Hyundai WIA

Hyundai WIA Corporation
Native name	현대위아 주식회사
Formerly	Samwon Factory (1976–1977); Kia Machine Tool (1977–1996); Kia Heavy Industry (1996–2001); WIA (2001–2009);
Company type	Public
Traded as	KRX: 011210
Industry	Automotive; Defense; Machinery;
Founded	29 March 1976; 48 years ago
Headquarters	Seongsan District, Changwon, South Korea
Area served	Worldwide
Key people	Jung Jae-wook (President and CEO);
Products	Aircraft parts; Automotive engines and modules; Constant-velocity joint; Large-caliber artillery; Machine tools; Four-wheel drive systems;
Revenue	₩8.2076 trillion (2022)
Operating income	₩212.1 billion (2022)
Net income	₩43.5 billion (2022)
Total assets	₩7.5465 trillion (2022)
Total equity	₩3.7337 trillion (2022)
Owner	Hyundai Motor Company (40.74%); National Pension Service (9.96%); Treasury stocks (2.02%); Employee stock ownership (0.03%); Other (0.03%);
Number of employees	2,886 (July, 2022)
Parent	Hyundai Motor Group
Website	Official website in English ; Official website in Korean

Hyundai WIA Corporation (Korean: 현대위아; RR: Hyeondae Wia), formerly known as World Industries Ace (WIA; Korean: 위아; RR: Wia) is a member of the Hyundai Motor Group and is the second biggest automotive parts manufacturer in South Korea.^[4]^[5] As one of the core companies of Hyundai Motor Group, it is supplying automobile engines, modules, C.V Joint and 4WD systems to automobile companies such as Hyundai, Kia, and Genesis. In addition, it is in charge of manufacturing and selling FA (Factory Automation) facilities, various large-caliber artillery, aircraft parts, robots, and press device.^[6] The main customers who earn most of their sales are Hyundai, Kia, Genesis, and the Ministry of National Defense.

On 10 August 2009, the company name was changed from WIA to Hyundai WIA to target the global market and increase brand competitiveness.

Business Area

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Artillery
- KH178, 105 mm 38 caliber towed howitzer developed in 1978
- KH179, 155 mm 39 caliber towed howitzer developed in 1979
- CN98 155 mm 52 caliber self-propelled howitzer used on board K9 Thunder, developed in 1998
- KM256 120 mm 44 caliber smoothbore gun used on board K1A1 (Licensed production)
- CN03 120 mm 44 caliber smoothbore gun used on board K1A2, developed in 2003
- CN08 120 mm 55 caliber smoothbore gun used on board K2 Black Panther, developed in 2008
Mortar
- KM181 60 mm mortar developed in 1985
- KM187 81 mm mortar developed in 1996
- KMS114 81 mm mortar developed in 2019
- XKM120 120 mm self-propelled mortar developed in 2019
Recoilless rifle
- M67 recoilless rifle (Licensed production)
- M40 recoilless rifle (Licensed production)
Remote controlled weapon stations
- RW01K
Naval armament systems
- K-76L/62 naval gun developed in 2007^[10]
- 5"/54 caliber Mark 45 gun (Licensed production)
- OTO Melara 76 mm (Licensed production)
- Bofors 57 mm Naval Automatic Gun L/70 (Licensed production)
- Bofors 40 mm Automatic Gun L/70 (Licensed production)
- Goalkeeper CIWS (Licensed production)

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