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Formerly | Zyle Daewoo Commercial Vehicle |
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Company type | Public |
Industry | Automotive |
Founded | 1955 |
Headquarters | |
Area served | Asia, Latin America and Middle East |
Key people | Byungsoo Baik, President and CEO |
Products | Buses |
Revenue | ![]() |
Total equity | ![]() |
Number of employees | 5,000 |
Parent | Young An Hat Company |
Website | daewoobus.co.kr |
Zyle Daewoo Commercial Vehicle | |
Hangul | 자일대우상용차 |
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Hanja | |
Revised Romanization | Dae-u Beoseu |
McCune–Reischauer | Taeu Pŏsŭ |
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