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result of a survey of consumers' perceptions of the used car market by the National Federation of Businessmen, 80.5% of the respondents found that the domestic used car market was opaque and backwards.
The most common reason for distrust in the used car market was 31% of distrust in price calculation, followed by fake/bait sales and mileage manipulation.
In addition, 63% of the respondents answered that they are in favor of entering the used car market by large domestic automakers.
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According to the Consumer Citizens' Association, about 1 in 5 consumers change their masks every day.
18% of respondents said they only wear a mask for one day, with 36% having two days.
The Ministry of Food and Drug Safety is closely recommending that the mask be replaced with a new mask if it has been used in a facility or if the mask is wet, but explained that if the mask is used for a short time in a place with less risk of contamination, it can only be used again by the same person.
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Samsung Electronics ranked first in the US smartphone market in the third quarter of this year, overtaking Apple with a 33.7% share.
It has been three years since the second quarter of 2017 that Samsung Electronics ranked first in the US smartphone market.
Usually, new iPhones are released in September, and Apple's share exceeds 40% in the 3rd and 4th quarters, but this year, the release of new iPhones seems to have been delayed since October.
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The name of the subsidiary of LG Chem's battery business division, which will be launched separately on the 1st of next month, has been confirmed as LG Energy Solutions.
LG Chem finally confirmed the physical division of the battery business at the shareholders' meeting on the 30th of last month, and organizational reorganization is underway according to the division of physical properties.
LG Chem plans to increase the sales of its new subsidiary to over 30 trillion won in 2024.