Woojin Industrial Systems

Woojin Industrial Systems is a South Korean manufacturer of rolling stock including metro, electric bus, peoplemover and monorail vehicles. Its main business is the development of rolling stocks and their core electrical components.[3]

History

Woojin Industrial Systems was founded in 1974.

In 2011, the company established a local corporation and production plant in Los Angeles, and has since supplied broadcasting display devices, driver cabin devices, and auxiliary power devices to the Washington, Oregon, Massachusetts, and Utah Department of Transportation.[4]

In 2016, the company entered the electric bus sector.[5] In 2024, an electric bus factory capable of producing 1,500 buses per year was completed in Gimcheon, North Gyeongsang Province.[6]

Railway products

Electric buses

Woojin Apollo is a plug-in electric low-floor bus series. It was first unveiled at the 2017 Daegu International Future Auto Expo held at EXCO in Daegu, and is produced at the Ochang Plant in Cheongju City, North Chungcheong Province.

An electric bus smart factory has been in operation at the Industrial Complex in Gimcheon City since 2024. The company has been mass producing electric buses at the factory since the second half of 2024, and plans to invest about 40 billion won in 2025 to produce more than 1,500 units per year.[14]

In South Korea, the factory is the second largest in terms of production capacity, following Hyundai Motor Company, the country's other bus manufacturer.[14]

• Woojin Apollo 700
• Woojin Apollo 900
• Woojin Apollo 1100
• Woojin Apollo 1200

See also

• Economy of South Korea
• Hyundai Rotem
• Dawonsys
• Sung Shin Rolling Stock Technology