Tata Daewoo
South Korean commercial vehicle manufacturer
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Tata Daewoo Mobility Company Limited (formerly Tata Daewoo Commercial Vehicle Company Limited) is a commercial vehicle manufacturer headquartered in Gunsan, North Jeolla Province, South Korea, and a wholly owned subsidiary of Tata Motors. It is the second-largest heavy commercial vehicle manufacturer in South Korea.[citation needed]
Tata Daewoo Commercial Vehicle Company Limited (2004–2024)
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Native name | 타타대우모빌리티 |
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| Formerly | Daewoo Commercial Vehicle Co. Ltd (2002–2004) Tata Daewoo Commercial Vehicle Company Limited (2004–2024) |
| Type | Subsidiary |
| Industry | Automotive |
| Founded | 2002[1] |
| Headquarters | , South Korea |
Key people | Natarajan Chandrasekaran (chairman) Kim Tae -sung (president & CEO)[2] |
| Products | Commercial vehicles |
| Parent | Tata Motors (2004–present) |
| Website | tata-daewoo |
History
The company was established in 2002 as "Daewoo Commercial Vehicle Co. Ltd", after it was spun off from parent Daewoo Motors.[1]
In 2004 it was acquired by Tata Motors, India's largest passenger automobile and commercial vehicle manufacturing company.[3]
Tata Daewoo Korea and Afzal Motors-Pakistan signed a Technical Assistance Agreement on 12 December 2005 in Pakistan. The Afzal Motors plant in Pakistan was inaugurated by Prime Minister Shaukat Aziz on 8 January 2007. It assembled Truck Chassis and Daewoo Dump Trucks.[4]
In 2013, the Vehicular Authority of South Korea ordered that the trucks sold by Tata Daewoo Commercial Vehicles be recalled due to a steering failure.[5] The 3,276 trucks sold in the country were repaired and came back in service.[6]
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.[7][8]
In November 2024, Tata Daewoo Commercial Vehicle Company rebranded as Tata Daewoo Mobility.[9][10]
Leadership
Products
Current
- Novus Series (Tata Daewoo, 2004)
- DEXEN (formerly 'The CEN'), (2020~Present)
- MAXEN (2022~Present)
- KUXEN (2022~Present)
- GIXEN (2025) - Electric version of DEXEN
- HIXEN (2026)
Discontinued
- GMK/Chevrolet/Isuzu Truck - CKD provided by Saehan Motor Company, 1971 (now GM Korea)
- SMC Truck Isuzu Truck- CKD provided by Saehan Motor Company, 1976 (now GM Korea)
- Daewoo/Isuzu Elf Truck - CKD provided by Saehan Motor Company, 1976 (now GM Korea).
- Daewoo/Isuzu Light Truck - CKD provided by Saehan Motor Company (now GM Korea), with assistance from Isuzu, 1983.
- Daewoo/Isuzu Truck New Elf Model - CKD provided by Daewoo Motor Company (now GM Korea), with assistance from Isuzu, 1986.
- Daewoo Truck New Model - CKD provided by Daewoo Motor Company (now GM Korea), with assistance from Isuzu, 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 emissions standard engines.[15]
