Korean car brands: overview

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For Any car enthusiast not a secret that the Korean industry – one of the leading in the world. In the list of best companies this state is ranked fifth for several years, behind China, America, Japan and Germany. What is surprising is that unlike other countries in Korea quite a bit car companies. But even despite that you can find for every taste and hatchbacks, and crossovers, and sedans. Korean brands of cars, list below, are distributed worldwide:

  • Hyundai;
  • KIA;
  • SsangYoung;
  • Daewoo;
  • Renault-Samsung Motors.

Historical facts of the Korean automotive industry

After the Second world war the South Korean economy collapsed. Only twenty years later, the government of the state did not focus on the production of social value, and on creation automobile corporations.

First Korean brand cars were going in the dim garage, which was only a couple of pieces of spare parts of American technology, dilapidated.

The Leader of the automotive industry-Hyundai Motor Company. Initially, the company was the property of Ford. It produced models of trucks and cars under an American brand. When it was necessary to make a decision on the minimum use of foreign parts, the Korean government has stopped cooperation with Ford.

Some Korean brands of cars, badges which are the hidden symbols and complex path. An example would be KIA Motors. Long time since the formation of the company, it was under someone else's financial wing (Mazda, Fiat, Peugeot). Some time after separation from foreign corporations merge with Hyundai. This allows the creators to equip the machine with the help of new technologies. Since 2000 to this day among the safest cars KIA occupies a leading position.Korean cars

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Due to severe stress in the financial and economic sphere of South Korea's large and world famous company Daewoo failing. It still exists because there is a small branch of the concern General Motors.

Korean brand cars SsangYoung Motor Company for a long time produced vehicles for the army, but today specializiruetsya on buses and machinery. The passenger versions were produced only in the 80-ies. Because of the critical situation about 70% of the rights to a company now owned by Mahindra.

Korean brand cars, although he was known to the whole world, but suffered a decline due to difficult economic conditions. Only Hyundai has been able not only to avoid a strong “strikes”, but also hard to gain a foothold in the automotive market.

Car Brand Hyundai and logo

The undisputed leader of the automotive industry South Korea-Hyundai. The annual production reaches 2 million models. Until 2011, the world took the 4th place, is now on the fifth.

The Logo placed on the hood, was not invented by accident, and carries a deep symbolic meaning. It is not only the first letter of the company name. The sign represents two people holding hands, which fully corresponds to the motto of the company about the strong friendship and the right partnership.the Korean car brands list

Korean cars-Kia and Daewoo

The Firm KIA got the seventh position in the world and second in South Korea. The assortment provided to buyers is very interesting, because includes absolutely all classes of modern machines. The logo was made with the purpose of easy recognition and memorization. Oval that contains the word KIA, represents the whole world, which symbolizes the distribution of products on the territory of all countries of the Earth.Korean brand car badges

Daewoo-Motors-company, succeeding one owner. In the country for the production it occupies the 3rd place. Is owned by General Motors. The Daewoo cars produced under such famous brands as Chevrolet, Opel, Buick, etc.

The Exact meaning of the emblem of the company. Interpret it in different ways: in one version, the icon has a Lotus, on the other – seashell. The name, translated literally "Great universe”, well suited to the first version and the second.logo Daewoo

Korean brand SsangYong and Renault-Samsung Motors

SsangYong Motor Company-South Korean company held in the country 4 largest producer. Produces SUVs and crossovers. Assembly of cars is carried out in such countries as Russia, Kazakhstan and Ukraine.

The Meaning of the symbol is translated as “Two of the dragon», which symbolizes good luck. Company representatives told about an ancient legend about two dragons and sky garden, in honor of whom came the logo.the logo of SsangYong

Renault-Samsung Motors in fact ceased to exist. It is based in 1994 in the result of tight cooperation between the group and Samsung Group, and Nissan. Due to the strong crisis of the first representative out of the project. Started a difficult time for Renault. The situation stabiliziruemost after in 2000 she was included in the list of subsidiaries of the French group Renault Group. Korean brand goes beyond his homeland and more famous there. However, some models still produced for the foreign market, but under the brands of Nissan and Renault.


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