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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 Korea Automobile Importers & Distributors Association (Korean: 한국수입자동차협회), or KAIDA, is a South Korean trade association representing importers and distributors of imported automobiles, established in 1995. It is a corporation registered under the Ministry of Commerce, Industry and Energy, whose membership consists of ...
Three unique models that BMW Motorsport created for the South African market were the E23 M745i (1983), which used the M88 engine from the BMW M1, the BMW 333i (1986), which added a six-cylinder 3.2-litre M30 engine to the E30, [132] and the E30 BMW 325is (1989) which was powered by an Alpina-derived 2.7-litre engine.
Former president Kim Dae-jung used an armored BMW E38 750iL S, offered by BMW Korea, for his state visit to Mongolia in June 1999, [152] while presidents Syngman Rhee, Yun Bo-seon, Park Chung-hee, and Chun Doo-hwan used successive models of Cadillac Fleetwood limousines. Kim Dae-jung was the first to switch to German vehicles.
Company Sub brand Parent company Hyundai Motor Company (1967–present) Genesis (2015–present) Hyundai N (2016-present) Ioniq (2020–present) Kia Motors (1944–present) Hyundai Motor Company: KG Mobility (1954–present) Musso (2025–present) KG Group: KGM Commercial (1997–present) KG Group: Woojin Industrial Systems (2017–present)
Because the market for cars in the country is so small, Pyeonghwa's output is reportedly very low. In 2003, 314 cars were produced, even though the factory could build up to 10,000 cars a year. [3] Erik van Ingen Schenau, author of Automobiles Made in North Korea, has estimated the company's total production in 2005 at no more than about 400 ...
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]
Asia Motors Industries, traded as Asia Motors (Korean: 아시아자동차, IPA: [aɕʰia dʑadoŋtɕʰa]), was a South Korean car manufacturer established in 1965 and closed in 1999. From 1976 onwards, it was a subsidiary of Kia Motors .