Tata Daewoo

Tata Daewoo Commercial Vehicle

Type	Public
Industry	Automotive
Founded	Gunsan, South Korea
Headquarters	Mumbai, Maharashtra
Key people	Ratan Tata, Chairman
Products	Automobiles & Commercial vehicles
Parent	Tata Group
Website	Official Website

Tata Daewoo
Hangul	타타대우상용차
Hanja	타타大宇商用車
Revised Romanization	Tata Dae-u Sangyongcha
McCune–Reischauer	T'at'a Taeu Sangyongch'a

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

The company as established in 2002 as Daewoo Commercial Vehicle Co. Ltd, after it was spun off from parent Daewoo Motor Co. Ltd. In 2004 it was acquired by Tata Motors, India's largest passenger automobile and commercial vehicle manufacturing company. Tata Daewoo has CKD Projects in India and Pakistan. Tata Daewoo-Korea and Afzal Motors-Pakistan signed a Technical Assistance Agreement on 12th December 2005 in Pakistan. The CKD Plant of Afzal Motors in Pakistan was inaugurated by Prime Minister of Pakistan Mr. Shaukat Aziz on 8th January 2007. Afzal Motors is assembling a wide range of Daewoo Commercial Vehicles including Daewoo Prime Movers, Daewoo Truck Chassis and Daewoo Dump Trucks. The Tata Daewoo trucks has a huge consumer base in South Korea, Middle East, Africa, North and South Amercia, Far Eastren Countries India and Pakistan. Tata Daewoo and Afzal Motors managed to sell over 2500 Daewoo Trucks in Pakistan in few years only. Now Tata Daewoo and Afzal Motors are in final stage to export Daewoo Trucks assembled in Pakistan to Middle East and Central Asaian Stats. Daewoo Trucks are being sold accros the globe under the Daewoo and Tata Daewoo as well.

Tata Daewoo has previlge to be only Korean Company producing Heavy Duty Righ Hand Drive Trucks. Recemtly Daewoo has launced a new series with the name "PRIMA" with engine over 500 horse power being the highest engine powered vehicle in Korea.

Truck lineup

Discontinued

• GMK/Chevrolet/Isuzu Truck (GM Korea Motor Company, 1971)
• SMC Truck Isuzu Truck (Saehan Motor Company, 1976)
• Elf Isuzu Truck (Saehan Motor Company, 1976)
• Daewoo Truck Isuzu Truck (Daewoo Motor Company, 1983)
• Elf New Model Isuzu Truck (Daewoo Motor Company, 1986)
• Daewoo Truck New Model (Daewoo Motor Company, 1986)
• Daewoo Truck Super New Model (Daewoo Motor Company, 1993)
• Daewoo Chasedae (Next Generation) Truck (Daewoo Motor Company, 1995)

Current

• Daewoo Novus Truck (Tata Daewoo, 2004)
• Daewoo Novus Euro4 Truck (Tata Daewoo, 2008)
• Daewoo Prima

See also

• List of Korean car makers
• Tata Motors
• Daewoo Motor Sales
• GM Daewoo
• Daewoo Bus
• Tata Novus

External links

• Tata Daewoo Commercial Vehicle Homepage