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South Korea's fourth largest automaker, SsangYong Motor, owned by the Chinese automobile manufacturer SAIC (Shanghai Automotive Industry Corporation), is the worst affected company in this crisis as it manufactures mainly heavy petroleum consuming SUVs. The carmaker recorded its fourth straight quarterly losses by the end of 2008 with red ink ...
Daewoo Motors (/ ˈ d eɪ w uː / DAY-woo) was a South Korean automotive company established in 1937 as "National Motors". The company changed its name several times until 1982 when it became "Daewoo Motors" following its acquisition by the Daewoo Group.
This is a list of current and defunct automobile manufacturers of South Korea. Current manufacturers. Company Sub brand Parent company
The history of the Korean automotive industry began in August 1955, when Choi Mu-seong, a Korean businessman, and two of his brothers (Choi Hae-seong and Choi Soon-seong), mounted a modified and localized jeep engine on a US military jeep-style car body made with the sheet metal from a junk oil drum can and military junk Jeep parts to manufacture its first car, called the Sibal (car).
The Daewoo dissolution and corruption scandal was a 1999–2006 scandal in South Korea involving the bankruptcy of Daewoo, then-country's second largest company, and a subsequent corruption investigation, involving arrests, escapes and eventual conviction of dozens of company's top executives. The resulting scandal has been described as one of ...
Daewoo (UK: / ˈ d eɪ. uː / DAY-oo; US: / ˌ d eɪ ˈ w uː / day-WOO; Korean: 대우; Hanja: 大宇; IPA:; literally "great universe" and a portmanteau of "dae" meaning great, and the given name of founder and chairman Kim Woo-choong) also known as the Daewoo Group, was a major South Korean chaebol (type of conglomerate) and automobile manufacturer.
Zyle Motors (Korean: 자일자동차) was an auto sales company established in 1966 and headquartered in Seoul, South Korea. It operated car dealerships in South Korea that sold vehicles manufactured by Daewoo Motors and its successors and partners. [1] It was the largest motor sales company in Korea. [citation needed]
Kia declared bankruptcy in 1997, during the Asian financial crisis, and in 1998 reached an agreement with Hyundai Motor Company to diversify by exchanging ownership between the two companies. Hyundai Motor Company acquired 51% of the company, outbidding Ford Motor Company , which had owned an interest in Kia Motors since 1986. [ 21 ]