against right-wing speaker Ben Shapiro in Berkeley, Calif. The university will seal off large parts of its campus like a fortress with a closed perimeter and a „very large“ visible police presence Thursday, Sept. 14. City and campus authorities anticipate demonstrations at a speech by conservative commentator Ben Shapiro, a former Breitbart editor, and are preparing for possible violence with a variety of new strategies and tightened security.

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Police have launched a criminal investigation after eight nursing home residents died
HOLLYWOOD, Fla. — Relatives of residents of The Rehabilitation Center at Hollywood Hills protested the conditions there Thursday, reports CBS News correspondent Jonathan Vigliotti.
Eight residents of the nursing home died this week, after Hurricane Irma knocked out power and air conditioning.
Vendetta Craig’s mother, 87-year-old Edna Jefferson, was one of the 158 patients rescued after spending three days in the sweltering heat.
„What would you say to the owner of this facility?“ Vigliotti asked.
„We coming for you, we coming for you. This is unacceptable. You mess with my mom, I’m not taking it, “ Craig said.
Now, police have launched a criminal investigation.
One inspection last year found 29 violations, including patients being given the wrong medications, overflowing trash, and insects in the kitchen. Residents complained they were hungry and were calling out for food.
The facility was ranked „much below average“ by the state agency for healthcare administration, and its owner Jack Michel was fined $15 million in a 2006 healthcare fraud complaint. Yet, the center was allowed to stay open.
„How can a facility like this still be open?“ Vigliotti asked Hollywood Mayor Josh Levy.
„Look, that’s another question for the state agencies that regulate these nursing homes. At what point do you pull the license? At what point is it enough?“ Levy said.
When the home lost power, police believe the backup generators were still not big enough to cool the space.
Records show several 911 calls came from the center starting at 3: 30 a.m. But it was nurse Judy From, at a hospital just across the street, who walked over with colleagues to find out for herself what was happening.
„It was a situation where we knew we had to get those patients evacuated, “ From said.
Craig also wonders why nursing home staff simply did not take patients to the air conditioned hospital steps away.
„I hope the truth comes out… it’s senseless, “ she said.
CBS News called the nursing home multiple times for comment and had not heard back as of Thursday evening. We also visited the owner’s home; It was still boarded up for the hurricane.
As of Thursday evening, 39 people remained hospitalized.

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