 | |
| Type | Public |
|---|---|
| Industry | Motorcycle manufacturing |
| Founded | 5 June 1978 |
| Headquarters | Changwon, Gyeongsangnam-do, South Korea |
Key people | Sang Yong Sung |
| KR Motors | |
| Hangul | KR모터스 |
|---|---|
| Revised Romanization | KR Moteoseu |
| McCune–Reischauer | KR Motǒsǔ |
KR Motors Co. Ltd. is a South Korean motorcycle manufacturer.
Founded in 1978 as a division of the Hyosung Group of industries,Hyosung began producing Japanese Suzuki motorcycle designs under license for the South Korean market in Changwon,South Korea in 1979. In 1986,they established their own research and development center in Hamamatsu,Japan,and the next year,they began mass production of their own designs. They were the official motorcycle supplier for the 1988 Summer Olympics in Seoul. In 2003,Hyosung Motors &Machinery Inc. was spun off from the Hyosung Group to become its own corporate entity. In June 2007,Hyosung Motors Division was acquired by Korean company S&T Group (Science and Technology),and the name was changed to S&T Motors. In 2014 S&T Motors was acquired by Kolao Holdings(now known as LVMC Holdings),and the name was changed to KR Motors.
Recently,KR Motors has expanded from its traditional business of simple and efficient bikes for commuting into the recreational market. This includes adding models with larger engine displacement,up to 678cc and expanding into developed markets such as Australia,Northern Europe,Canada,India,Middle East,Thailand and the United States.
| Companies |
| ||||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Related topics | |||||||||||||||
KTM AG is an Austrian motorcycle, bicycle and sports car manufacturer owned by Pierer Mobility AG and the Indian manufacturer Bajaj Auto. It was formed in 1992 but traces its foundation to as early as 1934. Today, KTM AG is the parent company of the KTM Group, consisting of a number of motorcycle brands.
Yamaha Motor Co., Ltd. is a Japanese mobility manufacturer that produces motorcycles, motorboats, outboard motors, and other motorized products. The company was established in 1955 upon separation from Nippon Gakki Co., Ltd. and is headquartered in Iwata, Shizuoka, Japan. The company conducts development, production and marketing operations through 109 consolidated subsidiaries as of 2012.
Triumph Engineering Co Ltd was a British motorcycle manufacturing company, based originally in Coventry and then in Meriden. A new company, Triumph Motorcycles Ltd, based in Hinckley, gained the name rights after the end of the company in the 1980s and is now one of the world's major motorcycle manufacturers.
Tan Sri Dato' Seri Utama Sheikh Mohammad Nasimuddin Kamal bin Sheikh Mohamad Amin was the founder, chairman and chief executive officer of the Naza Group of Malaysia.
The Naza Group of Companies is a Malaysian business conglomerate involved in many types of business ranging from motoring to education. The group began operations in 1975 as a motor trading company. The motoring sector remains the most important sector for the group.
Hyosung Corporation is a South Korean industrial chaebol, founded in 1966. It operates in various fields, including the chemical industry, industrial machinery, IT, trade, and construction. It is known in Korea mostly for high-end apartments and automatic teller machines. Its CEO is Hyun-joon Cho (조현준).
FB Mondial is a motorcycle manufacturer, founded in 1929, in Milan, Italy. They are best known for their domination of Motorcycle World Championships between 1949 and 1957. The firm produced some of the most advanced and successful Grand Prix road racers of the time, winning five rider and five manufacturer World Championships in that short period.
TVS Motor Company is an Indian multinational motorcycle manufacturer headquartered in Chennai. It is the third-largest motorcycle company in India in terms of revenue. The company has annual sales of three million units and an annual production capacity of over four million vehicles. TVS Motor Company is also the second largest two-wheeler exporter in India with exports to over 60 countries.
ATK is an American motorcycle and all-terrain vehicle company founded in 1985 and located in Centerville, Utah, USA. As of 2016, it has been operating primarily to support previously sold models through parts and service manual distribution. While ATK was initially founded on in-house chassis designs and modified sourced engines, the brand has primarily focused on acquisition and badge-engineered models from multiple companies worldwide since 2004.
An underbone is a type of motorcycle that uses structural tube framing with an overlay of plastic or non-structural body panels and contrasts with monocoque or unibody designs where pressed steel serves both as the vehicle's structure and bodywork. Outside Asia, the term underbone is commonly misunderstood to refer to any lightweight motorcycle that uses the construction type, known colloquially as step-throughs, mopeds or scooters.
The Husqvarna Group is a Swedish manufacturer of outdoor power products including robotic lawn mowers, chainsaws, trimmers, brushcutters, cultivators, and garden tractors. Founded as a firearms manufacturer in 1689, it is one of the oldest continuously running companies in the world. Headquartered in Stockholm, Sweden, the group also produces consumer watering products under the brand Gardena, cutting equipment and diamond tools for the construction and stone industries.
Husqvarna Motorcycles GmbH is a Swedish-origin Austrian company which designs, engineers, manufactures and distributes motocross, enduro, supermoto and street motorcycles.
The Hyosung Comet Series comprises a range of 125, 250, and 650 cc V-Twin engined recreational motorcycles. They are made in South Korea by Hyosung Motors & Machinery Inc. All models in the Comet series are designated by model codes in the form GTxxxs with xxx representing the approximate engine displacement in cubic centimetres, and R or S being optional suffixes designating the motorcycle style.
The Hyosung GT250 is part of Hyosung's GT series. It shares many parts with its larger displacement siblings and it came in two flavors: GT250 (Comet) (naked bike) and GT250R (sports bike). The GT250 Comet came out in 2004, with the "Comet" suffix being dropped for the newly fuel injected 2010 model. The GT250R came out at the same time and although it seems it never officially had the "Comet" suffix, early fairings do seem to have Comet stickers. Specs are mostly the same, making the appearance the main difference between the two.
DNA Motor is a South Korean motorcycle, motorscooter and ATV manufacturer. It produces over 300,000 vehicles a year since production started in 1963. Daelim's products are popular in Germany, Spain, United Kingdom, Australia, France, Italy, Israel, Rwanda, Yemen and Sudan.
The Hyosung RX125 was a lightweight dual purpose motorcycle manufactured by the South Korean motorcycle company Hyosung. The Hyosung RX125 was produced from 1998 until 2009 and available in many markets including: Asia, Europe, North America, and Oceania. In Brazil it has been assembled from CKD kits by the now-defunct Kasinski Motos, and rebadged as a Kasinski product. The RX125 features an air- and oil-cooled 125cc single cylinder SOHC engine. The maximum power output of the engine is 9 kW at 8500 rpm.
UM-Motorcycles is an American motorcycle manufacturer headquartered in Miami. UM was formed in the early 2000s by Octavio Villegas Llano. The company has a distribution network in 25 nations with 1200 outlets. It also entered the European market during the 2016 Intermot, and its European operations are based out of Porto.
The Hyosung GD250N is a 250 cc (15 cu in) naked sportbike made by KR Motors of South Korea and Naza of Malaysia. The GD250R is a variant of the GD250N that contains the same chassis and engine within a trellis frame, which increases the bike's overall weight by 50 pounds.
Kasinski, was a Brazilian manufacturer of two- and three-wheeled vehicles, such as motorcycles, scooters and mopeds. It was established in 1999 by Abraham Kasinsky and sold in 2009 to the CR Zongshen group, a Sino-Brazilian group controlled by Zongshen.
