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Tata Daewoo (officially Tata Daewoo Mobility) is a commercial vehicle manufacturer headquartered in Gunsan, North Jeolla Province,
South Korea South Korea, officially the Republic of Korea (ROK), is a country in East Asia. It constitutes the southern half of the Korea, Korean Peninsula and borders North Korea along the Korean Demilitarized Zone, with the Yellow Sea to the west and t ...
and a wholly owned
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of
Tata Motors Tata Motors Limited is an Indian Multinational corporation, multinational Automotive industry, automotive company, headquartered in Mumbai and part of the Tata Group. The company produces passenger cars, cars, trucks, vans, and busses, buses. T ...
. It is the second-largest heavy commercial vehicle manufacturer in South Korea.


History

The company was established in 2002 as "Daewoo Commercial Vehicle Co. Ltd", after it was spun off from parent Daewoo Motors. In 2004 it was acquired by
Tata Motors Tata Motors Limited is an Indian Multinational corporation, multinational Automotive industry, automotive company, headquartered in Mumbai and part of the Tata Group. The company produces passenger cars, cars, trucks, vans, and busses, buses. T ...
,
India India, officially the Republic of India, is a country in South Asia. It is the List of countries and dependencies by area, seventh-largest country by area; the List of countries by population (United Nations), most populous country since ...
's largest passenger
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and commercial vehicle manufacturing company.India's Tata Motors Buys Daewoo Commercial Vehicle
By Joanna Slater on ''The Wall Street Journal'' – February 18, 2004
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 Aziz on 8 January 2007. And assembles Truck Chassis and Daewoo Dump Trucks. 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. The 3,276 trucks sold in these country has been repaired and now are in service. 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.


Products


Current

* Novus Series (Tata Daewoo, 2004) * The CEN (formerly 'DEXEN') , (2020~Present) * MAXEN (2022~Present) * KUXEN (2022~Present) * GIXEN (2025) - Electric version of DEXEN


Discontinued

* GMK/Chevrolet/Isuzu Truck - CKD provided by Saehan Motor Company, 1971 (now
GM Korea GM Korea Company () is the South Korean subsidiary of American multinational corporation General Motors and the third largest automobile manufacturer in South Korea. GM Korea's roots go back to the former Daewoo Motors vehicle brand, which was sp ...
) * SMC Truck Isuzu Truck- CKD provided by Saehan Motor Company, 1976 (now
GM Korea GM Korea Company () is the South Korean subsidiary of American multinational corporation General Motors and the third largest automobile manufacturer in South Korea. GM Korea's roots go back to the former Daewoo Motors vehicle brand, which was sp ...
) * Daewoo/Isuzu Elf Truck - CKD provided by Saehan Motor Company, 1976 (now
GM Korea GM Korea Company () is the South Korean subsidiary of American multinational corporation General Motors and the third largest automobile manufacturer in South Korea. GM Korea's roots go back to the former Daewoo Motors vehicle brand, which was sp ...
). * Daewoo/Isuzu Light Truck - CKD provided by Saehan Motor Company (now
GM Korea GM Korea Company () is the South Korean subsidiary of American multinational corporation General Motors and the third largest automobile manufacturer in South Korea. GM Korea's roots go back to the former Daewoo Motors vehicle brand, which was sp ...
), with assistance from
Isuzu , commonly known as Isuzu (, ), is a Japanese multinational automobile manufacturer headquartered in Yokohama, Kanagawa Prefecture. Its principal activity is the production, marketing and sale of Isuzu commercial vehicles and diesel engines ...
, 1983. * Daewoo/Isuzu Truck New Elf Model - CKD provided by Daewoo Motor Company (now
GM Korea GM Korea Company () is the South Korean subsidiary of American multinational corporation General Motors and the third largest automobile manufacturer in South Korea. GM Korea's roots go back to the former Daewoo Motors vehicle brand, which was sp ...
), with assistance from
Isuzu , commonly known as Isuzu (, ), is a Japanese multinational automobile manufacturer headquartered in Yokohama, Kanagawa Prefecture. Its principal activity is the production, marketing and sale of Isuzu commercial vehicles and diesel engines ...
, 1986. * Daewoo Truck New Model - CKD provided by Daewoo Motor Company (now
GM Korea GM Korea Company () is the South Korean subsidiary of American multinational corporation General Motors and the third largest automobile manufacturer in South Korea. GM Korea's roots go back to the former Daewoo Motors vehicle brand, which was sp ...
), with assistance from
Isuzu , commonly known as Isuzu (, ), is a Japanese multinational automobile manufacturer headquartered in Yokohama, Kanagawa Prefecture. Its principal activity is the production, marketing and sale of Isuzu commercial vehicles and diesel engines ...
, 1986. * Daewoo Truck Super New Model - Own development from Daewoo Motor Company Design Department, 1993. * Daewoo Chasedae Truck (Next Generation) - Own development from Daewoo Motor Company Design Department, 1995. * Prima Series (2009–2022) In all of its recent versions, these trucks are engined by a
Euro VI The European emission standards are vehicle emission standards that regulate pollution from the use of new land surface vehicles sold in the European Union and European Economic Area member states and the United Kingdom, and ships in European ...
emissions standard engines.


References


External links

* {{Portal bar, Companies, South Korea Truck manufacturers of South Korea South Korean brands Vehicle manufacturing companies established in 2002 Daewoo Tata Motors South Korean companies established in 2002 2004 mergers and acquisitions South Korean subsidiaries of foreign companies Corporate spin-offs