Tata Daewoo
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| Formerly | Daewoo Commercial Vehicle Co. Ltd |
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| Company type | Subsidiary |
| Industry | Automotive |
| Founded | 2002[1] |
| Founder | Daewoo Motors |
| Fate | Acquired byTatain 2004[2] |
| Headquarters | |
Key people | Natarajan Chandrasekaran,(Chairman) Kim Bang-shin (President&CEO) |
| Products | Commercial vehicles |
| Parent | Tata Motors(2004–present) |
| Website | tata-daewoo.com |
| Tata Daewoo | |
| Hangul | 타타대우상용차 |
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| Hanja | 타타 đại vũ thương dụng xa |
| Revised Romanization | Tata Dae-u Sangyongcha |
| McCune–Reischauer | T'at'a Taeu Sangyongch'a |
Tata Daewoo(officiallyTata Daewoo Commercial Vehicle Company) is a commercial vehicle manufacturer headquartered inGunsan,Jeollabuk-do,South Koreaand a wholly ownedsubsidiaryofTata Motors.It is the second-largest heavy commercial vehicle manufacturer in South Korea.[citation needed]
History
[edit]The company was established in 2002 as "Daewoo Commercial Vehicle Co. Ltd", after it was spun off from parentDaewoo Motors.[1]
In 2004 it was acquired byTata Motors,India's largest passengerautomobileandcommercial vehiclemanufacturing company.[2]The Tata Daewoo has a collaboration with Tata Motors its parent company in India.
Tata Daewoo Korea and Afzal Motors-Pakistan signed a Technical Assistance Agreement on 12 December 2005 in Pakistan. The assembling plant of Afzal Motors in Pakistan was inaugurated by Prime Minister of Pakistan Mr.Shaukat Azizon 8 January 2007. And assembles Truck Chassis and Daewoo Dump Trucks.[3]
In 2013, the Vehicular Authority of South Korea has ordered that the trucks sold by Tata Daewoo Commercial Vehicles, has been recalled due to a steering failure.[4]The 3,276 trucks sold in these country has been repaired and now are in service.[5]
Tata Daewoo-Korea and BadanBas-Malaysia signed a Technical Assistance Agreement in May 2015 in Malaysia. In 2017 Tata-Daewoo began to sell their trucks under the Daewoo brand in South Korea.[6][7]
Products
[edit]Current
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- NovusSeries (Tata Daewoo, 2004)
- The CEN (2020~Present)
- MAXEN (2022~Present)
- KUXEN (2022~Present)
Discontinued
[edit]- GMK/Chevrolet/Isuzu Truck- CKD provided bySaehan Motor Company,1971 (nowGM Korea)
- SMC Truck Isuzu Truck- CKD provided bySaehan Motor Company,1976 (nowGM Korea)
- Daewoo/Isuzu Elf Truck- CKD provided bySaehan Motor Company,1976 (nowGM Korea).
- Daewoo/Isuzu Light Truck- CKD provided bySaehan Motor Company(nowGM Korea), with assistance fromIsuzu,1983.
- Daewoo/Isuzu Truck New Elf Model- CKD provided byDaewoo Motor Company(nowGM Korea), with assistance fromIsuzu,1986.
- Daewoo Truck New Model- CKD provided byDaewoo Motor Company(nowGM Korea), with assistance fromIsuzu,1986.
- Daewoo Truck Super New Model- Own development from Daewoo Motor Company Design Department, 1993.
- Daewoo Chasedae(Next Generation) - Own development from Daewoo Motor Company Design Department, 1995.
- PrimaSeries (2009~2022)
In all of its recent versions, these trucks are engined by aEuro VIemissions standard engines.[8]
References
[edit]- ^abCompany history(official website)
- ^abIndia's Tata Motors Buys Daewoo Commercial VehicleBy Joanna Slater onThe Wall Street Journal– February 18, 2004
- ^"INDIA: Tata Daewoo commercial vehicles to be assembled in Pakistan".www.just-auto.com.20 December 2005.
- ^"Tata Daewoo told to recall 3276 trucks in S Korea".19 October 2009 – via economictimes.indiatimes.com.
- ^"Tata Daewoo told to recall 3,276 trucks in S Korea".Press Trust of India. 19 October 2009 – via Business Standard.
- ^"Tata Daewoo launches heavy truck in South Korea".WardsAuto.11 June 2004.
- ^"Tata Daewoo launches heavy truck in South Korea".Automotive News.11 June 2004.
- ^"Los camiones Tata Daewoo equiparán motores Euro 6 de FTP Industrial - Camión Actualidad-Noticias de camiones y Furgonetas".www.camionactualidad.es.
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