Tata Daewoo (officially Tata Daewoo Mobility) 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.
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]
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
Discontinued
In all of its recent versions, these trucks are engined by a Euro VI emissions standard engines.[13]
- 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)
External links
References
- Company history (official website)^
- https://www.mk.co.kr/en/business/11290954#:~:text=detail,as%20North%20America%20and%20China.^
- India's Tata Motors Buys Daewoo Commercial Vehicle By Joanna Slater on The Wall Street Journal – February 18, 2004^
- INDIA: Tata Daewoo commercial vehicles to be assembled in Pakistan www.just-auto.com, 20 December 2005^
- Tata Daewoo told to recall 3276 trucks in S Korea October 19, 2009^
- Tata Daewoo told to recall 3,276 trucks in S Korea 19 October 2009^
- Tata Daewoo launches heavy truck in South Korea WardsAuto, 11 June 2004^
- Tata Daewoo launches heavy truck in South Korea Automotive News, 11 June 2004^
- An Indian Success Story in Korea TATA Acquired DAEWOO Scribd, retrieved 2025-11-26^
- Korea Herald. Tata Daewoo CEO to head foreign business group The Korea Herald, 2012-03-19, retrieved 2025-11-26^
- Tata Daewoo eyes European market for Prima range – Motorindia retrieved 2025-11-26^
- CHOSUNBIZ. Tata Daewoo Mobility appoints Kim Tae-seong as CEO, Kim Bang-sin retires CHOSUNBIZ, 2025-04-14, retrieved 2025-11-26^
- Los camiones Tata Daewoo equiparán motores Euro 6 de FTP Industrial - Camión Actualidad-Noticias de camiones y Furgonetas www.camionactualidad.es^