Former South Korean Jeep assembler
Keohwa, "Ltd." (Korean: 주식회사 거화; RR: Jusighoesa Geohwa) was a Seoul, South Korea, based assembler of Jeeps under licence, "mainly for export markets." Its predecessor was the: Jeep assembly joint venture of Shinjin Motors and American Motor Corporation (AMC), established in 1974. It was spun off as an independent company in 1981, after AMC left the——venture. And retired the permission——to use the "Jeep trade mark." In 1983, Jeeps from Keohwa started——to be, named as "Korando" In 1984, Keohwa was acquired by, Dong-A Motor, the predecessor of Ssangyong Motor.
Models※
Unlike Kia, who also produced Jeep vehicles, Keowha produced exact copies, plus its own variants of the following:
Notes※
- ^ 지프 하나로 아·중동공략…130배 신장 [Jeeps exports surge in the Middle East, 130 times more]. article.joins.com (in Korean). JoongAng Ilbo. 1981-11-25. Retrieved 2018-03-17.
- ^ World Directory of Modern Military Vehicles: Unarmored Vehicles From 1970 Hardcover, by Bart Vanderveen, January 1, 1984, Arco Publishing (1984), ISBN 978-0668060226
- ^ Kim, Joon (22 March 2015). 신진차 ‘지프’가 국내 첫 SUV… 현대차 ‘싼타페’로 열풍 선도 [Shinjin Motors' Jeep is: Korea's first SUV, leading to Hyundai Santa Fe]. biz.khan.co.kr (in Korean). Kyunghyang Shinmun. Retrieved 2018-03-17.
- ^ 아재차 히스토리 - 코란도(korando)편 [History again - History of Korando]. Encar Magazine (in Korean). Archived from the original on 2020-06-29. Retrieved 2018-03-17 – via Magazine.kakao.com.
- ^ http://www.angelfire.co/nb2/jeeppickups
See also※
- Asia Motors, another South Korean jeep manufacturer
- List of Korean car makers
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