Tata Daewoo

Tata Daewoo (officially Tata Daewoo Commercial Vehicle Company) is a commercial vehicle manufacturer headquartered in Gunsan, Jeollabuk-do, South Korea and a wholly owned subsidiary of Tata Motors. It is the second-largest heavy commercial vehicle manufacturer in South Korea.

Tata Daewoo
Commercial Vehicle Company
FormerlyDaewoo Commercial Vehicle Co. Ltd
IndustryAutomotive
Founded2002 (2002) [1]
FounderDaewoo Motors
FateAcquired by Tata in 2004 [2]
Headquarters
Gunsan, South Korea
Key people
Natarajan Chandrasekaran,(Chairman)
Kim Bang-shin (President & CEO)
ProductsCommercial vehicles
ParentTata Motors (2004–present)
Websitetata-daewoo.com
Tata Daewoo
Hangul
타타대우상용차
Hanja
타타大宇商用車
Revised RomanizationTata Dae-u Sangyongcha
McCune–ReischauerT'at'a Taeu Sangyongch'a

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.[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 Aziz on 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

Current
Tata Daewoo Novus 8×4
  • Novus Series (Tata Daewoo, 2004)
  • Prima Series (2009~Present)
  • The CEN (2020~Present)
  • MAXEN (2022~Present)
  • KUXEN (2022~Present)

Discontinued

In all of its recent versions, these trucks are engined by a Euro VI emissions standard engines.[8]

References
  1. Company history (official website)
  2. India's Tata Motors Buys Daewoo Commercial Vehicle By Joanna Slater on The Wall Street Journal – February 18, 2004
  3. "INDIA: Tata Daewoo commercial vehicles to be assembled in Pakistan". www.just-auto.com. 20 December 2005.
  4. "Tata Daewoo told to recall 3276 trucks in S Korea". 19 October 2009 – via economictimes.indiatimes.com.
  5. "Tata Daewoo told to recall 3,276 trucks in S Korea". Press Trust of India. 19 October 2009 – via Business Standard.
  6. "Tata Daewoo launches heavy truck in South Korea". WardsAuto. 11 June 2004.
  7. "Tata Daewoo launches heavy truck in South Korea". Automotive News. 11 June 2004.
  8. "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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