KGM Commercial (KGMC; ) is a South Korean
commercial vehicle
A commercial vehicle is any type of motor vehicle used for transporting goods or paying passengers. Depending on laws and designations, a commercial vehicle can be any broad type of motor vehicle used commercially or for business purposes.
Classi ...
and passenger vehicle manufacturing company.
History
In October 2015, the vehicle division of Hankuk Fiber () was sold to Taichi and changed to Taichi Green Motors, and it was sold to the South Korean company EES (now Energy Solutions) in January 2017 and changed its name to Edison Motors. On September 26, 2023, the company name was changed to KGM Commercial.
Five SMART 110E medium-sized buses were exported to
Paraguay
Paraguay, officially the Republic of Paraguay, is a landlocked country in South America. It is bordered by Argentina to the Argentina–Paraguay border, south and southwest, Brazil to the Brazil–Paraguay border, east and northeast, and Boli ...
as part of the South Korean government's
official development assistance
Official development assistance (ODA) is a category used by the Development Assistance Committee (DAC) of the Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development (OECD) to measure foreign aid. The DAC first adopted the concept in 1969. It is w ...
for Paraguay. It is the first export case since KG Commercial was incorporated into the
KG Group.
Facilities
The factory is located in
Hamyang County
Hamyang County (''Hamyang-gun'') is a county in South Gyeongsang Province, South Korea.
It is home to the Wooden Seated Statue of Buddha in Beopinsa (법인사), the Standing Statue of Buddha in Deokjeonri (덕전리), the Three-Level Stone Pagoda ...
, South Gyeongsang Province, and on August 19, 2021, the second factory, Gunsan Factory, was established in
Gunsan City, North Jeolla Province. The factory produces shortened electric buses.
Models
Current model
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KGM Commercial C
KGM Commercial C is the bus lineup of South Korean bus manufacturer KGM Commercial.
Model C090
The C090 is a 9-meter electric bus produced at the Gunsan plant. The model was released in 2024.
Planned model
* C120
* C110
* C070
* C110H
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* KGM Commercial Smart
Discontinued model
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Hankuk Fiber Primus
* KGM Smart 087
* KGM Smart 093
* KGM Smart 110H
* KGM Smart 110HG
See also
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KGM
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Hyundai Motor Company
Hyundai Motor Company, often referred to as Hyundai Motors, ( ) and commonly known as Hyundai (), is a South Korean multinational corporation, multinational Automotive industry, automotive manufacturer headquartered in Seoul, South Korea, which ...
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Kia
Kia Corporation (, formerly known as Kyungsung Precision Industry (京城精密工業) and Kia Motors Corporation) is a South Korean multinational automobile manufacturer headquartered in Seoul, South Korea. It is South Korea's second larges ...
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Woojin Industrial Systems
Woojin Industrial Systems () is a South Korean manufacturer of rolling stock including Rapid transit, metro, electric bus, people mover, peoplemover and monorail vehicles. Its main business is the development of Rolling stock, rolling stocks an ...
References
External links
Official website
{{Automotive industry in South Korea
Electric bus manufacturers
Bus manufacturers of South Korea
Companies established in 2015
Companies established in 1997