The KG Mobility Corporation, abbreviated as KGM, is a South Korea–based automobile manufacturer. It traces its origins back to a manufacturer established in 1954. The company was named SsangYong Motor Company in 1988, following its acquisition by the chaebol SsangYong Group in 1986. Since then, SsangYong Motor was acquired successively by Daewoo Motors, SAIC Motor, and Mahindra & Mahindra. In 2022, the company was acquired by the KG Group and adopted its present name in March 2023.
Dong-A DA 30 with Ha Dong-hwan body
Firetrucks produced by SsangYong and its predecessor, Dong-A Motor
Ha Dong-hwan bus on the right
The Musso was a result of collaboration between SsangYong and Daimler-Benz
Daewoo Motors 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. After running into financial difficulties, it sold most of its assets in 2002 to General Motors at $1.2 billion, becoming a subsidiary of the American company. In 2011, the name "Daewoo" was definitively removed with the company being renamed GM Korea and the Daewoo brand replaced by the Chevrolet marque.
2013 Daewoo Matiz Creative
The LeMans, released in 1986, the first Daewoo
Espero model, designed by Bertone and launched in 1990
Leganza model, produced 1997–2002