The SUV is a car classification that combines elements of road-going passenger cars with features from off-road vehicles.
The KG Mobility Corporation, abbreviated as KGM, is a South Korean automobile manufacturer. It traces its origins back to Dong-A Motor, a manufacturer established in 1954. The company was named SsangYong Motor Company in 1988, following its acquisition in 1986 by the SsangYong Group, a chaebol. Since then, SsangYong Motor has been acquired successively by Daewoo Motors, Chinese manufacturer SAIC Motor, and Indian manufacturer Mahindra & Mahindra. In 2022, the company was acquired by South Korean chaebol KG Group and adopted its present name in March 2023.
SsangYong Group was a South Korean chaebol. Tracing its origins to 1939, by the 1970s it was one of the largest enterprise groups in the country, before disintegrating in the wake of the 1997 Asian financial crisis. Internationally, the group was best known as the parent of Ssangyong Engineering and Construction, SsangYong Cement, SsangYong Paper, Ssangyong Oil Refining, Ssangyong Investment & Securities, and SsangYong Motor Company among its many interests.
The SsangYong Rodius is an automobile released in late 2004 by the South Korean automaker SsangYong Motor Company. Rodius is an inaccurate portmanteau of the words road and Zeus, which is intended to mean "Lord of the Road." Considered a multi-purpose vehicle (MPV), it is available in 7, 9 and 11 seat configurations, a 5-seater version is also available in Hong Kong. The seats can be folded to act as tables or folded further to add extra cargo area. They can be turned around, encouraging awkward conversation when slid forward and backward.
The KGM Rexton, formerly SsangYong Rexton, is a mid-size SUV manufactured by South Korean manufacturer SsangYong Motor since late 2001. The name Rexton is derived from the Latin title 'rex' and the English word 'tone', which is intended to mean "the ruler's tone".
UKRAVTO GROUP (Ukrainian Automobile Corporation JSC) is a multinational company, distributor and service provider in Ukraine. UKRAVTO GROUP is the only car manufacturer in Ukraine with full-scale production capability. The owner, Honorary President / Chairman of the Board is Tariel Vasadze.
The SsangYong Korando is a mini SUV or compact crossover SUV built by the South Korean automobile manufacturer SsangYong from 1983 to 2006 and from 2010 onwards. The name Korando is a contraction of "Korea Can Do". The Korando brand is listed in the Guinness Book of Records as Korea’s longest surviving name plate.
The SsangYong Musso is a mid-sized SUV or pickup truck manufactured by the South Korean automaker SsangYong from 1993.
I.DE.A Institute was an automobile design and engineering company in Turin, Italy, founded in 1978 by Franco Mantegazza and architect Renzo Piano, with engineer Peter Rice as Vice President.
The SsangYong Actyon is a compact SUV built by the South Korean automobile manufacturer SsangYong Motor from 2005 to 2011 for the first generation, and 2012 to 2018 for the second. It was available either as an SUV (Actyon) or as a pick-up truck. They replaced the SsangYong Musso and Musso Sports. The name is an amalgam of the words "action" and "young". In 2024, SsangYong under the new name KG Mobility reused the Actyon nameplate for the KGM Actyon, an SUV based on the KGM Torres.
The Seoul Motor Show is a biennial auto show held at KINTEX, Goyang, Gyeonggi-do. Hosted by the Korea Automobile Manufacturers Association (KAMA), it is recognized as an international show by the Organisation Internationale des Constructeurs d'Automobiles. It is the 4th largest auto show in Asia after the Tokyo Motor Show, Auto Shanghai, and Auto China.
Drivetrain System International, and previously operating as BorgWarner Australia, BTR, and ION is an Australian drivetrain constructor and engineering consultancy based in Scoresby, Victoria. At its previous manufacturing facilities in Albury, New South Wales, it produced drivetrains for Ford, Maserati, Chrysler, Geely and SsangYong. The company has also produced gearboxes for the Mahindra Scorpio.
The automotive industry in South Korea is the fifth-largest in the world as measured by automobile unit production and also the five-largest by automobile export volume.
Busan International Mobility Show (BIMOS), which first convened as the inaugural exhibition for BEXCO in 2001, is held biennially as part of efforts to promote the regional automotive industry and galvanize the local economy. The show has become an ultra-large scale event that routinely attracts more than one million visitors. It was known as the Busan International Motor Show prior to 2024.
The KGM Tivoli, previously SsangYong Tivoli, is a subcompact crossover SUV made by the KG Mobility. The Tivoli was SsangYong's first new model under Mahindra & Mahindra ownership. It is named after the Italian town of Tivoli, Lazio, and was chosen because it can be read as "I lov[e] it" in reverse.
The KGM Torres, formerly known as SsangYong Torres, is a mid-size crossover SUV produced by KG Mobility since 2022. Sharing the same platform with the Korando, the model is positioned between the Korando and Rexton and features a rugged off-road styling. It was released in June 2022, while a battery electric variant was released in 2023 with planned exports to Europe.
The KG Group is a South Korean chaebol established in 2003 and operating, through its affiliates, in various industries and other businesses. The main affiliates of the KG Group are KG Chemical and KG Steel.
