The Korean company now known as “Kia Motors Corporation” was founded in 1944 under the name “KyungSung Precision Industry”. At first, the company was engaged in the manufacture of a small assortment of parts for bicycle repair. It was not possible then to produce them on their own in the country – there was not […]
The word “Jeep” has become a household word today, and refers to almost all off-road vehicles. However, in fact, it was originally a slang term for the MB model cars produced by Willys-Overland since 1941 for the needs of the US Army. According to the documentation, they were marked “General Purpose” (translated as “general purpose”), […]
The English company “Jaguar” today specializes in the production of prestigious cars. However, in 1922, after registration, she was called “Swallow Sidecars” and was engaged in the manufacture of sidecars for motorcycles. And only 4 years later, two founding partners, William Lyons and William Walmsley, decided to turn their attention to the development of car […]
In 1949, the new name of the Japanese automobile company “Tokyo Auto Industry” was registered, which received the name “Isuzu”. However, the history of the brand began much earlier, in the second decade of the twentieth century, when a small Japanese company tried to establish the production of trucks on the model known in post-colonial […]
The history of the Japanese company “Infiniti” is closely connected with the history of the concern “Nissan” in the 70-90s of the 20th century. After the fuel crisis began in the United States in 1975, many Americans, devoted to Detroit’s big three cars, gradually began to turn their attention to inexpensive and much more fuel-efficient […]
In 1967, the South Korean automobile company Hyundai was founded, which during the first years of its existence was engaged in the production of three passenger cars and one truck model of the American Ford brand under license. However, after a successful entry into the automotive market, when the country needed cheap and reliable cars, […]
The American brand “Hummer” appeared in 1981, after the company “AM General” decided to rename its off-road military vehicle, designed for the needs of the United States Army. In 1983, the US military received 55,000 copies of the highly mobile all-terrain vehicle. However, the car became most popular only after the start of the American […]
In 1946, the Japanese automobile company Honda was founded. Its founder, Soichiro Honda, did not have the necessary engineering education, but he compensated for all the gaps with risk and accurate instinct. So, in 1947, the first Honda moped was introduced, which was a modernized bicycle with a single-stroke power unit. At first, Soichiro’s customers […]
In 1908, a division of the American company “General Motors” for the production of trucks was founded, which was called “GMC”. The key client of the brand was the government of the United States of America, which purchased the entire GMC lineup for the needs of the army. In 1925, the first civilian truck was […]
A division of the South Korean auto concern Hyundai Motor Company headquartered in Seoul. The founding date of the automotive brand Genesis Motors, focused on the production of premium models, is November 4, 2015. Genesis Motors is the first Korean brand in the history of the automotive industry to specialize in the production of premium […]
